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Lee 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
Lee has the highest household income ($94k).
Batavia has the most affordable homes ($191k median).
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 | Lee | Batavia |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,074Lowest |
6,656Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 52.8±4.5Highest 33% above NY |
50.2±6.1Lowest 26% above NY |
| Lee and Batavia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 15.9%±4.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
16.5%±3.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Batavia and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 25.9%±4.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
29.5%±6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Batavia and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
25.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±2.3Lowest NY: 7% |
6%±1.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Batavia and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $94,137±$6kHighest 9% above NY |
$67,207±$11kLowest 22% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $217,700±$20kHighest 49% below NY |
$191,000±$11kLowest 55% below NY |
| Lee and Batavia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $936±$41Lowest 42% below NY |
$1,139±$153Highest 30% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,362Lowest 49% below NY |
$5,723Highest 13% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.4%±27.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
57%±24.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Batavia and Lee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
9.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
88.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 8 yrs newer than NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 32% below NY |
23 minHighest 30% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.6%±4.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.9%±4.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Lee and Batavia 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 | #435 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | ROME CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.