Compare towns
Bath vs Urbana vs Howard
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 affordable homes ($106k median).
Urbana has the most expensive homes ($225k median).
Howard has grown the fastest since 2010 (-5.3%).
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 | Urbana | Howard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,350Highest |
1,951 |
1,254Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.7% NY: +4.2% |
-9.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-5.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 49.7±3.3 25% above NY |
59.6±4Highest 50% above NY |
49.1±3.1Lowest 23% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 17.6%±2.6 NY: 20.5% |
14%±3.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
17.7%±3.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Howard 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% |
38.9%±6.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
24.6%±3.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1% NY: 40.2% |
35.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
14.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±0.8Highest NY: 7% |
0.4%±0.4Lowest NY: 7% |
0.8%±1.3 NY: 7% |
| Bath and Howard 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 |
$76,845±$8kHighest 11% below NY |
$73,906±$5k 14% below NY |
| Urbana and Howard 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 |
$224,800±$35kHighest 47% below NY |
$128,100±$25k 70% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $747±$48Lowest 54% below NY |
$797±$239Highest 51% below NY |
$775±$242 52% below NY |
| Urbana and Howard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,269 50% below NY |
$3,979Highest 40% below NY |
$2,605Lowest 60% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.4%±8.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
38%±19 NY: 52.1% |
7.9%±64.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Bath and Urbana 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% |
8.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.9% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
82.3% NY: 54.3% |
85.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 7 yrs newer than NY |
1967 8 yrs newer than NY |
1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 36% below NY |
22 min 34% below NY |
23 minHighest 31% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.7%±3.7 NY: 14.9% |
18.4%±11.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.6%±3.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Urbana and Bath 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 | HAMMONDSPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | HAVERLING SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | HAMMONDSPORT JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2Highest |
8.3Lowest |
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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.