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Bath vs Avoca
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bath has the most people working from home (11.7%).
Avoca has the highest household income ($68k).
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 | Bath | Avoca |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 11,350Highest |
2,340Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-12.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 49.7±3.3Highest 25% above NY |
42.4±6Lowest 7% above NY |
| Bath and Avoca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.6%±2.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.3%±2.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Avoca and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 24.7%±3.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.1%±2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
22.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
4.8%±3.6Highest NY: 7% |
| Avoca and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $49,557±$3kLowest 42% below NY |
$67,730±$9kHighest 21% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $106,400±$10kHighest 75% below NY |
$104,700±$8kLowest 75% below NY |
| Bath and Avoca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $747±$48Lowest 54% below NY |
$781±$164Highest 52% below NY |
| Avoca and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,269Highest 50% below NY |
$2,106Lowest 68% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.4%±8.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
43.3%±20.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Bath and Avoca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 17.7%Highest NY: 14% |
13.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 7 yrs newer than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 36% below NY |
26 minHighest 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.7%±3.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.1%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Bath and Avoca 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 | #270 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | CAMPBELL-SAVONA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · BATH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | HAVERLING SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2 |
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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.