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Bath vs Barton vs North Dansville
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%).
Barton has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.8%).
North Dansville has the highest household income ($57k).
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 | Barton | North Dansville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,350Highest |
8,461 |
5,242Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.9% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 49.7±3.3Highest 25% above NY |
46.3±3.9Lowest 16% above NY |
48.2±4.7 21% above NY |
| Bath and North Dansville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.6%±2.6 NY: 20.5% |
19.2%±3.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.7%±3.4Lowest 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+ | 24.7%±3.3 NY: 17.9% |
22.7%±3.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
26.3%±5.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| North Dansville and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1% NY: 40.2% |
14.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
18.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±0.8 NY: 7% |
3.3%±1.6Highest NY: 7% |
1.4%±1.2Lowest 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 | $49,557±$3kLowest 42% below NY |
$54,799±$9k 36% below NY |
$57,265±$6kHighest 33% below NY |
| North Dansville and Barton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $106,400±$10kLowest 75% below NY |
$141,000±$11kHighest 67% below NY |
$116,500±$9k 73% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $747±$48Lowest 54% below NY |
$956±$109Highest 41% below NY |
$875±$173 46% below NY |
| Barton and North Dansville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,269Lowest 50% below NY |
$3,310 50% below NY |
$3,443Highest 48% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.4%±8.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
66.7%±13.6 NY: 52.1% |
66.8%±16.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| North Dansville and Barton 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% |
12.6% NY: 14% |
6.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
74.1% NY: 54.3% |
74.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Highest 7 yrs newer than NY |
1964 5 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 36% below NY |
20 minLowest 38% below NY |
26 minHighest 20% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.7%±3.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
1.7%±1.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.8%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
| Bath and North Dansville 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 | #251 of 484 in NY | #354 of 484 in NY |
| School district | CAMPBELL-SAVONA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · BATH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | WAVERLY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | DANSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | HAVERLING SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | WAVERLY HIGH SCHOOL | DANSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2 |
12.6Highest |
10.7Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.