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Olean vs Napoli
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Olean has the most people working from home (8.4%).
Napoli has the highest household income ($92k).
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 | Napoli |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 13,738Highest |
1,592Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-6.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39±2.6Highest about the NY average |
28.8±9Lowest 28% below NY |
| Olean and Napoli are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 23.5%±2.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
36.2%±14.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Napoli and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±2.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
14.4%±1.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
2.4%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Olean and Napoli 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 40% below NY |
$91,932±$19kHighest 7% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $86,100±$6kLowest 80% below NY |
$105,700±$15kHighest 75% below NY |
| Napoli and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $794±$52 51% below NY |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,130Highest 52% below NY |
$2,513Lowest 62% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52%±9.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Olean and Napoli are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 26.7%Highest NY: 14% |
16.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
90.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 56% below NY |
28 minHighest 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.4%±2.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
1%±1.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| 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 |
NY 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.