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Metro area · CBSA 13060

Bay City

The Bay City, TX metro area has 36,329 people. Median rent is $999, 20.4% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Matagorda County at $1,226. Of the 5 places we track here, Markham has the lightest rent burden.

Median household income
$58,628
Median home value
$172,900
Unemployment
8.7%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,226
HUD, Matagorda County

Places in this metro

Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.

PlacePopulationRentRent to income
Bay City17,730$1,02522.8%
Palacios4,388$78517.9%
Van Vleck1,763$1,00520.6%
Sargent1,422$1,07821.5%
Markham873$99917.5%
TexasMarkham, TXSargent, TXVan Vleck, TXPalacios, TXBay City, TXBay CityPalaciosVan VleckSargentBay CityPalaciosVan VleckSargent

Nearby metro areas

Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.