Bay City USDA Loan Rates, Closing Costs & Stats

Bay City, TX

USDA loans are zero-downpayment loans targeted towards lower-income households in rural areas. They can be made directly by the US Department of Agriculture or through a participating lender-- and they typically to borrowers with credit scores over 640. They can have subsidized rates, making them very competitive in terms of cost, but they have more stringent standards on who is eligible as well as specific covenants such as only being available in rural areas and limits on home size.

Bay City's 1 lenders originated 1 USDA loans during 2023. The total origination value was $135,000, with an average USDA loan value of $135,000.

Bay City USDA Loans, 30 Year Fixed Rates

30 Year USDA mortgages in Bay City averaged 6.3% for the week of 2024-12-13, compared to the national average (all USDA variants) of 6.303% for the same period.

Bay City's average USDA mortgage closing costs are $5,842.

The average rate for the prior week (2024-12-06) was 6.44% and one month ago for the week of 2024-11-08, the average rate was 6.46%.

The average rate one year ago was 6.82%.

For refis of the same type during the week of 2024-12-13, the average rate was 6.1%.

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Bay City USDA Loan Lenders by Rates & Fees

The below table looks at the average fees/closing costs and rates for USDA 30 Year Fixed Rate (purchase, first lien) mortgages originated by each lender at the Bay City level.

Name # of Loans 2023 Avg. 30yFix Rate 2023 Avg. Closing Costs
Gateway First Bank 1 6.25% $3,821

The lowest fee Bay City USDA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are .

The lowest rate Bay City USDA lenders (with over 10 loans originated) are .


Market Conditions (Median, Average Prices & Listing Count)

