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Olean vs Schroon
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 affordable homes ($86k median).
Schroon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.7%).
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 | Schroon |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 13,738Highest |
1,897Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+13.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39±2.6Lowest about the NY average |
54±9.9Highest 36% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 23.5%±2.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.4%±5.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
30.6%±4.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
37.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Olean and Schroon 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 |
$69,955±$10kHighest 19% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $86,100±$6kLowest 80% below NY |
$272,800±$21kHighest 36% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $794±$52Highest 51% below NY |
$516±$33Lowest 68% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,130Lowest 52% below NY |
$3,291Highest 50% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52%±9.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
45.6%±36.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Olean and Schroon 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% |
7.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
87.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1971Highest 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 56% below NY |
17 minHighest 48% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.4%±2.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
33.7%±16.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
| 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.