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Olean vs Norway
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 shortest commute (14 min average).
Norway has the most expensive homes ($170k 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 | Norway |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 13,738Highest |
930Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39±2.6Lowest about the NY average |
40.5±9.2Highest about the NY average |
| Norway and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 23.5%±2.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
24.9%±5.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Norway 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% |
14.8%±2.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Olean and Norway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
12.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
1.9%±2.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Olean and Norway 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 |
$79,844±$15kHighest 7% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $86,100±$6kLowest 80% below NY |
$169,900±$23kHighest 60% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $794±$52 51% below NY |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,130Highest 52% below NY |
$3,116Lowest 53% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52%±9.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Olean and Norway 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% |
8.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
96.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1984Highest 25 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 56% below NY |
38 minHighest 17% above NY |
| Work from home | 8.4%±2.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.9%±4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Olean and Norway 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 |
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.