2025 Compare Cities Economy:
Bay City, MI vs Ann Arbor, MI

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- Household income in Ann Arbor, is 75% more than it is in Bay City and is 6% above the National Average.
- Bay City unemployment rate is 8.2%.
- Ann Arbor unemployment rate is 3.5%.
 Bay City, MIAnn Arbor, MIUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock3.5%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock1.3%1.6%
 Future Job Growth16.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.0%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock4.3%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$25,141  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$73,276$69,021
 Family Median Income$56,482  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Bay City, MIAnn Arbor, MIUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock14.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K4.5%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock5.8%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K11.9%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock6.0%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.2%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock8.4%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.5%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock15.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock13.6%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Bay City, MIAnn Arbor, MIUnited States
 Management, business, finance9.6%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock16.2%6.5%
 Community, social services1.9%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock1.5%1.2%
 Education, library3.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock3.5%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock2.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement1.4%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock4.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.2%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock2.7%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.2%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.9%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock5.2%13.1%
Reviews for Bay City    7 Reviews

Bay City offers low prices for homes due to lower population (Current lower demand). Years ago, the population was more than 3x as big due to big lumber industry, etc.  More

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But everything else is going to  More

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There are many pros to Bay City, it is incredibly cheap to live in and most everything is very affordable. The problem is that the economy is terrible and there aren't  More

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Reviews for Ann Arbor    49 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Highly educated city. traffic and parking is bad. university culture is nice, not sure about elsewhere. no good pizza! if you're looking for food, I recommend "a taste  More

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Uh, compared to my other favorite college towns this one lacks flavor. Safer and kinda pretty, but not the greenest place, it's fine. Good restaurants, music, art,  More

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Over 10 years ago

Ann Arbor bus service (AATA) is quite good. The Detroit Metro Airport is only a 20 min. drive away and is also quite good. The traffic in Ann Arbor is usually mild  More

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