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About Baytown
City in Texas, United StatesBaytown is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, within Harris and Chambers counties. Located in the metropolitan statistical area of Greater Houston, it lies on the northern side of the Galveston Bay complex near the outlets of the San Jacinto River and Buffalo Bayou. It is the sixth-largest city within this metropolitan area and seventh largest community (including The Woodlands CDP). Major highways serving the city include State Highway 99, State Highway 146 and Interstate 10. At the 2020 U.S. census, Baytown had a population of 83,701, and it had an estimated population of 84,324 in 2022.
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How Baytown ranks
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Housing in Baytown
The typical Baytown home is worth about $245,000, down 1% in a year, 18% below the Texas typical home.
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Safety in Baytown
Safety Grade D
Baytown reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 87% report less.
Work & commute in Baytown
Full picture →Most working residents leave Baytown for work: only 18% work in town. The top destinations are Houston (27%), Pasadena (5%) and Deer Park (4%). Half commute less than 18 miles.
Health in Baytown
Health Grade C−
Healthier than 24% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Texas
of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 15 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Baytown
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 73% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Baytown
Full climate →Baytown has warm winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 91°, a January night drops to 44°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Schools in Baytown
All Baytown schools →School Grade B-
The public schools Baytown’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 53% of Texas’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 TX. Ratings are from neighbors.
Baytown is a college town
Colleges →of Baytown’s residents are enrolled in college. Lee College has about 6,817 students on campus.
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