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Olean vs Salisbury vs Moriah
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 kids (23.5% under 18).
Salisbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).
Moriah has the oldest population (median age 56.7).
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 | Salisbury | Moriah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,738Highest |
1,200Lowest |
4,483 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39±2.6Lowest about the U.S. average |
50.6±6.5 30% above U.S. |
56.7±3Highest 46% above U.S. |
| Moriah and Salisbury 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% |
16.6%±3.2 U.S.: 22% |
15.4%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
30.4%±2.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
33.4%±6.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Moriah and Salisbury 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% |
34.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
25.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Olean and Salisbury 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. |
$99,688±$21kHighest 23% above U.S. |
$63,113±$6k 22% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $86,100±$6kLowest 74% below U.S. |
$306,900±$51kHighest 8% below U.S. |
$138,200±$9k 58% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $794±$52Lowest 44% below U.S. |
$1,443±$984Highest about the U.S. average |
$832±$165 41% below U.S. |
| Salisbury and Moriah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,130 about the U.S. average |
$4,842Highest 55% above U.S. |
$2,644Lowest 15% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52%±9.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.9%±22.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.2%±25.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Olean and Moriah 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% |
4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
14.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
88.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1967Highest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
1951 29 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 45% below U.S. |
19 min 29% below U.S. |
32 minHighest 22% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.4%±2.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
6%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.4%±6.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Moriah 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 | — | #380 of 484 in NY |
| School district | OLEAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | MORIAH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | OLEAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | MORIAH JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
— | 8.6Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.