The median owner-occupied home in Bay County had a real-estate tax bill of $2,205 (± $51) a year, compared with $2,795 in Michigan and $2,969 nationwide. The median home value was $135,100 (± $5,219), compared with $217,600 in Michigan and $303,400 nationwide.
| Measure | Bay County | Michigan | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 103,235 | 10,051,595 | 332,387,540 |
| Median annual property tax bill (homeowners) | $2,205 ± $51 | $2,795 ± $9 | $2,969 ± $3 |
| Median home value | $135,100 ± $5,219 | $217,600 ± $692 | $303,400 ± $362 |
| Median household income | $60,523 ± $2,180 | $71,149 ± $286 | $78,538 ± $176 |
| Property tax as a share of home value (calculated) | 1.63% ± 0.07 points | 1.28% ± 0.01 points | 0.98% ± under 0.01 points |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 76.4% ± 1.4 points | 72.9% ± 0.2 points | 65.0% ± 0.3 points |
| Owner households headed by someone 65 or older | 35.5% ± 1.4 points | 32.6% ± 0.1 points | 32.6% ± 0.2 points |
| Owners spending 30% or more of income on housing costs | 18.5% ± 1.7 points | 19.2% ± 0.2 points | 22.2% ± 0.1 points |
How to read these numbers
- These are estimates from a survey, not a count. The American Community Survey asks a sample of households. The ± figure is the Census Bureau’s margin of error: the true value is very likely within that range of the estimate. Small places have large margins.
- “Too imprecise to report” means the margin of error is at least half of the estimate, so printing the number would suggest accuracy that does not exist. A “rough guide only” note means the margin is a quarter to a half of the estimate.
- Property tax bill and home value are medians for owner-occupied homes. Half of the homes are above the figure and half below. A median bill is not the rate set by a city or town; the bill combines taxes levied by every local government that serves the home, such as the school district and county.
- “Calculated” rows are worked out by Untax the Roof from the Census figures above them. They compare two medians, so they describe the place, not a particular household.
- Missing is not zero. Where the Census Bureau publishes no figure, this page says so.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2019–2023: tables B25103 (real estate taxes), B25077 (home value), B19013 (household income), B01003 (population), B25003 (owners and renters), B25007 (age of householder), B25091 (housing costs as a share of income); see the Census ACS data page.
Cities, towns and villages in Bay County (5)
Incorporated places with their own local government. A place that crosses a county line is listed in each county it touches and marked “partly”; its page shows figures for the whole place.
- Auburn
- Bay City
- Essexville
- Midland (partly in this county)
- Pinconning
Towns and townships in Bay County (16)
- Auburn city
- Bangor charter
- Bay City city
- Essexville city
- Frankenlust
- Fraser
- Gibson
- Hampton charter
- Kawkawlin
- Merritt
- Monitor charter
- Mount Forest
- Pinconning
- Pinconning city
- Portsmouth charter
- Williams charter
Other named communities in Bay County (26)
These names come from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), which records historical and local names of populated places: small settlements, neighborhoods, rural localities and former towns. The Census Bureau does not report them as cities, towns or census-designated places, so no figures exist for them at this level. The county figures above are the closest available estimate. A name can appear for a place that no longer exists or that lies inside a larger place.
- Almeda Beach
- Aplin Beach
- Arn
- Bangor (historical)
- Bentley
- Brissette Beach
- Crump
- Donahue Beach
- Duel
- Fisherville
- Killarney Beach
- Lagoon Beach
- Linwood
- Linwood Beach
- Little Killarney Beach
- Loehme
- Meyers Beach
- Munger
- Nine Mile
- North Williams
- Seidlers
- Three Churches Corner
- Tobico Beach
- West Bay City
- Willard
- Woodville