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Bath vs German Flatts
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%).
German Flatts 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 | German Flatts |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 11,350Lowest |
12,134Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-7.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 49.7±3.3Highest 25% above NY |
46.1±2.4Lowest 16% above NY |
| Bath and German Flatts 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% |
20.1%±3.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| German Flatts 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% |
23.6%±3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bath and German Flatts are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±0.8Highest NY: 7% |
1.6%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Bath and German Flatts 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 |
$67,791±$9kHighest 21% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $106,400±$10kLowest 75% below NY |
$119,800±$12kHighest 72% below NY |
| German Flatts and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $747±$48Highest 54% below NY |
$728±$110Lowest 55% below NY |
| Bath and German Flatts 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 |
$3,091Lowest 53% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.4%±8.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
40.8%±11.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Bath and German Flatts 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% |
13.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
70.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Highest 7 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 36% below NY |
21 minHighest 35% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.7%±3.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.7%±2.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Bath and German Flatts 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 | #224 of 484 in NY |
| School district | CAMPBELL-SAVONA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · BATH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CENTRAL VALLEY CSD AT ILION-MOHAWK |
| High school in town | HAVERLING SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | CENTRAL VALLEY ACADEMY |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2Lowest |
12.7Highest |
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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.