Photo: J. Passepartout · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Bath run?
Bath’s village government spent $6.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to May 31, 2024, about $1,190 per resident. Water and other utilities ($6.1 million) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Bath is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $1,190 per resident a year, or $3.26 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 22%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$1,139 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Bath’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,139 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 155 New York cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $968, and the middle half spent $744–$1,354. Bath spent more than 62% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.5 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
New York cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Bath itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is up 7% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Bath reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,139 · 2023: $1,174 · 2024: $1,190.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $3,249 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 3.19% of the home’s value, vs 1.55% across New York.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Bath’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Tax bills are one input to Bath’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Bath →
Who’s in charge in Bath
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 428 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (5,558).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Bath Central School District
Bath’s K–12 school district, shared with Bath, Cameron. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $27,123 per pupil, $18,237 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
New York districts overall: 51% local, 41% state, 8% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Bath’s votes are counted by county
New York reports official results by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Bath alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Steuben County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican65.3%29,777 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat33.8%15,413 votesOthers: 0.8% (385 votes).
Most votes in Steuben County: Donald J Trump
New York: Harris 55.9%, Trump 43.3%
100% of Bath lies in Steuben County. Every 2024 race in Steuben County is on the county’s page.
Steuben County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Bath.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2New York AssemblyState representatives
- 3New York SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of New York
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Bath’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Bath’s government
How much does Bath spend per resident?
About $1,190 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to May 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,139 was more than 62% of 155 New York cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Bath?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $3,249 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 3.19% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.55% across New York. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the village’s assessor.
Who runs Bath’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bath yet.
How did Bath vote in 2024?
New York counts votes by county and precinct, not by village, so there are no official results for Bath alone. Steuben County, where 100% of Bath lies, voted Trump 65.3%, Harris 33.8% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Bath?
13 full-time and 17 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $93,986 (about $1.1M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Bath in the state legislature?
State Senate District 58 (Tom O'Mara) and Assembly District 132 (Phil Palmesano). The Assembly district also covers 69 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Bath’s government
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →