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42.07° N · 78.37° W · GEOID 3680632

Weston Mills

Cattaraugus County, New York · part of the Olean, NY metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Weston Mills is home to 1,431 people. Median household income is $79,712 a year and median rent is $775 a month, 11.7% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $155,300, about 1.9x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$775
43% below the median place
Median household income
$79,712
1% below the median place
Median home value
$155,300
51% below the median place
Unemployment
5.0%
2% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Weston Mills

  • The median rent takes only 11.7% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 96% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • The median resident is 54.3 years old, older than in 96% of places its size.
  • The median home is worth 1.9 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 95% of places its size.
  • Households average 2.13 people, smaller than in 85% of places its size.
  • Household income has grown 8.5% a year across the last five survey releases, faster than in 85% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 82 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Weston Mills

Cattaraugus County loses about 4.3 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in2,140
Moved out2,385
Net−245

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Allegany County, NY254259−5
Wyoming County, NY99107−8

Within New York, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within New YorkOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$52K
Leavers$50K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Cattaraugus County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
3.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Cattaraugus County report $52,000 a year in income on average; those leaving, $49,600.
Income you would need
$31,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $775 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,370 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $155,300.
Getting to work
16 minutes each way on average; 8.0% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Swoyersville, PA matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving out6
$49,605
29% below the median place
Income of households moving in6
$51,973
26% below the median place
Moved here in the past year1
3.3%
43% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureWeston MillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure3.3%43% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.0%49% below
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure-4.3below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure$51,97326% below
Income of households moving out6County figure$49,60529% below
02

What it costs to live here

Rent to income is 11.7%, 43% below the median place.

Weston Mills11.7%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$31,000
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
11.7%
43% below the median place
Home price to income
1.9x
49% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
12%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$70,700
a year, prices not adjusted
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Weston Mills, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Rainsville, AL8.4% vs 11.7%n/aCompare

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Property tax rate1
2.2%
140% above the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
63.0%
24% above the median place
Median home value1
$155,300
51% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureWeston MillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$77543% below
Rent to income111.7%43% below
Property tax rate12.2%140% above
Home price to income11.9x49% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms2County figure$1,01437% below
HUD area median income3County figure$78,20027% below
Property tax paid (median)1$3,3934% above
Median home value1$155,30051% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure8.4%164% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure68.5%33% above
Homeownership178.7%19% above
Renters paying 30%+163.0%24% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,37027% below
Vacant homes1County figure21.0%197% above
Median year built119671% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
16 min
34% below the median place
Income per person1
$52,036
30% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureWeston MillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$79,7121% below
Income per person1$52,03630% above
Unemployment1County figure5.0%2% above
Average annual pay5County figure$55,75715% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure3.2%14% below
Jobs5County figure28,12281% below
Poverty rate17.8%27% below
Mean commute116 min34% below
Works from home1County figure8.0%36% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Median age is 54.3, 39% above the median place.

Median age1
54.3
39% above the median place
No health insurance1
2.0%
69% below the median place
Household size1
2.1
15% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher97.1% +5%
Homes with broadband89.7% −3%
Bachelor's or higher26.2% −18%
All 8 people measures
MeasureWeston MillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,4316646th largest
Median age154.339% above
Bachelor's or higher126.2%18% below
High school or higher197.1%5% above
Household size12.115% below
Born abroad1County figure1.7%80% below
No health insurance12.0%69% below
Homes with broadband189.7%3% below
05

Life in Weston Mills

38 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars21.9 +5%
Shops36.2 +19%
Arts, recreation and fitness3.3 −20%
Doctors' offices and clinics11.0 −46%
Child care centers1.8 −22%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Students per teacher10
8.7
44% below the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7
11.0
46% below the median place
Child care centers per 10k7
1.8
22% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureWeston MillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure29222% above
Public school students10County figure11,228129% above
Students per teacher10County figure8.744% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure21.95% above
Shops per 10k7County figure36.219% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure3.320% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure11.046% below
Child care centers per 10k7County figure1.822% below
Parks per 10k80.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k80.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k80.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k80.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k80.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails80.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi80.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings9County figure38192% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Heat wave risk is 21.1, 77% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Weston Mills. Larger places are fetched first.

Heat wave risk12
21.1
77% below the median place
July average high11
79°F
9% below the median place
Average temperature11
46°F
17% below the median place
All 9 weather and risk measures
MeasureWeston MillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure79°F9% below
January average low11County figure14°F43% below
Average temperature11County figure46°F17% below
Annual precipitation11County figure45.3 in3% above
Natural hazard risk12County figure81.612% below
Hurricane risk12County figure68.14% below
Tornado risk12County figure68.316% below
Wildfire risk12County figure35.043% below
Heat wave risk12County figure21.177% below
08

Weston Mills in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 12% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 12% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$775/mo (2024)$1,000/mo$820 to $1,210/mo+4.3%
Median household income$79,712 (2024)$102,500$86,500 to $121,500+4.3%
Median home value$155,300 (2024)$234,000$170,000 to $322,000+7.1%

The median home would be worth 2.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 1.9 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Weston Mills

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Swoyersville, PA$744$71,555Compare
St. Marys, PA$762$67,167Compare
Chillicothe, IL$899$66,132Compare
White Oak, PA$1,000$59,452Compare
White Oak, PAChillicothe, ILSt. Marys, PASwoyersville, PAWeston Mills, NYWeston MillsChillicotheWhite OakWeston MillsChillicotheWhite Oak

Common questions

Is Weston Mills a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median rent takes only 11.7% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 96% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. The median resident is 54.3 years old, older than in 96% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 88 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Weston Mills expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 11.7% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $155,300.

What salary do you need to live in Weston Mills?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $31,000 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Weston Mills?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Swoyersville, PA, St. Marys, PA, Chillicothe, IL and White Oak, PA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  3. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  7. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  8. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Weston Mills with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Weston Mills itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/weston-mills-new-york

Citytistics. “Weston Mills, New York.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/weston-mills-new-york/

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