MI area data
Bay Port, MI
Bay Port, MI.
Population: 1,053 (Census ACS)
The median home value in Bay Port, MI is $148,064 — up 6.0% over the past year. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Low, with winterweather, coldwave, strongwind the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 8.0% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$148,064
Median home value
+6.0%
1-year change
Relatively Low
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $148,064
- 1-year appreciation
- +6.0%
- 3-year appreciation
- +13.0%
- 5-year appreciation
- +26.2%
- All-time peak (2026-07)
- $148,064
- House Price Index (state)
- 387.5 (+5.5% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Market activity
- For-sale inventory
- 3
Source: recent area sales and market data (ZIP-level)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 92.0 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 20.0¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $10.90/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards (county)
- winterWeather, coldWave, strongWind
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coldWave: Relatively Moderate · hail: Relatively Low · heatWave: Relatively Low · iceStorm: Relatively Low · inlandFlooding: Relatively Low · lightning: Relatively Low
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 3% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 42.2%
- Radon potential (county)
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 47.0°F
- Average high
- 57.0°F
- Average low
- 37.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 35.6 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 6a (extreme annual low -10 to -5°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 39
- Days with Good air quality
- 209
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 27
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 133
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- Airports within 30 mi
- 7
- Nearest airport
- Sebewaing Township Airport (9 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Hospitals include
- MIZELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, CRENSHAW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, CRENSHAW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.1 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.7 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Migration
- Net migration (county)
- +28 tax filers
Source: IRS county-to-county migration data (county-level, ~12-month lag)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,957
- Housing built before 1970
- 58.4%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 9.7%
- Median annual property tax
- $1,468
- Mean commute to work
- 23 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 54.9%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 9,568
- Average weekly wage
- $931
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 64
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
How it compares
| Bay Port | State median | US median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $148,064 | $246,351 | $289,727 |
| Median annual property tax | $1,468 | $2,175 | $2,006 |
State and US medians are computed across all US ZIP codes with sufficient public-data coverage, from the same sources as the figures above.
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the median home value in Bay Port, MI?
- $148,064.
- What is the natural-hazard risk in Bay Port, MI?
- Overall risk: Relatively Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: winterWeather, coldWave, strongWind.
- What is the wildfire risk in Bay Port, MI?
- Risk to homes is higher than 3% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in Bay Port, MI?
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near Bay Port, MI?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the air quality in Bay Port, MI?
- Good. Median AQI: 39. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in Bay Port, MI?
- Regional Price Parity: 92.0 (100 = US average) (Below Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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