Explore Baytown
Baytown
What renting and buying in Baytown looks like right now, from today’s HAR listings. Baytown is an incorporated city in Chambers and Harris counties.
Baytown at a glance
Nearby
- CollegeLee College0.2 mi
- StadiumBaytown Memorial Stadium0.4 mi
- MuseumBaytown Historical Museum0.5 mi
- 3A
- 1B
- 3C
- 2D
- 1F
- School district
- Goose Creek CISD
Live from HAR
Homes in Baytown now
Every home listed with a Baytown address, in a master-planned community or not: older neighborhoods, acreage and the city itself.
Around Baytown
Baytown, its schools and the places around it
Schools within 2 miles of Baytown
| School | Grades | District | 2026 TEA rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashbel Smith El | Elementary · Pre-K to 5 | Goose Creek CISD | F |
| Bob Hope El School-baytown | Elementary · Pre-K to 4 | Bob Hope School | A |
| Carver El | Elementary · K to 5 | Goose Creek CISD | D |
| De Zavala El | Elementary · Pre-K to 5 | Goose Creek CISD | D |
| James Bowie El | Elementary · Pre-K to 5 | Goose Creek CISD | C |
| San Jacinto El | Elementary · Pre-K to 5 | Goose Creek CISD | C |
| Horace Mann J H | Middle · 6 to 8 | Goose Creek CISD | C |
| Impact Early College H S | High · 9 to 12 | Goose Creek CISD | A |
| Lee H S | High · 9 to 12 | Goose Creek CISD | B |
| Stuart Career Tech H S | High · 9 to 12 | Goose Creek CISD | A |
Places you’d know in Baytown
- CollegeLee College0.2 mi
- StadiumBaytown Memorial Stadium0.4 mi
- MuseumBaytown Historical Museum0.5 mi
- HospitalHouston Methodist San Jacinto Alexander Campus2.1 mi
- HospitalHouston Methodist San Jacinto Hospital2.3 mi
- HospitalBMC Freestanding Emergency Department2.4 mi
- ParkAtkinson Island Wildlife Management Area3.7 mi
- ParkW. L. Jenkins Park3.7 mi
- AirportBaytown Airport3.8 mi
- LakeLake Henry Doyle4.4 mi
- CollegeLee College McNair Center4.9 mi
- LakeLynchburg Reservoir6.1 mi
From official public records
Baytown in public figures
Baytown
New homes permitted, January to August 2025182202685down 53% from the same months of 2025Baytown: 85 new homes permitted in 2026 through August, down 53% from the same months of 2025.
Sales tax paid to the city Oct 2025$2,191,873Oct 2026$2,361,606up 8% from Oct 2025Baytown: sales tax paid to the city in October 2026 up 8% from a year earlier.
Harris County
New homes permitted, January to August 202520,327202618,596down 8% from the same months of 2025Harris County: 18,596 new homes permitted in 2026 through August, down 9% from the same months of 2025.
Flood map revisions Flood map revisions (FEMA LOMR)6took effect in the 12 months to 2026-10-12Harris County: 6 flood map revisions (FEMA LOMR) took effect in the 12 months to 2026-10-12.
State highway projects State highway projects under construction or starting soon285Estimated cost of those projects$2,321 millionTxDOT Project Tracker lists each project.
Harris County: 285 state highway projects under construction or starting soon, estimated $2,321 million (as of 2026-10-12).
Greater Houston
Week to 2026-10-12, against the same week last year New listings3,369down 4% from a year earlierPending sales1,531down 22% from a year earlierClosings1,137down 11% from a year earlierGreater Houston, week to 2026-10-12: 3,369 new listings (down 4%), 1,531 pending sales (down 22%), 1,137 closings (down 11%), vs the same week last year.
New homes permitted, January to August 202544,762202639,732down 11% from the same months of 2025Greater Houston: 39,732 new homes permitted in 2026 through August, down 11% from the same months of 2025.
Jobs and unemployment, August 2026 Jobs3,495,300up 1.3% from a year earlierUnemployment rate5.0%up 0.1 points from a year earlierGreater Houston: 3,495,300 jobs in August 2026, up 1.3% from a year earlier; unemployment rate 5.0%.
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