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Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Bainbridge grades D overall, 701st of 745 graded towns in New York, mostly because of incomes. The median household income is $60K, and 12% of residents live below the poverty line. It also has a long history, with 2 places on the National Register. On hazard risk, just 32 of New York’s 1,216 towns do worse. Its National Register listings include Bainbridge Historic District.
Where Bainbridge beats most towns.
Census counts: 2,290 in 1820, a low of 1,588 in 1860, 3,308 in 2010. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1875 and 3 maps from 1915 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Bainbridge is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Bainbridge, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Bainbridge.
Bainbridge gets more snow than nearly all U.S. towns and is healthier than towns with similar incomes, but it carries more natural-hazard risk than most of New York (mostly inland flooding).
The average commute for its 1,259 working residents takes 22.2 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
Most working residents leave Bainbridge for work: only 9% work in town. Bainbridge’s median household income is $60,000, against $82,000 in New York’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Jobs based in Bainbridge fell to 657 in 2023, 133 fewer than in 2013.
| Bainbridge | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $60,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Bainbridge-Guilford Central School District. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Bainbridge-Guilford High School, with 351 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenlawn Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades 2–6 | Grades 2–6 | 297 | C |
| Bainbridge-Guilford High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 351 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 92% of New York towns; that rating is what its D for hazard risk is built on.
Bainbridge’s FEMA risk score is 73 of 100, above both the New York town median (31 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). Since 1978, 35 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Bainbridge.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
8.0 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Oak Ridge State Forest, at 356 acres.
| Bainbridge | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.9% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Oak Ridge State Forest | — | 356 |
| 2. General Clinton Canoe Regatta Grounds | — | 20 |
| 3. Bainbridge Central Green | 0.1 mi | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The Unadilla 2 N weather station, 9 miles away, records that 79 inches of snow fall in a normal winter, more than in 95% of U.S. towns.
Bainbridge has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Bainbridge is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 9,030 U.S. towns with household incomes like Bainbridge’s, it is healthier than 59%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Bainbridge beats the New York average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 16% of Bainbridge adults report frequent physical distress.
| Bainbridge | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | Bainbridge | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 11.9% | 14.5% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.6% | 7.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.5% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Bainbridge; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Bainbridge residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Where Bainbridge’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Bainbridge on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 notable people were born in Bainbridge.
Town in New York, United States
Bainbridge is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States. The population was 3,308 at the 2010 census. The Village of Bainbridge is located at the geographic center of the town.
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7 towns share a border with Bainbridge.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bainbridge | #701 | D | C+ | — | C | C+ |
| Unadilla | #626 | C− | B+ | — | C− | C+ |
| Guilford | #702 | D | B− | — | C | C+ |
| Afton | #738 | D− | C+ | — | D | C+ |
| Coventry | — | — | B | — | C | B− |
| Masonville | — | — | B | — | C+ | C |
| Sidney | #663 | D | B− | C+ | C+ | C− |
| Sidney | #697 | D | B− | — | C | C+ |
Coventry and Masonville have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Bainbridge, Unadilla, Guilford, Afton, Coventry, Masonville and Sidney report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Bainbridge with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Bainbridge grades D overall, better than 8% of U.S. towns and #701 of 745 in New York. It grades C+ for health and C for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
5 notable people were born here, including Jedediah Smith and Irving Ives.
