Apartments in Bay City

Bay City:
June Rent Report

Welcome to the June 2025 Bay City Apartment Report. In this assessment of the local rental market, data scientists and rental experts break down the June 2025 key findings and figures for the Bay City rental landscape.

Our experts analyze the pricing trends — one-bedroom, two-bedroom, year-over-year and month-over-month — in Bay City and surrounding areas and provide comparisons to the entire metro area, nearby cities and some of the most desirable and expensive cities in the United States. Take a look at the last 12 months of Bay City average rent prices in the chart below.

June Prices: Bay City vs. Surrounding Areas

Rent Prices in Bay City and Surrounding Areas

Rent prices have increased in Bay City over the last month. But how have the surrounding areas fared when it comes to the recent volatility in apartment prices? Rent prices in 1 of the Bay City suburb increased last month. On the other hand, 0 local areas experienced a decrease in the price of a one-bedroom apartment.

More key findings include:

• Rent increased in Essexville, MI .

• Rents did not decrease in any of the Bay City suburbs.

• 1 suburb is currently priced lower than the city of Bay City.

Data set for Bay City and suburbs

Methodology

Each month, using over 1 million listings across the United States, we calculate the median 1-bedroom and 2-bedroom rent prices by city, state, and nation, and track the month-over-month percent change. To avoid small sample sizes, we restrict the analysis for our reports to cities meeting minimum population and property count thresholds.