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Olean vs Whitingham vs Ryegate
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).
Whitingham has the most expensive homes ($262k median).
Ryegate has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.8%).
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 | Whitingham | Ryegate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,738Highest |
1,368 |
1,059Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1% U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 39±2.6Lowest about the U.S. average |
46.4±7.1Highest 19% above U.S. |
41.2±2.6 6% above U.S. |
| Whitingham and Ryegate 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% |
19.8%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.2%±4.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Olean and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
31.1%±2.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.1%±1.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
32.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
29.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.2%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Olean and Ryegate 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. |
$70,625±$11kHighest 13% below U.S. |
$66,484±$15k 18% below U.S. |
| Whitingham and Ryegate 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. |
$262,300±$30kHighest 21% below U.S. |
$219,300±$32k 34% below U.S. |
| Whitingham and Ryegate 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. |
$673±$150Lowest 52% below U.S. |
$908±$236Highest 36% below U.S. |
| Ryegate and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,130Lowest about the U.S. average |
$5,055Highest 62% above U.S. |
$3,472 11% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52%±9.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
62.7%±47.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
55.9%±29.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Whitingham and Ryegate 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% |
15.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
14.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1974Highest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1949 31 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 45% below U.S. |
38 minHighest 44% above U.S. |
28 min 5% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.4%±2.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
9.7%±5.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.2%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Whitingham 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 | — | — |
| School district | OLEAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 | — |
| High school in town | OLEAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | Twin Valley Middle High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
7.8Lowest |
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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.