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Olean vs Willsboro
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).
Willsboro has the most expensive homes ($238k median).
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 | Willsboro |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 13,738Highest |
1,903Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-5.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39±2.6Lowest about the NY average |
55±4.5Highest 38% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 23.5%±2.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
28.1%±4.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
32%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
1.2%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Olean and Willsboro 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 |
$69,766±$26kHighest 19% below NY |
| Willsboro and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $86,100±$6kLowest 80% below NY |
$237,900±$48kHighest 44% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $794±$52Highest 51% below NY |
$720±$46Lowest 56% below NY |
| Olean and Willsboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,130Highest 52% below NY |
$2,914Lowest 56% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52%±9.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
61.1%±35.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Willsboro 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 NY: 14% |
12.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
84.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1957Highest 2 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 14 minLowest 56% below NY |
24 minHighest 27% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.4%±2.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12%±9.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Willsboro 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 | — |
| 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.