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Olean is a big small town of 13,738 people in Cattaraugus County, New York. It's about 60 miles from Buffalo, NY. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 65 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $86k and rent runs about $794 a month.
13,738people
$86kTypical home
$794/moRent
80° / 32°Summer / winter
65"Snow
172Sunny days
179Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,738
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,328 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Buffalo, NY
- 60 mi to Buffalo, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $86k (≈$543/mo)
- Median rent $794/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 3.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 172 sunny days a year (44 totally clear)
- 193 cloudy days a year
- 71 of 90 winter days are gray
- 179 days a year with rain or snow
- 65" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (260 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (3,113 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to BFD airport
- 61 mi to BUF (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 1,457 ft
- 213 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 74 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 41 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 44 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cattaraugus County: R+33 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk