Bay City, MI 48708 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 37
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Home Value
$140,307
+6.5% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
37
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.7 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
52 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
35%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
100.2%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
24%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,028/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
47%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$108
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 47% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are up 6.5% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. Listings are 32% below the 2017-19 norm and rising (+51% vs. a year ago): still a tight market.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (37/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (100.2% of list); 35% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 24% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $41k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,137 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Owning and renting a typical home cost about the same per month.
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $108 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. Leaning up: likely −5% to +11% over the next 12 months (74% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
Leaning up
Prices are more likely to rise than fall over the next year. Likely change: −5.3% to +11.0% (80% range; middle estimate +3.9%), chance of a rise 74%, of a 5%+ drop 10%.
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Other ZIP codes in Bay County, MI
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|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor Township, MI 48706 | $194.1K | +6.2% | 39 |
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| Linwood, MI 48634 | $213.2K | +7.8% | 42 |
| Monitor, MI 48631 | $232.6K | +7.4% | 16 |
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