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About Bay
City in Arkansas, United StatesBay is a city in Craighead County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,876 at the 2020 census. It is included in the Jonesboro Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Housing in Bay
The typical Bay home is worth about $143,000, up 6.2% in a year, 37% below the Arkansas typical home.
Only 1 sale in May 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.
Safety in Bay
Safety Grade B
Bay reports less crime per resident than 59% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Schools in Bay
All Bay schools →School Grade C+
The public schools Bay’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 56% of Arkansas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within AR. Ratings are from neighbors.
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