Realtor.com - Bay City (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Price (YoY Change) Average Listing Price (YoY) MSA/US Median Price Ratio Active Listings
2018-01-01 $219,725 (2.2%) $243,752 (3.3%) 0.00 259
2018-02-01 $219,975 (-2.1%) $248,016 (3.0%) 0.00 267
2018-03-01 $227,000 (4.9%) $246,793 (3.0%) 0.00 273
2018-04-01 $229,550 (14.8%) $244,880 (4.7%) 0.00 270
2018-05-01 $229,838 (15.4%) $246,973 (7.9%) 0.00 282
2018-06-01 $229,900 (15.5%) $250,808 (10.5%) 0.00 297
2018-07-01 $232,909 (6.8%) $254,874 (8.6%) 0.00 318
2018-08-01 $229,450 (6.7%) $253,626 (8.7%) 0.00 330
2018-09-01 $231,066 (5.3%) $254,006 (8.5%) 0.00 318
2018-10-01 $227,000 (3.3%) $248,717 (4.1%) 0.00 314
2018-11-01 $220,000 (0.2%) $243,284 (0.4%) 0.00 317
2018-12-01 $219,900 (-2.2%) $243,756 (-1.0%) 0.00 316
2019-01-01 $219,950 (0.1%) $241,384 (-1.0%) 0.00 295
2019-02-01 $218,123 (-0.8%) $236,214 (-4.8%) 0.00 305
2019-03-01 $217,036 (-4.4%) $236,679 (-4.1%) 0.00 311
2019-04-01 $215,375 (-6.2%) $236,753 (-3.3%) 0.00 326
2019-05-01 $214,502 (-6.7%) $237,145 (-4.0%) 0.00 326
2019-06-01 $212,212 (-7.7%) $238,490 (-4.9%) 0.00 319
2019-07-01 $214,639 (-7.8%) $245,040 (-3.9%) 0.00 324
2019-08-01 $219,545 (-4.3%) $245,564 (-3.2%) 0.00 307
2019-09-01 $222,614 (-3.7%) $246,009 (-3.2%) 0.00 296
2019-10-01 $224,975 (-0.9%) $246,359 (-1.0%) 0.00 283
2019-11-01 $209,900 (-4.6%) $241,352 (-0.8%) 0.00 267
2019-12-01 $205,625 (-6.5%) $236,656 (-2.9%) 0.00 258
2020-01-01 $205,625 (-6.5%) $235,682 (-2.4%) 0.00 235
2020-02-01 $209,000 (-4.2%) $237,959 (0.7%) 0.00 235
2020-03-01 $214,950 (-1.0%) $269,856 (14.0%) 0.00 248
2020-04-01 $205,000 (-4.8%) $264,483 (11.7%) 0.00 247
2020-05-01 $210,000 (-2.1%) $266,279 (12.3%) 0.00 233
2020-06-01 $214,175 (0.9%) $270,724 (13.5%) 0.00 221
2020-07-01 $213,500 (-0.5%) $262,611 (7.2%) 0.00 203
2020-08-01 $210,000 (-4.4%) $250,599 (2.1%) 0.00 180
2020-09-01 $211,000 (-5.2%) $247,241 (0.5%) 0.00 168
2020-10-01 $210,000 (-6.7%) $258,851 (5.1%) 0.00 177
2020-11-01 $216,500 (3.1%) $266,502 (10.4%) 0.00 181
2020-12-01 $215,000 (4.6%) $267,490 (13.0%) 0.00 170
2021-01-01 $215,000 (4.6%) $265,359 (12.6%) 0.00 147
2021-02-01 $209,600 (0.3%) $270,756 (13.8%) 0.00 138
2021-03-01 $211,500 (-1.6%) $308,644 (14.4%) 0.00 127
2021-04-01 $216,000 (5.4%) $310,846 (17.5%) 0.00 122
2021-05-01 $225,000 (7.1%) $331,832 (24.6%) 0.00 116
2021-06-01 $246,250 (15.0%) $342,335 (26.5%) 0.00 110
2021-07-01 $264,681 (24.0%) $340,740 (29.8%) 0.00 111
2021-08-01 $259,000 (23.3%) $330,918 (32.1%) 0.00 116
2021-09-01 $246,006 (16.6%) $283,883 (14.8%) 0.00 108
2021-10-01 $249,500 (18.8%) $291,756 (12.7%) 0.00 106
2021-11-01 $235,000 (8.6%) $285,649 (7.2%) 0.00 128
2021-12-01 $232,450 (8.1%) $288,473 (7.8%) 0.00 145
2022-01-01 $229,500 (6.7%) $298,722 (12.6%) 0.00 136
2022-02-01 $226,750 (8.2%) $304,067 (12.3%) 0.00 132
2022-03-01 $214,700 (1.5%) $317,451 (2.9%) 0.00 129
2022-04-01 $255,250 (18.2%) $369,987 (19.0%) 0.00 143
2022-05-01 $273,750 (21.7%) $375,652 (13.2%) 0.00 157
2022-06-01 $261,525 (6.2%) $369,601 (8.0%) 0.00 164
2022-07-01 $275,000 (3.9%) $354,303 (4.0%) 0.00 188
2022-08-01 $279,870 (8.1%) $341,426 (3.2%) 0.00 203
2022-09-01 $270,120 (9.8%) $315,627 (11.2%) 0.00 199
2022-10-01 $250,000 (0.2%) $327,657 (12.3%) 0.00 168
2022-11-01 $250,000 (6.4%) $325,539 (14.0%) 0.00 177
2022-12-01 $249,990 (7.6%) $322,440 (11.8%) 0.00 193
2023-01-01 $247,990 (8.1%) $320,995 (7.5%) 0.00 188
2023-02-01 $247,490 (9.2%) $314,462 (3.4%) 0.00 198
2023-03-01 $249,998 (16.4%) $320,477 (1.0%) 0.00 190
2023-04-01 $255,000 (-0.1%) $321,616 (-13.1%) 0.00 190
2023-05-01 $275,000 (0.5%) $331,670 (-11.7%) 0.00 205
2023-06-01 $276,463 (5.7%) $338,445 (-8.4%) 0.00 215
2023-07-01 $289,000 (5.1%) $347,118 (-2.0%) 0.00 224
2023-08-01 $283,475 (1.3%) $343,762 (0.7%) 0.00 226
2023-09-01 $299,900 (11.0%) $350,059 (10.9%) 0.00 232
2023-10-01 $287,495 (15.0%) $348,466 (6.4%) 0.00 227
2023-11-01 $289,500 (15.8%) $351,510 (8.0%) 0.00 231
2023-12-01 $285,919 (14.4%) $352,647 (9.4%) 0.00 228
2024-01-01 $297,000 (19.8%) $354,953 (10.6%) 0.00 212
2024-02-01 $299,044 (20.8%) $356,089 (13.2%) 0.00 218
2024-03-01 $299,900 (20.0%) $351,655 (9.7%) 0.00 234
2024-04-01 $299,697 (17.5%) $359,910 (11.9%) 0.00 238
2024-05-01 $312,466 (13.6%) $365,007 (10.1%) 0.00 253
2024-06-01 $319,000 (15.4%) $372,934 (10.2%) 0.00 265
2024-07-01 $323,925 (12.1%) $373,339 (7.6%) 0.00 261
2024-08-01 $325,000 (14.7%) $375,378 (9.2%) 0.00 247
2024-09-01 $325,000 (8.4%) $379,270 (8.3%) 0.00 241
2024-10-01 $325,000 (13.1%) $379,242 (8.8%) 0.00 238
2024-11-01 $329,000 (13.6%) $380,084 (8.1%) 0.00 226
Bay City's median listing price for 2024-11-01 was $329,000, a difference of $39,500 (13.6%) versus the prior year and $4,000 versus the prior month.

