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Olean vs Putney vs Hyde Park
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).
Putney has the most people working from home (16.9%).
Hyde Park has the highest household income ($90k).
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 | Putney | Hyde Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,738Highest |
2,622 |
513Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 39±2.6 about the U.S. average |
37.2±5.2Lowest 4% below U.S. |
42.6±10.1Highest 10% above U.S. |
| Hyde Park 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 U.S.: 22% |
15.4%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.6%±6.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Olean and Hyde Park 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% |
18.1%±3.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
16.4%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Olean and Putney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
41% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
20.4%±3.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.1%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,261±$7kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$79,706±$18k about the U.S. average |
$89,946±$10kHighest 11% above U.S. |
| Hyde Park and Putney 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. |
$300,000±$44kHighest 10% below U.S. |
$221,800±$57k 33% below U.S. |
| Putney and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $794±$52 44% below U.S. |
$508±$482Lowest 64% below U.S. |
$1,306±$285Highest 8% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,130Lowest about the U.S. average |
$5,313Highest 70% above U.S. |
$3,893 25% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52%±9.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
54.2%±19.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.1%±47.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Putney 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% |
16% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
72.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
79.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1964 16 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 45% below U.S. |
18 min 32% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 8.4%±2.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
16.9%±6.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.9%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Putney 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 | #32 of 70 in VT | #59 of 70 in VT |
| School district | OLEAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — |
| High school in town | OLEAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | — |
| 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.