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Baytown is a mid-size city of 85,205 people in Harris County, Texas. It's about 25 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 63°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $197k and rent runs about $1k a month.
85,205people
$197kTypical home
$1,307/moRent
92° / 63°Summer / winter
0"Snow
252Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 85,205
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,104 people per sq mi
- 25 mi to Houston, TX
- 25 mi to Houston, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $197k (≈$1,244/mo)
- Median rent $1,307/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 63°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 252 sunny days a year (118 totally clear)
- 113 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (402 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,375 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 37% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to HOU airport
- 20 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 61% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 36 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 91 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 31 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,133 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 177 bars within 25 mi
- 380 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 21 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 27 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Texas districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Harris County: D+5 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk