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Orange vs Olean vs Dix
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Orange has the most people working from home (8.1%).
Olean has the highest household income ($75k).
Dix has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.8%).
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 | Orange | Olean | Dix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,196Lowest |
1,664 |
3,660Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.2% NY: +4.2% |
-2.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.6±6.3Lowest 17% above NY |
53.8±5.5Highest 35% above NY |
50.1±2.8 26% above NY |
| Olean and Dix are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.6%±4.5 NY: 20.5% |
13.7%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Orange and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±4.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25.2%±5.1 NY: 17.9% |
27.9%±5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Dix and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
23.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
17.4% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.5 NY: 7% |
2.9%±1.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Dix and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,000±$9k 30% below NY |
$74,583±$20kHighest 13% below NY |
$53,668±$8kLowest 38% below NY |
| Olean and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $119,200±$17kLowest 72% below NY |
$158,600±$17k 63% below NY |
$165,000±$14kHighest 61% below NY |
| Dix and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $932±$81Highest 43% below NY |
$666±$334Lowest 59% below NY |
$718±$172 56% below NY |
| Orange and Dix are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,667Lowest 59% below NY |
$4,027Highest 39% below NY |
$3,141 52% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.1%±42.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
57.1%±25.5 NY: 52.1% |
44.5%±13.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Orange and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.7% NY: 14% |
16.3%Highest NY: 14% |
12.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
77.9% NY: 54.3% |
66.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
1962 3 yrs newer than NY |
1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 8% below NY |
19 minLowest 43% below NY |
20 min 39% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.1%±4.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.8%±4.7 NY: 14.9% |
4.3%±2.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Orange 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 | #391 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | WATKINS GLEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | WATKINS GLEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.9 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.