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Barton vs Bath
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barton has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.8%).
Bath has the most people working from home (11.7%).
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 | Barton | Bath |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,461Lowest |
11,350Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.3±3.9Lowest 16% above NY |
49.7±3.3Highest 25% above NY |
| Bath and Barton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±3.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.6%±2.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Barton and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±3.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24.7%±3.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bath and Barton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
16.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.6Highest NY: 7% |
1.7%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Barton and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $54,799±$9kHighest 36% below NY |
$49,557±$3kLowest 42% below NY |
| Barton and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $141,000±$11kHighest 67% below NY |
$106,400±$10kLowest 75% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $956±$109Highest 41% below NY |
$747±$48Lowest 54% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,310Highest 50% below NY |
$3,269Lowest 50% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±13.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
43.4%±8.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 12.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
17.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
70.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 5 yrs newer than NY |
1966Highest 7 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 38% below NY |
21 minHighest 36% below NY |
| Work from home | 1.7%±1.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.7%±3.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #251 of 484 in NY | #270 of 484 in NY |
| School district | WAVERLY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CAMPBELL-SAVONA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · BATH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | WAVERLY HIGH SCHOOL | HAVERLING SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6Highest |
11.2Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.