Analytics built by: Location, Inc.
Raw data sources: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency.
Methodology: NeighborhoodScout uses over 600 characteristics to build a neighborhood profile… Read more about Scout's Real Estate Data
With a population of 32,268, 14,379 total housing units (homes and apartments), and a median house value of $113,694, house prices in Bay City are some of the most affordable in Michigan as well as the nation.
Single-family detached homes are the single most common housing type in Bay City, accounting for 73.01% of the city's housing units. Other types of housing that are prevalent in Bay City include duplexes, homes converted to apartments or other small apartment buildings ( 12.46%), large apartment complexes or high rise apartments ( 9.67%), and a few row houses and other attached homes ( 3.72%).
Owner-occupied, three and four bedroom dwellings, primarily in single-family detached homes are the most prevalent type of housing you will see in Bay City. Owner-occupied housing accounts for 66.30% of Bay City's homes, and 56.51% have either three or four bedrooms, which is average sized relative to America.
The housing in Bay City was primarily built before 1939 ( 49.81%), making the housing stock in Bay City some of the oldest overall in America, although there is a range of ages of homes in Bay City. The next most important housing age is between 1940-1969 ( 34.42%), followed by between 1970-1999 ( 13.59%). There's also some housing in Bay City built between 2000 and later ( 2.18%).
Real estate appreciation rates in Bay City's have tracked to near the national average over the last then years, with the annual appreciation rate averaging 5.80% during the period.
Over the last year, Bay City appreciation rates have trailed the rest of the nation. In the last twelve months, Bay City's appreciation rate has been 2.42%, which is lower than appreciation rates in most communities in America. In the latest quarter, NeighborhoodScout's data show that house appreciation rates in Bay City were at 2.03%, which equates to an annual appreciation rate of 8.35%.
Relative to Michigan, our data show that Bay City's latest annual appreciation rate is lower than 80% of the other cities and towns in Michigan.
One very important thing to keep in mind is that these are average appreciation rates for the city. Individual neighborhoods within Bay City differ in their investment potential, sometimes by a great deal. Fortunately, you can use NeighborhoodScout to pinpoint the exact neighborhoods in Bay City - or in any city or town - that have the best track record of real estate appreciation, by the latest quarter, the last year, 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, or even since 2000, to assist you in making the best Bay City real estate investment or home purchase decisions.
$113,694
for Michigan
for nation
14,379
$1,273 / per month