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Wright vs Olean vs Brant
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wright has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.5%).
Olean has the most affordable homes ($86k median).
Brant has the most people working from home (14.5%).
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 | Wright | Olean | Brant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,739Lowest |
13,738Highest |
2,224 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.6% NY: +4.2% |
-7.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 51.4±4.7Highest 29% above NY |
39±2.6Lowest about the NY average |
49.7±2.5 25% above NY |
| Wright and Brant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.7%±3.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23.5%±2.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
18.7%±4.8 NY: 20.5% |
| Olean and Brant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±1.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.1%±2.5 NY: 17.9% |
17.7%±3.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Wright and Olean are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
29.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24.7% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
3.6%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Olean and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,250±$13k about the NY average |
$51,261±$7kLowest 40% below NY |
$89,531±$24kHighest 4% above NY |
| Brant and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,000±$36kHighest 43% below NY |
$86,100±$6kLowest 80% below NY |
$201,100±$22k 53% below NY |
| Wright and Brant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $953±$79 41% below NY |
$794±$52Lowest 51% below NY |
$1,089±$121Highest 33% below NY |
| Brant and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,279Highest 20% below NY |
$3,130Lowest 52% below NY |
$3,528 46% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.6%±16.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
52%±9.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
48.8%±13.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Olean and Brant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7%Lowest NY: 14% |
26.7%Highest NY: 14% |
16.4% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
55.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
75.9% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1953 6 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest about the NY average |
14 minLowest 56% below NY |
26 min 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.9%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8.4%±2.6 NY: 14.9% |
14.5%±5.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Brant 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.