Compare towns
Olean vs Panton vs Baltimore
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).
Panton has the most people working from home (26.7%).
Baltimore has the highest household income ($108k).
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 | Panton | Baltimore |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,738Highest |
690 |
361Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 39±2.6Lowest about the U.S. average |
42.7±3.8 10% above U.S. |
51.2±10.3Highest 32% above U.S. |
| Baltimore and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.5%±2.9 U.S.: 22% |
24.9%±5.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
8.9%±6.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Panton 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
16.7%±2.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
14.7%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Olean and Panton 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% |
35.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
25.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.3%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.2%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Olean and Panton 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. |
$86,667±$10k 7% above U.S. |
$107,500±$16kHighest 33% above U.S. |
| Baltimore and Panton 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. |
$438,000±$40kHighest 32% above U.S. |
$219,400±$27k 34% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $794±$52Lowest 44% below U.S. |
$1,410±$130Highest about the U.S. average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,130Lowest about the U.S. average |
$6,695Highest 115% above U.S. |
$4,329 39% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52%±9.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
61%±39Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
26.7%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Panton 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% |
3.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
1.1%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
85.8%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 45% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
21 min 21% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.4%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
26.7%±8.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.8%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| 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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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.