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Olean vs Mount Tabor vs Weston Mills
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 kids (23.5% under 18).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
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 | Weston Mills |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,738Highest |
304Lowest |
1,431 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +3.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39±2.6Lowest about the U.S. average |
57.8±10.6Highest 49% above U.S. |
54.3±4.3 40% above U.S. |
| Mount Tabor and Weston Mills 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% |
12.7%±5.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
42.4%±18.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
32.4%±4.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Tabor and Weston Mills 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% |
26.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±4 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.8%±1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Olean and Mount Tabor 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. |
— | $79,712±$18kHighest about the U.S. average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $86,100±$6kLowest 74% below U.S. |
$420,500±$76kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$155,300±$23k 53% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $794±$52 44% below U.S. |
$2,143±$367Highest 52% above U.S. |
$775±$177Lowest 45% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,130Lowest about the U.S. average |
$5,233Highest 68% above U.S. |
$3,393 9% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52%±9.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
63%±28.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Weston Mills 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% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
78.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1946 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1967Highest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 45% below U.S. |
46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
16 min 38% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.4%±2.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.4%±8.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.1%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Mount Tabor and Olean 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 | — | — |
| High school in town | OLEAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | — |
| 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.