Baytown, TX town hall & government
Baytown spent $156.2 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,853 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Baytown's government.
Where Baytown's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Sales taxes 46%
- Property taxes 38%
- Fees & charges 5%
- Interest, fines & other 5%
- Utility sales 2%
- From other local governments 2%
- From the state 2%
- Other taxes & licenses <1%
Who works for Baytown
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District
Baytown's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Texas districts overall: 51% local, 36% state, 13% federal
- Local 56%
- State 37%
- Federal 7%
Of the $12,516 per pupil, $7,234 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.
Which schools Baytown kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Baytown pay
The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.
Contact Baytown's government
Who represents Baytown
Baytown is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representatives Brian Babin and Dan Crenshaw. Greg Abbott is governor.
Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.