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Olean vs Mount Tabor vs Oswego 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).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Oswego has the most renters (49.8% rent).
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 Tabor | Oswego | Olean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 13,738 |
304Lowest |
17,033Highest |
1,664 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -6.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39±2.6 about the U.S. average |
57.8±10.6Highest 49% above U.S. |
35.7±1.6Lowest 8% below U.S. |
53.8±5.5 38% above U.S. |
| Mount Tabor and Olean 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% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.9%±2.6 U.S.: 22% |
15.6%±4.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Olean and Oswego are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
42.4%±18.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.3%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
25.2%±5.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Tabor and Olean 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% |
34.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
26.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
23.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
10.1%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.5%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $51,261±$7kLowest 37% below U.S. |
— | $53,172±$4k 34% below U.S. |
$74,583±$20kHighest 8% below U.S. |
| Olean and Oswego 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. |
$420,500±$76kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$120,600±$7k 64% below U.S. |
$158,600±$17k 52% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $794±$52 44% below U.S. |
$2,143±$367Highest 52% above U.S. |
$1,109±$72 22% below U.S. |
$666±$334Lowest 53% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,130Lowest about the U.S. average |
$5,233Highest 68% above U.S. |
$3,362 8% above U.S. |
$4,027 29% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52%±9.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
60.4%±7.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.1%±25.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Oswego 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%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
20.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
16.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
50.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
77.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1946 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1962Highest 18 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 45% below U.S. |
46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
19 min 30% below U.S. |
19 min 30% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.4%±2.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.4%±8.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.6%±2.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
5.8%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Mount Tabor and Oswego 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 | — | #285 of 484 in NY | #337 of 484 in NY |
| School district | OLEAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | OSWEGO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | OLEAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | OSWEGO HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Lowest |
— | 12.5Highest |
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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.