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Baytown real estate market overview

  • Average Monthly Rent: $1,020
  • Home Price/Value Percentage Change: 16.2%
  • Median Home Value: $266,000
  • Best Time To Sell a Home: December
  • Affordability Index: 163
  • Days To Sell a House: 58
  • Job Market: Weak
  • Public School Ranking: 28

Location and weather

Baytown is an historic city in Harris County that sits east of Houston and north of Galveston. This city is situated along picturesque waterways, as it's located in the Gulf Coast region of Texas. Baytown offers a large Arts, Culture and Entertainment District (ACE) and over 40 different parks full of hiking trails, boat ramps, and nature centers that make up most of its recreation layout.

The weather here is similar to most Texan cities, with fairly hot summers and frigid, cold winters. While there isn't much snow here, this city is considered cooler than most areas of Texas.

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Population, job market and cost of living

Baytown has a population of 78,992, with a growth rate of 0.77% annually.

The job market has increased by 3.2% over the last year. In ten years, job growth is predicted to be 22.3%. Baytown is a major oil refining and petrochemical center, with ExxonMobil taking the lead as one of the largest employers here. Building and construction, energy, materials, metalworking, and transportation and logistics make up almost 40% of the employment in Baytown. Government, industrial machinery, and retail industries support an additional 36% worth of the jobs to the economy here.

Big employers also include the City of Baytown, Port Houston, Borusan Mannesmann and Enterprise Product Partners, L.P. Baytown's strong economy, natural environment and affordable cost of living continue to attract the likes of families and professionals looking to live in a smaller Texan city.

Baytown real estate market details

  • Beach City/Cove
  • Baytown East
  • Decker Dr. Baytown Northwest
  • Baytown Southeast
  • East Point

The average monthly rent in Baytown is $1,020 for an average apartment size of 860 sq. feet.

There has been a 16.2% increase in Baytown's median home value over the last year. As of 2022, the median home value is $266,000.

On average, homes in Baytown sell after 58 days on the market.

The month of December will provide homeowners with the most profitable sale. The month of August will provide homeowners with the fastest sale.

The affordability index in Baytown is 163. This number indicates high affordability in this city.

The top ranked public schools are Impact Early College High School, Clark Elementary, Victoria Walker Elementary, Alamo Elementary, Crockett Elementary, Gentry J H, and Stephen F Austin Elementary. This information is based on data by The US Department of Education, The US Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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