Baytown, TX: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Baytown 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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#9Closest to a top hospital in TX #145Most conserved land in TX #209Fastest growing in TX All TX rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code77520, 77521, 77522

Area code281

Living in Baytown

Housing in Baytown

$245K▼ 1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Baytown home is worth about $245,000, down 1% in a year, 18% below the Texas typical home.

A balanced market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market70

Sale-to-list97.1%

Sold in May58

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Safety in Baytown

D

Safety Grade D

Baytown reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 87% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Baytown 4

Texas 3.5

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Baytown 23.7

Texas 18.1

U.S. 15.5

Natural hazards: HighMostly inland flooding · higher than 73% of U.S. communitiesDetails →

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Health in Baytown

C⁻

Health Grade C−

Healthier than 24% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.

Compared with Texas

1better than TX·10worse

of 26 measures CDC estimates. The other 15 are too close to call.

Conditions 1▲ 3▼ 8 close Habits 1▼ 3 close Care 4▼ 3 close Mind 2▼ 1 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

5.4%Fewer adults who have had cancerTX 6.1% · better 17.4%More older adults who have lost all their teethTX 12.5% · worse

Care nearby

Houston Methodist Baytown HospitalBaytown · 0.7 mi · ER

Legacy Baytown GarthBaytown · 0.7 mi · sliding-scale fees

2 hospitals · 1 health center in Baytown →

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Schools in Baytown

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B⁻

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.

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DistrictGOOSE CREEK CISDSchools30

Stephen F Austin El B-Elementary · Grades K–5 · 792 students Banuelos El B-Elementary · Grades K–5 · 769 students Victoria Walker El BElementary · Grades PK–5 · 763 students Alamo El BElementary · Grades K–5 · 746 students Clark El BElementary · Grades K–5 · 712 students Travis El C+Elementary · Grades K–5 · 709 students

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.

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