| | Bay City, MI | McKinney, TX | United States |
| Overall | 81.8 | 111.7 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 89.0 | 102.0 | 100 |
| Health | 90.0 | 101.0 | 100 |
| Housing | 23.2 | 141.5 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $92,600 | $503,400 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 9,390.0% | 10,020.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 92.4 | 92.0 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 97.6 | 102.7 | 100 |
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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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Reviews for Mckinney 
19 Reviews
Very charming town. This city has been extremely discipline and not trying to keep up with neighboring cities to bring big name outsiders and because of it has tons of More
We've lived in McKinney for 8 years. We left California because we knew where it was headed and thankfully ended up in McKinney. We have seen it grow tremendously. We More
I have only spent a few days in Mckinney and surrounding area such as Plano prosper Lucas Frisco and down town Dallas. The reason I and my family visited from New York More
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