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Schroon vs Olean vs North Hudson
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Schroon has the most people working from home (33.7%).
Olean has the most kids (23.5% under 18).
North Hudson has the highest household income ($77k).
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 | Schroon | Olean | North Hudson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,897 |
13,738Highest |
208Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
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| Median age | 54±9.9 36% above NY |
39±2.6Lowest about the NY average |
55.6±6.4Highest 40% above NY |
| North Hudson and Schroon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.4%±5.1 NY: 20.5% |
23.5%±2.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
12.5%±11.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 30.6%±4.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20.7%±10.9 NY: 17.9% |
| Schroon and North Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
29.9% NY: 40.2% |
29.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.7 NY: 7% |
3.6%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
1%±6.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Olean and Schroon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,955±$10k 19% below NY |
$51,261±$7kLowest 40% below NY |
$77,292±$53kHighest 10% below NY |
| North Hudson and Schroon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,800±$21kHighest 36% below NY |
$86,100±$6kLowest 80% below NY |
$170,000±$52k 60% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $516±$33Lowest 68% below NY |
$794±$52Highest 51% below NY |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,291Highest 50% below NY |
$3,130 52% below NY |
$1,924Lowest 71% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.6%±36.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
52%±9.1 NY: 52.1% |
100%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
| North Hudson and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7% NY: 14% |
26.7%Highest NY: 14% |
6.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.1% NY: 54.3% |
55.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 12 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1971Highest 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 min 48% below NY |
14 minLowest 56% below NY |
23 minHighest 28% below NY |
| Work from home | 33.7%±16.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.4%±2.6 NY: 14.9% |
4.7%±6.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| 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.