A town of 5,560. Nearly 8.6% of it is conserved land.
The 2 things Bath does most differently from other towns.
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Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Bath. Another town gets a different order.
The median sale price was $21,000 in May 2026.
5.8 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Pulteney Park | 0.2 mi | 2 |
Most working residents leave Bath for work: only 17% work in town. The top destinations are Bath (29%), Corning (7%) and Urbana (6%). Half commute less than 18 miles.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 7% of U.S. communities.
Bath beats the New York average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15.
| What stands out | Bath | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.2% | 6% |
| More smokers | 17.9% | 11.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.1% | 12.8% |
Bath has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 15°, and about 48 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Bath reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 54% report less.
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
11 notable people were born in Bath.
Town in New York, United States
Bath is a town in Steuben County, New York, United States, with an area of 96.3 square miles (249 km2) and a population of 11,426 in 2020. Its largest settlement is the Village of Bath, which has an area of 2.9 sq mi (7.5 km2) and a population of 5,641 (in 2000). The Village is the county seat of Steuben County. The Town is located in the central part of the county, northwest of Elmira. The town and village are either named after the city of Bath in England or after Lady Bath, daughter of a landowner.
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