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Bath vs Wheeler
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 oldest population (median age 49.7).
Wheeler has the most kids (40.9% under 18).
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 | Wheeler |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 11,350Highest |
1,195Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-9.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 49.7±3.3Highest 25% above NY |
33.3±13.6Lowest 16% below NY |
| Bath and Wheeler 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% |
40.9%±24.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Wheeler 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% |
12.4%±6.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
15.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±0.8Highest NY: 7% |
0.9%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Bath and Wheeler 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 |
$59,688±$14kHighest 31% below NY |
| Wheeler and Bath 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 |
$119,400±$16kHighest 72% below NY |
| Wheeler and Bath 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 |
$1,341±$150Highest 17% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,269Highest 50% below NY |
$2,573Lowest 61% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.4%±8.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
15.4%±36.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Bath and Wheeler are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 17.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
35%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
84.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 7 yrs newer than NY |
1981Highest 22 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 36% below NY |
32 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 11.7%±3.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
21.8%±23.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Wheeler 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 | — |
| High school in town | HAVERLING SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.2 |
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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.