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Olean vs Waltham vs Allegany
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).
Waltham has the most people working from home (20.6%).
Allegany has the youngest population (median age 37.4).
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 | Waltham | Allegany |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,738Highest |
452Lowest |
7,410 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -6.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39±2.6 about the U.S. average |
60.8±7.3Highest 56% above U.S. |
37.4±4.1Lowest 4% below U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 23.5%±2.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
12.8%±7.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
15.1%±2.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
45.4%±3.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.5%±2.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
39%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
23.4%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,261±$7kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$97,500±$14kHighest 21% above U.S. |
$72,500±$15k 10% below U.S. |
| Waltham and Allegany 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. |
$329,700±$51kHighest about the U.S. average |
$169,400±$13k 49% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $794±$52 44% below U.S. |
$1,096±$113Highest 22% below U.S. |
$728±$56Lowest 48% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,130Lowest about the U.S. average |
$5,714Highest 83% above U.S. |
$3,986 28% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52%±9.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
29.2%±58.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.6%±7.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Olean and Allegany 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% |
5.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
15% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 45% below U.S. |
28 minHighest 5% above U.S. |
20 min 26% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.4%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.6%±5.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.7%±3.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #337 of 484 in NY | — | #161 of 484 in NY |
| School district | OLEAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | OLEAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | ALLEGANY-LIMESTONE MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
— | 9.6Lowest |
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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.