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Olean vs Olean vs Hancock
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 kids (23.5% under 18).
Olean has the highest household income ($75k).
Hancock has the most expensive homes ($161k 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 | Olean | Hancock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,738Highest |
1,664Lowest |
2,769 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.2% NY: +4.2% |
-14.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39±2.6Lowest about the NY average |
53.8±5.5 35% above NY |
54.3±5.7Highest 36% above NY |
| Hancock 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 NY: 20.5% |
15.6%±4.5 NY: 20.5% |
14.4%±3.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25.2%±5.1 NY: 17.9% |
29.9%±5.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Hancock 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%Highest NY: 40.2% |
23.3% NY: 40.2% |
22.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±1.6 NY: 7% |
| Olean and Hancock 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 |
$74,583±$20kHighest 13% below NY |
$62,243±$11k 28% below NY |
| Olean and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $86,100±$6kLowest 80% below NY |
$158,600±$17k 63% below NY |
$161,100±$8kHighest 62% below NY |
| Hancock 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 |
$666±$334Lowest 59% below NY |
$1,052±$172Highest 35% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,130 52% below NY |
$4,027Highest 39% below NY |
$2,584Lowest 61% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52%±9.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
57.1%±25.5 NY: 52.1% |
59%±13.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Hancock 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 NY: 14% |
16.3% NY: 14% |
13%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
77.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
76.4% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1962Highest 3 yrs newer than NY |
1960 1 yr newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 56% below NY |
19 min 43% below NY |
30 minHighest 8% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.4%±2.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.8%±4.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
7%±4.3 NY: 14.9% |
| Olean and Hancock 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 | #337 of 484 in NY | #471 of 484 in NY |
| School district | OLEAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | HANCOCK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | OLEAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | HANCOCK JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
— | 8.9Lowest |
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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.