Compare towns
Olean vs Mount Holly vs Danby
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).
Mount Holly has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12%).
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 | Mount Holly | Danby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,738Highest |
1,415 |
1,133Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+12%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39±2.6Lowest about the U.S. average |
53.5±8.2Highest 38% above U.S. |
52.6±4.8 35% above U.S. |
| Mount Holly and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.5%±2.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
21.2%±5 U.S.: 22% |
14.6%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Olean and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
28%±4.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±2.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Holly and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.8% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.5%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Olean and Danby 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. |
$78,015±$19kHighest 3% below U.S. |
$77,321±$13k 4% below U.S. |
| Mount Holly and Danby 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. |
$296,900±$40kHighest 11% below U.S. |
$272,400±$41k 18% below U.S. |
| Mount Holly and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $794±$52Lowest 44% below U.S. |
$1,534±$1kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$794±$166Lowest 44% below U.S. |
| Mount Holly and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,130Lowest about the U.S. average |
$3,926 26% above U.S. |
$4,543Highest 46% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52%±9.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
65.9%±65.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.4%±34.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mount Holly 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% |
11.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1984Highest 4 yrs newer than U.S. |
1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 45% below U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
30 minHighest 12% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.4%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.2%±6.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.1%±5.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Mount Holly and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #337 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| School district | OLEAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 |
| High school in town | OLEAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.