Compare towns
Wright vs Olean vs Middleburgh
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 the highest household income ($86k).
Olean has the most affordable homes ($86k median).
Middleburgh has the most homeowners (80.8%).
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 | Wright | Olean | Middleburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,739Lowest |
13,738Highest |
3,134 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.6% NY: +4.2% |
-16.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 51.4±4.7Highest 29% above NY |
39±2.6Lowest about the NY average |
47.9±7.3 20% above NY |
| Wright and Middleburgh 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% |
16.7%±4.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±1.9 NY: 17.9% |
19.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
26.1%±5.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Middleburgh and Wright 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% |
29% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
3.6%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
3.6%±1.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,250±$13kHighest about the NY average |
$51,261±$7kLowest 40% below NY |
$53,374±$7k 38% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,000±$36kHighest 43% below NY |
$86,100±$6kLowest 80% below NY |
$175,900±$37k 58% below NY |
| Wright and Middleburgh 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 |
$1,077±$224Highest 34% below NY |
| Middleburgh 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 |
$4,750 28% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.6%±16.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
52%±9.1 NY: 52.1% |
56.7%±15.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Middleburgh and Olean 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% |
12.5% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6% NY: 54.3% |
55.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest about the NY average |
14 minLowest 56% below NY |
28 min 16% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.9%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8.4%±2.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.2%±4.7 NY: 14.9% |
| Olean and Middleburgh 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 | #334 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | OLEAN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | MIDDLEBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | OLEAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | MIDDLEBURGH JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.2Highest |
9.0Lowest |
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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.