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Johnson City vs Wright vs Batavia
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Johnson City has the most people working from home (9.7%).
Wright has the most expensive homes ($242k median).
Batavia has the oldest housing (typical home built 1944).
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 | Johnson City | Wright | Batavia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 14,940 |
1,739Lowest |
15,097Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-1.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.9% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.7±3.4Lowest about the NY average |
51.4±4.7Highest 29% above NY |
42.9±2.1 8% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 18.1%±2.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
16.7%±3.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
17.3%±2 NY: 20.5% |
| Johnson City and Batavia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.4%±2.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.4%±1.9 NY: 17.9% |
20.8%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Johnson City and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24.4% NY: 40.2% |
21.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9%±2.2Highest NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
3.2%±1 NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,283±$4kLowest 35% below NY |
$86,250±$13kHighest about the NY average |
$59,446±$6k 31% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $117,100±$4kLowest 72% below NY |
$242,000±$36kHighest 43% below NY |
$148,900±$7k 65% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,031±$66Highest 36% below NY |
$953±$79 41% below NY |
$925±$35Lowest 43% below NY |
| Johnson City and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,982 40% below NY |
$5,279Highest 20% below NY |
$3,326Lowest 49% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.8%±10.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
37.6%±16.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
45.9%±7.3 NY: 52.1% |
| Johnson City and Batavia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.6%Highest NY: 14% |
7%Lowest NY: 14% |
14.2% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 52.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
52.7% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1949 10 yrs older than NY |
1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
1944Lowest 15 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 49% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
21 min 35% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.7%±3.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.9%±2.8 NY: 14.9% |
5%±1.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Johnson City and Wright 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 | — | — | #254 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | BATAVIA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | BATAVIA HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.1 |
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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.