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Worth vs Olean vs Huston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Worth has the most expensive homes ($251k median).
Olean has the most affordable homes ($159k median).
Huston has the most kids (21.2% under 18).
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 | Worth | Olean | Huston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 603Lowest |
1,664Highest |
1,516 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.7±3.6 38% above U.S. |
53.8±5.5Highest 38% above U.S. |
42.6±4.1Lowest 10% above U.S. |
| Olean and Worth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 9.8%±3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
15.6%±4.5 U.S.: 22% |
21.2%±2.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Huston and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25%±2.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
25.2%±5.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.6%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Olean and Worth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
23.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
25.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.5%±1.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.5%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,250±$15k 6% below U.S. |
$74,583±$20kLowest 8% below U.S. |
$81,250±$16kHighest about the U.S. average |
| Huston and Worth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $251,000±$29kHighest 25% below U.S. |
$158,600±$17kLowest 52% below U.S. |
$235,300±$12k 29% below U.S. |
| Worth and Huston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $939±$89Highest 34% below U.S. |
$666±$334Lowest 53% below U.S. |
$872±$248 38% below U.S. |
| Worth and Huston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,698 13% below U.S. |
$4,027Highest 29% above U.S. |
$2,240Lowest 28% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.1%±25.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
53.7%±43.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Olean and Huston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
16.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
77.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 same as U.S. |
1962Lowest 18 yrs older than U.S. |
1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 17% below U.S. |
19 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 6%±3.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
5.8%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
4.3%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Worth 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 | — |
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U.S. 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.