Bay City's median listing price comes in at 0% of the national average.

Bay City's average listing price for 2024-11-01 was $380,084, a difference of $28,574 (8.1%) versus the prior year and $842 versus the prior month.

For the 2024-11-01 period, Bay City had 226 MLS listings, a difference of -12 listings (-5%) versus the prior month and -5 listings (-2%) versus the prior year.

Median Listing Time on Market & Square Footage

Realtor.com - Bay City (CBSA) retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Date Median Listing Time on Market Median Square Footage
2018-01-01 0 days 1,495 sqft
2018-02-01 0 days 1,489 sqft
2018-03-01 0 days 1,490 sqft
2018-04-01 0 days 1,494 sqft
2018-05-01 0 days 1,512 sqft
2018-06-01 0 days 1,536 sqft
2018-07-01 0 days 1,584 sqft
2018-08-01 0 days 1,620 sqft
2018-09-01 0 days 1,622 sqft
2018-10-01 0 days 1,600 sqft
2018-11-01 0 days 1,607 sqft
2018-12-01 0 days 1,624 sqft
2019-01-01 0 days 1,597 sqft
2019-02-01 0 days 1,560 sqft
2019-03-01 0 days 1,540 sqft
2019-04-01 0 days 1,512 sqft
2019-05-01 0 days 1,508 sqft
2019-06-01 0 days 1,512 sqft
2019-07-01 0 days 1,526 sqft
2019-08-01 0 days 1,551 sqft
2019-09-01 0 days 1,573 sqft
2019-10-01 0 days 1,592 sqft
2019-11-01 0 days 1,620 sqft
2019-12-01 0 days 1,591 sqft
2020-01-01 0 days 1,589 sqft
2020-02-01 0 days 1,577 sqft
2020-03-01 0 days 1,575 sqft
2020-04-01 0 days 1,572 sqft
2020-05-01 0 days 1,568 sqft
2020-06-01 0 days 1,571 sqft
2020-07-01 0 days 1,559 sqft
2020-08-01 0 days 1,619 sqft
2020-09-01 0 days 1,585 sqft
2020-10-01 0 days 1,601 sqft
2020-11-01 0 days 1,623 sqft
2020-12-01 0 days 1,610 sqft
2021-01-01 0 days 1,599 sqft
2021-02-01 0 days 1,556 sqft
2021-03-01 0 days 1,558 sqft
2021-04-01 0 days 1,543 sqft
2021-05-01 0 days 1,549 sqft
2021-06-01 0 days 1,555 sqft
2021-07-01 0 days 1,537 sqft
2021-08-01 0 days 1,605 sqft
2021-09-01 0 days 1,569 sqft
2021-10-01 0 days 1,525 sqft
2021-11-01 0 days 1,467 sqft
2021-12-01 0 days 1,449 sqft
2022-01-01 0 days 1,492 sqft
2022-02-01 0 days 1,528 sqft
2022-03-01 0 days 1,462 sqft
2022-04-01 0 days 1,511 sqft
2022-05-01 0 days 1,560 sqft
2022-06-01 0 days 1,549 sqft
2022-07-01 0 days 1,579 sqft
2022-08-01 0 days 1,607 sqft
2022-09-01 0 days 1,621 sqft
2022-10-01 0 days 1,656 sqft
2022-11-01 0 days 1,624 sqft
2022-12-01 0 days 1,616 sqft
2023-01-01 0 days 1,618 sqft
2023-02-01 0 days 1,609 sqft
2023-03-01 0 days 1,608 sqft
2023-04-01 0 days 1,607 sqft
2023-05-01 0 days 1,581 sqft
2023-06-01 0 days 1,585 sqft
2023-07-01 0 days 1,624 sqft
2023-08-01 0 days 1,586 sqft
2023-09-01 0 days 1,630 sqft
2023-10-01 0 days 1,612 sqft
2023-11-01 0 days 1,618 sqft
2023-12-01 0 days 1,660 sqft
2024-01-01 0 days 1,632 sqft
2024-02-01 0 days 1,678 sqft
2024-03-01 0 days 1,675 sqft
2024-04-01 0 days 1,646 sqft
2024-05-01 0 days 1,646 sqft
2024-06-01 0 days 1,664 sqft
2024-07-01 0 days 1,698 sqft
2024-08-01 0 days 1,706 sqft
2024-09-01 0 days 1,748 sqft
2024-10-01 0 days 1,722 sqft
2024-11-01 0 days 1,674 sqft
Bay City's median listing age (time on market) for 2024-11-01 was 0 days.

Bay City's median square footage for active listings during the 2024-11-01 period was 1,674 sqft. One year prior, the average listing was 1,618 sqft.