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Bath vs Ryegate vs Landaff

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bath has the most people working from home (11.1%).
Ryegate has the youngest population (median age 41.2).
Landaff has the highest household income ($88k).

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.

MeasureBathRyegateLandaff
People
Population
1,097Highest
1,059
420Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
0%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-0.8%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
48.6±8.6
25% above U.S.
41.2±2.6Lowest
6% above U.S.
56.4±5.2Highest
45% above U.S.
Landaff and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
21.3%±5.8
U.S.: 22%
23.2%±4.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
16.2%±5.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Ryegate and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
26.1%±2.5
U.S.: 17.2%
22.1%±1.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
28.8%±4.7Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Landaff and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
26.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
29.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
26.3%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.4%±2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.4%±1.4Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.7%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$67,813±$22k
16% below U.S.
$66,484±$15kLowest
18% below U.S.
$87,500±$26kHighest
8% above U.S.
Landaff and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$234,400±$23k
30% below U.S.
$219,300±$32kLowest
34% below U.S.
$279,300±$20kHighest
16% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,438±$309Highest
about the U.S. average
$908±$236Lowest
36% below U.S.
$1,375±$707
about the U.S. average
Bath and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,413
41% above U.S.
$3,472Lowest
11% above U.S.
$4,813Highest
54% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
5.9%±61.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
55.9%±29.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
45.5%±100
U.S.: 51.1%
Ryegate and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.1%
U.S.: 12.5%
14.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
5.7%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
90.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
84.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
90.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1978
2 yrs older than U.S.
1949Lowest
31 yrs older than U.S.
1984Highest
4 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minLowest
3% below U.S.
28 min
5% above U.S.
32 minHighest
22% above U.S.
Work from home
11.1%±3.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
8.2%±3.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.2%±5.7
U.S.: 15.1%
Bath and Landaff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Bath School District — Landaff School District
High school in town None in town — None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story None yet None yet None yet

U.S. 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.