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Batavia vs Johnson City
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Batavia has the most expensive homes ($149k median).
Johnson City has the most people working from home (9.7%).
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 | Batavia | Johnson City |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 15,097Highest |
14,940Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+1.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.9±2.1Highest 8% above NY |
40.7±3.4Lowest about the NY average |
| Batavia and Johnson City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
18.1%±2.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Johnson City and Batavia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.8%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.4%±2.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Johnson City and Batavia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
29.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
9%±2.2Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $59,446±$6kHighest 31% below NY |
$56,283±$4kLowest 35% below NY |
| Batavia and Johnson City are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $148,900±$7kHighest 65% below NY |
$117,100±$4kLowest 72% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $925±$35Lowest 43% below NY |
$1,031±$66Highest 36% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,326Lowest 49% below NY |
$3,982Highest 40% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.9%±7.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
57.8%±10.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Johnson City and Batavia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 14.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
19.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
52.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1944Lowest 15 yrs older than NY |
1949Highest 10 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minHighest 35% below NY |
17 minLowest 49% below NY |
| Work from home | 5%±1.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.7%±3.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Johnson City and Batavia 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 | #254 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | BATAVIA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | BATAVIA HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.1 |
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| 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.