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Olive vs Galway
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Olive has the most people working from home (31.1%).
Galway has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.6%).
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 | Olive | Galway |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,254Highest |
3,538Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 49.4±1.5 24% above NY |
49.4±5.5 24% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 12.5%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
17.5%±5.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Galway and Olive are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 26.8%±5.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
23.7%±5.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Olive and Galway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
40.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±3.4Lowest NY: 7% |
4.9%±3.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Galway and Olive are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $114,018±$29kHighest 33% above NY |
$110,149±$25kLowest 28% above NY |
| Olive and Galway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $375,100±$33kHighest 11% below NY |
$365,100±$34kLowest 14% below NY |
| Olive and Galway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,149±$321Highest 33% above NY |
$1,526±$340Lowest 6% below NY |
| Olive and Galway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,923Lowest 40% below NY |
$4,476Highest 32% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.4%±19Highest NY: 52.1% |
44.9%±17.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Olive and Galway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8%Lowest NY: 14% |
8.9%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
90.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 16 yrs newer than NY |
1980Highest 21 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 9% below NY |
26 minLowest 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 31.1%±7.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.4%±4.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #253 of 484 in NY | #242 of 484 in NY |
| School district | ONTEORA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | GALWAY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | ONTEORA HIGH SCHOOL | GALWAY JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Highest |
8.6Lowest |
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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.