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Bay City is a small city of 32,320 people in Bay County, Michigan. It's part of the Bay City, MI area. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $98k and rent runs about $766 a month.
32,320people
$98kTypical home
$766/moRent
82° / 30°Summer / winter
45"Snow
197Sunny days
113Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 32,320
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,179 people per sq mi
- 92 mi to Detroit, MI
- In the Bay City, MI area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $98k (≈$615/mo)
- Median rent $766/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 197 sunny days a year (50 totally clear)
- 168 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 113 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (490 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,518 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 25% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to MBS airport
- 96 mi to GRR (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1941
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 597 ft
- 464 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 26 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 212 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 60 bars within 25 mi
- 41 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of Michigan districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 42 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bay County: R+15 in 2024
- Michigan: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk