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Property management companies in the Bay City, MI metro area

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for property management companies in the Bay City, MI metro area, set against other metro areas and the U.S.

Groundwork market score

Not scored

The score needs at least 5 listings; this market has 4.

Listings
4
0 chain locations (0%)
Official establishments
3
Businesses with payroll, 2023
Household spending a year
$584M
On rent and homeowner costs · $12,949 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
263
2.6 times the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
0.9
70% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
102,123
−1.6% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4 property management companies in the Bay City metro area. Per 10,000 households, that is 0.9, 70% below the U.S. rate of 3.0.

Household spending on rent and homeowner costs in the Bay City metro area comes to about $584M a year: $12,949 per household, 22% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per company is 2.6 times the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money property management companies take in.

In 2023, official counts showed 3 businesses with payroll in the Bay City metro area classed as residential and commercial property managers. That is one for every 15,034 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

Population estimates put the population change in the Bay City metro area from 2020 to 2025 at −1.6%, against +3.1% for the U.S. With 4 property management companies on map listings, the Bay City metro area isn’t given a market score: the score needs at least 5, since one listing more or less would swing it.

How the Bay City metro area compares

The same measures for Michigan and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.

Property management in Bay City, MI metro area compared with Michigan and the U.S.
MeasureBay City metro areaMichiganU.S.
Listings per 10k households0.92.63.0
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)26397100
Households per official establishment15,0342,9471,638
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+11.4%+11.4%
Population growth, 2020–2025−1.6%+0.6%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$12,949$13,996$16,661
Median household income$61,763$72,875$80,734
Groundwork market scoreNot scored44

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
3
Employees, 2023
8
Annual payroll, 2023
$514K
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
40 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
11The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as residential and commercial property managers in the Bay City metro area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in the Bay City metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
102,123−1.6% since 2020
Households
45,103
Median age
45.0
Homes lived in by their owners
77%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
442 sq. mi.
People per square mile
233
Median household income
$61,763+26.5% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$79,153
Median home value
$152,200
Jobs located here
31,089
Daytime population
93,442Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Property management across Michigan

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The highest-scoring metro areas in Michigan for property management companies, numbered among those based in Michigan, with the Bay City metro area marked.

Top metro areas in Michigan

Metro areas in Michigan ranked for property management companies by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI6591.3176+1.8%#59 of 374
2Battle Creek, MI5971.3180−0.6%#102 of 374
3Saginaw, MI56111.4166−1.1%#122 of 374
4Jackson, MI51132.1116−0.4%#172 of 374
5Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI461383.184+2.8%#224 of 374
6Flint, MI44352.1113−1.1%#233 of 374
7Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI415032.891+0.1%#263 of 374
8Lansing-East Lansing, MI40613.179+1.4%#268 of 374
9Ann Arbor, MI37543.677−0.4%#296 of 374
10Niles, MI36162.597−1.3%#303 of 374
Bay City, MINot scored40.9263−1.6%

Other business types in the Bay City metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many property management companies are in the Bay City, MI metro area?

There are 4 property management companies on map listings in the Bay City metro area as of September 2026. The listings count property management companies. Official counts show 3 businesses with payroll classed as residential and commercial property managers in 2023.

How much do households in the Bay City, MI metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $584M a year, or $12,949 per household. That is 22% below the U.S. average (an index of 78, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 4 property management companies on map listings, housing spending per company is 2.6 times the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money property management companies take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 45,103 households in the Bay City metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Bay City, MI metro area compare with the U.S. for property management companies?

The Bay City metro area has 0.9 property management companies per 10,000 households, 70% below the U.S. rate of 3.0. The index of housing spending per company is 263, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of property management companies to household spending, the Bay City metro area would have about 11, against 4 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 15,034 households, against one for every 1,638 across the U.S.

How fast is the Bay City, MI metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Bay City metro area at 102,123 people in 2025, down 1.6% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 45,103 households. The median household income in the Bay City metro area is $61,763 a year, 23% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 26.5% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Bay City metro area has no market score for property management companies: the score needs at least 5 on map listings, and it has 4.

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