| Bay City, MI | Fresno, CA | United States |
Overall | 81.8 | 103.7 | 100 |
Food & Groceries | 89.0 | 99.2 | 100 |
Health | 90.0 | 93.1 | 100 |
Housing | 23.2 | 108.5 | 100 |
Median Home Cost | $92,600 | $359,700 | $338,100 |
Utilities | 9,390.0% | 11,240.0% | 10,000.0% |
Transportation | 92.4 | 101.7 | 100 |
Miscellaneous | 97.6 | 110.2 | 100 |
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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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
But everything else is going to More
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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I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up More
I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other More
Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop. More
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