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Panama vs Olean vs Oriskany Falls
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Panama has the highest household income ($61k).
Olean has the shortest commute (14 min average).
Oriskany Falls has the most expensive homes ($115k 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 | Panama | Olean | Oriskany Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 451Lowest |
13,738Highest |
600 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-10.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.6±6.9Highest 17% above NY |
39±2.6Lowest about the NY average |
40.4±3.6 about the NY average |
| Panama and Oriskany Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.4%±3.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23.5%±2.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.8%±4.8 NY: 20.5% |
| Olean and Oriskany Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.3%±6.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20.5%±4.5 NY: 17.9% |
| Panama and Oriskany Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.9% NY: 40.2% |
29.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
19.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±2.8Highest NY: 7% |
3.6%±1.1 NY: 7% |
1.8%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Panama and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,865±$8kHighest 29% below NY |
$51,261±$7k 40% below NY |
$46,375±$11kLowest 46% below NY |
| Panama and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $105,400±$14k 75% below NY |
$86,100±$6kLowest 80% below NY |
$115,000±$16kHighest 73% below NY |
| Oriskany Falls and Panama are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $785±$43 52% below NY |
$794±$52Highest 51% below NY |
$599±$180Lowest 63% below NY |
| Olean and Panama are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,500Lowest 62% below NY |
$3,130Highest 52% below NY |
$2,685 59% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±24.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
52%±9.1 NY: 52.1% |
55%±25Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Oriskany Falls and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
26.7%Highest NY: 14% |
14.6% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
55.1% NY: 54.3% |
51.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Highest 6 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 27% below NY |
14 minLowest 56% below NY |
32 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 4.9%±2.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8.4%±2.6 NY: 14.9% |
8.5%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Oriskany Falls 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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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.