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Bay City is a small city of 17,730 people in Matagorda County, Texas. It's about 63 miles from Victoria, TX and 65 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $161k and rent runs about $1k a month.
17,730people
$161kTypical home
$1,025/moRent
91° / 63°Summer / winter
1"Snow
259Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,730
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,913 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Houston, TX
- 63 mi to Victoria, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $161k (≈$1,014/mo)
- Median rent $1,025/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 259 sunny days a year (123 totally clear)
- 106 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (402 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,674 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 32% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to VCT airport
- 62 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 134 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 62 ft
- 19 mi to the ocean
- 163 mi to a big lake
- 51 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 63 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Matagorda County: R+51 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk