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Warsaw 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
Warsaw has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5%).
Bath has the most people working from home (12.5%).
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 | Warsaw | Bath |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,288Lowest |
5,560Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 49.9±6.1Highest 25% above NY |
49.6±4.8Lowest 25% above NY |
| Warsaw and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±4.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.9%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Warsaw and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 26.2%±5.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
24.9%±5.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Warsaw and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
18.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.8Highest NY: 7% |
1.7%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Warsaw and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $56,894±$5kHighest 34% below NY |
$47,150±$7kLowest 45% below NY |
| Warsaw and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $153,000±$25kHighest 64% below NY |
$101,700±$13kLowest 76% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $907±$92Highest 44% below NY |
$735±$58Lowest 55% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,791Highest 42% below NY |
$3,249Lowest 51% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.5%±14.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
44.5%±10.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Bath and Warsaw are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 20%Highest NY: 14% |
19.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
61%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Highest 5 yrs newer than NY |
1957Lowest 2 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 43% below NY |
20 minHighest 40% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.6%±4.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.5%±5.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Bath and Warsaw 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 | #255 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | WARSAW CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | WARSAW SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.8 |
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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.