Bay ViewMI
A town of 164, settled in 1886. A regional job hub with 219 jobs.
Is Bay View a good place to live?
Bay View’s trail density is 2.5 miles per square mile, above both Michigan’s towns (0.3) and U.S. towns (0.4). The biggest park or preserve is Bay View Woods Park, at 20 acres. Bay View has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Bay View stand out
Where Bay View beats most towns.
164 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Bay View: who provides what
Bay View is unincorporated, so Emmet County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bay View.
The median household income in Bay View is higher than in most of Michigan or the rest of the country
100% of Bay View workers work from home. Among residents here, 4.9% live below the poverty line, against 8.9% in Michigan’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. The top destinations are Petoskey (23%), Bear Creek Township (15%) and Traverse City (7%). Half of commuters travel less than 8 miles.
| Bay View | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 100% | 10% | 11% |
| Median household income | $237,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.9% | 8.9% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Bay View stands out in Michigan and nationally: the FEMA risk score there is lower
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 100% of U.S. communities. 48% of Bay View’s expected losses from natural hazards come from cold waves, followed by inland flooding at 40%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Bay View has snowy winters and pleasant summers
The typical July afternoon high in Bay View is 76°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Bay View is
For adults in Bay View, the share who smoke cigarettes is 9.9%. This Michigan town beats the Michigan average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Bay View | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 34% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.9% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 18% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Bay View | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.3% | 15.4% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4.9% | 8.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.5% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Bay View has set aside 4.6% of its land for conservation
In 1 park or preserve, walkers have 1.0 miles of trail.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bay View Woods Park | 0.6 mi | 20 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Bay View
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Bay View
About 0 of every 100 Bay View residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
Every workday, about 219 people come to Bay View for work
Where Bay View’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2021
About Bay View
United States historic place
The Bay View Association of the United Methodist Church, known as Bay View, is an example of two uniquely American community forms: the Methodist camp meeting and the independent Chautauqua. Designed for the first purpose in 1876 as the county's only romantically-planned campground, and adapted for the second from 1885 to 1915, Bay View has remained in continuous operation since its foundation.
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- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
Questions about Bay View
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bay View, MI a good place to live?
Bay View has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.