Population
Bay City
32,445
Niles
11,838
Median Income
Bay City
$47,904
Niles
$47,815
Home Value
Bay City
$89,900
Niles
$115,400
Rent
Bay City
$739
Niles
$869
Crime Rate
Bay City
5.64
Niles
4.76
Cost of Living
Bay City
78.4
Niles
81.3
Avg Temp
Bay City
N/A
Niles
N/A
Unemployment
Bay City
6.5%
Niles
11.2%
How Similar Are Bay City & Niles?
Niles is Bay City's #13 most similar city
6 of 10 key metrics match within 10%
Population
Bay City
32,445
Niles
11,838
Bay City (32,445) is about 2.7x larger than Niles (11,838).
Violent Crime
Bay City
5.64
Niles
4.76
Bay City has a 16% higher violent crime than Niles.
Property Crime
Bay City
18.68
Niles
18.76
Both cities have similar property crime — just a 0% difference.
Political Leaning
Bay City
56.7%
Niles
53.2%
Both cities lean Republican with similar vote shares — 6% difference.
Unemployment
Bay City
6.5%
Niles
11.2%
Niles has a 42% higher unemployment than Bay City.
Median Income
Bay City
$47,904
Niles
$47,815
Both cities have similar median income — just a 0% difference.
Home Values
Bay City
$89,900
Niles
$115,400
Niles has a 22% higher home values than Bay City.
Education
Bay City
12.8%
Niles
11.7%
Both cities have similar education — just a 9% difference.
Demographics
Bay City
86.5%
Niles
78.4%
Both cities have similar demographics — just a 9% difference.
Cost of Living
Bay City
78.4
Niles
81.3
Both cities have similar cost of living — just a 4% difference.
6 out of 10 key metrics match within 10%. Bay City and Niles share several key characteristics.
At a Glance
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Niles
Bay City leads in 4 of 8 categories
Cost of Living & Affordability — Bay City leads
Source: City Stats Index / HUDBay City scores 70.5 on the housing index (100 = national avg) vs 81.8 in Niles. Bay City has a fair market rent (2br) of $1,030 vs $1,184 in Niles (13% lower). Niles scores 73.1 on the transportation index (100 = national avg) vs 81.7 in Bay City.
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Housing Market
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSNiles has a vacancy rate of 6.4% compared to 10.0% in Bay City. Niles has a median home value of $115,400 vs $89,900 in Bay City (22% higher). Bay City has a median rent of $739 vs $869 in Niles (15% lower).
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Jobs & Economy — Bay City leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBay City: 16,080 vs Niles: 6,188 for labor force. Bay City has a unemployment rate of 6.5% compared to 11.2% in Niles. Bay City has a work from home of 6.8% compared to 5.1% in Niles.
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Crime & Safety — Niles leads
Source: FBI UCRNiles has a robbery rate (per 1k) of 0.26 compared to 0.34 in Bay City. Bay City has a violent crime clearance of 56.7% compared to 43.6% in Niles. Niles has a assault rate (per 1k) of 3.37 compared to 4.17 in Bay City.
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Weather & Climate
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Schools & Education — Bay City leads
Source: NCES / U.S. Census BureauBay City has a bachelor's degree or higher of 12.8% compared to 11.7% in Niles. Bay City has a high school diploma or higher of 37.7% compared to 35.7% in Niles.
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Bachelor's Degree or Higher
High School Diploma or Higher
Demographics & Community
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBay City has a population of 32,445, about 2.7x the size of Niles (11,838).
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Black
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Asian
Bay City
Niles
Healthcare
Source: CMS Hospital CompareBay City: 5 vs Niles: 3 for with emergency services. Niles: 2.5 vs Bay City: 2.0 for avg cms rating (out of 5).
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Transportation & Commute — Bay City leads
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACSBay City has a public transit of 0.6% compared to 0.3% in Niles. Bay City has a work from home of 6.8% compared to 5.1% in Niles. Bay City has a bicycle of 0.2% compared to 0.2% in Niles.
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