Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 32/100
F
Median home value$197,300
Houston $298,000
Median rent$1,307/mo
Houston $1,430/mo
Cost-burdened households39%
Houston 35%
Baytown
Harris & Chambers counties85,205 residentsGoose Creek CISD
49
D+
Suburbgrade score
36th of 48 Houston suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by employment & income.
49
Houston median 53
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Baytown is like to live in, by category
Bars show Baytown against Houston. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 60/100
C
Within-state proficiency48th pct
Houston median 66th pct
Student–teacher ratio15.9
Houston median 15.6
Graduation rate92%
Houston median 93%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 64/100
C+
Housing cost index84
Houston 100
Eff. tax rate1.53%
Houston 1.53%
Local sales tax8.25%
Houston median 8.25%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 49/100
D+
Mean commute25.4 min
Houston 29.9 min
Under 30 minutes64%
Houston 51%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Houston median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 62/100
C
Restaurants & cafés34
Houston median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries6
Houston median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks26
Houston median 17 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 25/100
F
Median household income$59,910
Houston $82,168
Unemployment10%
Houston 6.2%
Professional occupations26%
Houston 42%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Baytown on employment & income
Baytown's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbEmploymentOverall
League City21 mi from BaytownB− 60 C Friendswood23 mi from BaytownC+ 63 C+ Atascocita20 mi from BaytownC+ 59 C Deer Park10 mi from BaytownC− 62 C Dickinson22 mi from BaytownD+ 50 D+ La Porte8 mi from BaytownD+ 54 C− Median household income: ACS 2020–24 · Unemployment: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Baytown
Is Baytown, TX a good place to live?
Baytown scores 49 out of 100, 36th of 48 Houston suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on employment & income. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Baytown expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $197,300, 34% below the Houston median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.53%. $1,307/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Baytown?
Schools grade C. The districts serving Baytown sit at the 48th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 92% graduation rate and a 15.9 student–teacher ratio. Baytown is served by Goose Creek CISD. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Baytown?
The mean commute is 25.4 min, with 64% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 5.8% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Baytown?
Within two miles there are 6 groceries, 34 restaurants and cafés and 26 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in Baytown old or new?
The median home in Baytown was built in 1981 — older than the Houston median of 1993. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 61% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.