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Living in Batavia

There were 5,689 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2026. Batavia, a city in the United States, had a population of 27,151 in July 2026. 61.4% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1933 sources

Population26,586people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary4,427EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent1,184EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate2.48%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Recorded crime843.3offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 47% belowOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean7.16µg/m³31 Dec 2024Independent source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Batavia?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

Median gross rent was US$1,347 per month, while the median home value was US$387,400 in July 2026. Owner occupation was 77.2%, and the vacancy rate was 1.22% in July 2026.

What recurs every month4 published recurring costs, € per month
Batavia recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Private kindergarten€1195
Utilities, 85 m² flat€223
Internet, 60 Mbps€59
Mobile plan, 10 GB€42

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited58.77 EUR/month31 Jul 2026Numbeo - Cost of Living in Batavia (Wayback Machine capture 20260122071425)33Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly1,195 EUR/month31 Jul 2026Numbeo - Cost of Living in Batavia (Wayback Machine capture 20260122071425)33Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB41.9 EUR/month31 Jul 2026Numbeo - Cost of Living in Batavia (Wayback Machine capture 20260122071425)33Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home222.7 EUR/month31 Jul 2026Numbeo - Cost of Living in Batavia (Wayback Machine capture 20260122071425)33Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross rent$1,347/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent61.38 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)1.22 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Property crime per 100,000 residents1,280 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics10Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,414 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)1Official
Median monthly rent1,184 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables22Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Recorded property crimes199 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)11Official

Is Batavia a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker53%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 44–62%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–67%
Student51%strong on education, weak on work · range 41–61%
Family57%strong on family, weak on cost · range 48–66%
Retirement47%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 36–58%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

5.9% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,572 of 26,586 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Median household income was US$120,056 a year in July 2026.

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Batavia is 2.5%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income120,056 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband83.81 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with a broadband subscription93.15 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with internet but no subscription1.8 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households without internet5.05 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with satellite internet3.66 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Median gross salary4,427 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)21Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)4,043 EUR/month31 Dec 2025www.bls.gov20Official
Unemployment rate2.48 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables22Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in Batavia?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €4,043 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€1,412of €3,149 take-home
  • Rent
  • Utilities
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€3,149
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €1,414
Public transport passnot published for this city—
Utilities, 85 m²€223 · market price · Numbeo - Cost of Living in Batavia (Wayback Machine capture 20260122071425) · 2026-07-31− €223
Internet€59 · market price · Numbeo - Cost of Living in Batavia (Wayback Machine capture 20260122071425) · 2026-07-31− €59
Mobile plan€42 · market price · Numbeo - Cost of Living in Batavia (Wayback Machine capture 20260122071425) · 2026-07-31− €42
Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish€1,412
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Batavia Salary needed to live in Batavia

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Batavia. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Batavia. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher97.46 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Schools35 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · school district
School enrolment, share of residents25.74 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio166 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents5,689 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official
Preventable hospitalizations2,575 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Batavia when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesBatavia highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Batavia highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
Batavia843
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents843.3 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting12Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents125.3 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics10Official
Recorded violent crimes16 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)11Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time28.94 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers commuting by bicycle0.67 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers commuting by public transport2.37 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers walking to work1.06 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Nearest airportDPA3 Aug 2026OurAirports18Official
Distance to nearest airport8 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports18Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Batavia. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Batavia.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Batavia is 7.2 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean7.16 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202432Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan -0.833 · Feb 1.61 · Mar 8.33 · Apr 15.44 · May 21.72 · Jun 26.94 · Jul 28.89 · Aug 27.83 · Sep 24.33 · Oct 17.11 · Nov 8.78 · Dec 2 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00110338 (AURORA WATER)17Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -8.89 · Feb -6.94 · Mar -1.72 · Apr 4.06 · May 10.06 · Jun 15.61 · Jul 18.22 · Aug 17.28 · Sep 12.94 · Oct 6.17 · Nov -0.167 · Dec -5.67 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00110338 (AURORA WATER)17Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -5.58 · Feb -4.14 · Mar 2.27 · Apr 8.64 · May 14.8 · Jun 20.63 · Jul 23.5 · Aug 22.57 · Sep 18.43 · Oct 10.79 · Nov 3.79 · Dec -2.55 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center14Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 47.24 · Feb 46.48 · Mar 59.69 · Apr 102.9 · May 123.4 · Jun 114.3 · Jul 106.4 · Aug 98.04 · Sep 85.6 · Oct 93.98 · Nov 68.83 · Dec 55.63 mm1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00110338 (AURORA WATER)17Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading158.8 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5, annual mean9.93 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5 monitoring sites4 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
Annual precipitation857.5 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature22.51 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature10.81 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature-1.03 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: Joliet ±0.2 °C. Elsewhere: Markham (Canada) ±1.5 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±1.5 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±1.5 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±1.5 °C, Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±1.6 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 1,572 is not 2.8% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share2.78 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official
Foreign residents1,572 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables22Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Population density937.5 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau8Official
Population26,586 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program19Official
Population covered by crime statistics26,566 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)11Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value387,400 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Owner-occupied homes77.22 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Labour force participation rate68.98 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Residents born abroad5.79 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents3.01 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Non-citizens, share of residents2.78 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Flu vaccination coverage61.86 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage5Official
Mammography screening coverage75.6 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate6Official
Residents without health insurance2.29 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher56.51 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Crime reporting agencies1 agencies1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics10Official
Households with a vehicle available94.08 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database0 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers aged 16 and over14,078 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers mainly working from home24.31 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households using cellular data plans90.33 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official

Alternatives for people set on Batavia

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Geneva as a Batavia alternative in the same region

5 km away, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 584 Geneva vs 843 Batavia−31%
  • Unemployment: 1.8% Geneva vs 2.5% Batavia−28%
  • Nearest airport: 5.0 km Geneva vs 8.0 km Batavia−38%
  • Foreign residents: 2.3% Geneva vs 2.8% Batavia−19%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,611 Geneva vs €4,427 Batavia+4%
  • Residents: 21,138 Geneva vs 26,586 Batavia−20%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,043 Geneva vs €4,043 Bataviasame level

Vilnius as a Batavia alternative in another country

Better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k and foreign residents cannot be compared like for like.

  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,929 (2025) Vilnius vs 843 (2024) Bataviano percentage
  • Foreign residents: 8.0% (2024) Vilnius vs 2.8% (2020) Bataviano percentage
  • Nearest airport: 6.0 km Vilnius vs 8.0 km Batavia−25%
  • Basic utilities, 85 m²: €199 Vilnius vs €223 Batavia−11%

Cities near Batavia

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Aurora 9.9 km away
Salary
3,226 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around Batavia?

The median gross salary is 4,043 EUR/month. Source: www.bls.gov.

What is the unemployment rate in Batavia?

The unemployment rate is 2.48 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in Batavia?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7.16 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How safe is Batavia?

Police recorded 843.3 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in Batavia?

The published population is 26,586 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in Batavia?

1,572 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is Batavia a good place to live?

Batavia may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Batavia?

Geneva, North Aurora, St. Charles, West Chicago, Aurora are near Batavia. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  2. ACS 2024 1-year table-based Summary File, table B20002 (Median Earnings in the Past 12 Months (in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars) by Sex for the Population 16 Years and Over with Earnings) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
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  4. ACS total population api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-07-04
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  2. FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting cde.ucr.cjis.gov · checked 2026-08-04
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