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Urbana vs Bath
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Urbana has the most expensive homes ($225k median).
Bath has the most affordable homes ($106k 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 | Urbana | Bath |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,951Lowest |
11,350Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-7.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 59.6±4Highest 50% above NY |
49.7±3.3Lowest 25% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 14%±3.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
17.6%±2.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Bath and Urbana are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 38.9%±6.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
24.7%±3.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
16.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.4%±0.4Lowest NY: 7% |
1.7%±0.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $76,845±$8kHighest 11% below NY |
$49,557±$3kLowest 42% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $224,800±$35kHighest 47% below NY |
$106,400±$10kLowest 75% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $797±$239Highest 51% below NY |
$747±$48Lowest 54% below NY |
| Urbana and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,979Highest 40% below NY |
$3,269Lowest 50% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38%±19Lowest NY: 52.1% |
43.4%±8.4Highest 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 | 8.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
17.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
70.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Highest 8 yrs newer than NY |
1966Lowest 7 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minHighest 34% below NY |
21 minLowest 36% below NY |
| Work from home | 18.4%±11.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.7%±3.7Lowest 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 | HAMMONDSPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CAMPBELL-SAVONA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · BATH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | HAMMONDSPORT JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | HAVERLING SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.3Lowest |
11.2Highest |
| 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.