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Olean vs Montpelier vs Olean
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Olean has the most affordable homes ($86k median).
Montpelier has the most people working from home (26.9%).
Olean has the most homeowners (77.9%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Olean | Montpelier | Olean |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,738Highest |
8,014 |
1,664Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39±2.6Lowest about the U.S. average |
42.3±2.4 9% above U.S. |
53.8±5.5Highest 38% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 23.5%±2.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.9%±2.5 U.S.: 22% |
15.6%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
25.2%±5.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Olean and Montpelier are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
66.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
23.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
5%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.5%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Montpelier and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,261±$7kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$81,030±$6kHighest about the U.S. average |
$74,583±$20k 8% below U.S. |
| Montpelier and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $86,100±$6kLowest 74% below U.S. |
$375,100±$21kHighest 13% above U.S. |
$158,600±$17k 52% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $794±$52 44% below U.S. |
$1,302±$113Highest 8% below U.S. |
$666±$334Lowest 53% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,130Lowest about the U.S. average |
$6,936Highest 122% above U.S. |
$4,027 29% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52%±9.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
42.4%±9.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.1%±25.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Olean and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 26.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
16.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
53.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
77.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1955 25 yrs older than U.S. |
1962Highest 18 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 45% below U.S. |
18 min 31% below U.S. |
19 minHighest 30% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.4%±2.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
26.9%±5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
5.8%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #337 of 484 in NY | #9 of 70 in VT | #337 of 484 in NY |
| School district | OLEAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71 | — |
| High school in town | OLEAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | Montpelier High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
10.4Lowest |
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U.S. average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.