Bay City, Texas

About Bay City

Set in the southeastern part of Texas, Bay City is a close-knit town, home to 17,471 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Bay City is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 9.27 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,885 residents per square mile.

📰 Bay City News Today

• Area Roundup: volleyball teams open season with strong starts The Bay City Tribune · Aug 18
• Wharton Boys Varsity Soccer @ Bay City MaxPreps · Aug 17
• John B. Jones left a complicated Texas legacy The Bay City Tribune · Aug 18
• Scott Lee Peden Obituary Aug 7, 2026 Taylor Bros. Funeral Home · Aug 12
• Air Liquide to invest over 200M USD to support chemical manufacturing expansion in Texas Air Liquide · Jul 9

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Bay City Unique

• Positioned in southeastern Texas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Texas — one of 1,863 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 17,471.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Bay City

• Fat Grass
• K - 2 Steak House — steak house
• La Casona — mexican
• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• 7 Brew Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• 9er's
• Chili's — tex-mex
• Davis Barbecue — barbecue
• Fernandez Taqueria — mexican

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Matagorda County Museum · Museum
• Museum Annex · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Bay City

• Amistad Park reviews ★
• Bay City Community Park reviews ★
• Bay Ridge Park reviews ★
• Butterfly Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Cactus Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Duncan Park reviews ★
• Hardeman Park reviews ★
• Henderson Park reviews ★
• Herb garden · Garden reviews ★
• Highland Park reviews ★
• Hummingbird Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Liberty Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Bay City

• BAY CITY H S
• BAY CITY J H
• CHERRY EL
• ROBERTS EL
• TENIE HOLMES EL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Matagorda Regional Medical Center ★★★★★ (5/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Bay City

🏘️ Nearby Communities