Harris County, Texas
Baytown Real Estate and Local Guide
Baytown is an industrial port city on Galveston Bay east of Houston, anchored by the ExxonMobil complex and edged by bayfront nature areas Ranked Realty pairs verified local data with the agents who know Baytown best.
About the area
Living in Baytown, TX
Home to the ExxonMobil Baytown complex, one of the largest petrochemical and refining complexes in the world.
The housing market
Homes in Baytown
- About 53% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied.
- Roughly 59% of housing units are single-family detached homes.
- The median home value is about $187,900.
Landmarks and lifestyle
What makes Baytown home
Baytown Nature Center
450-acre peninsula wildlife and bird sanctuary surrounded by Burnet, Crystal, and Scott bays
Fred Hartman Bridge
Cable-stayed bridge over the Houston Ship Channel opened in 1995
Lynchburg Ferry
Long-running free ferry across the Houston Ship Channel
Pirates Bay Water Park
City-run pirate-themed water park with a lazy river, surf area, and slide towers
Eddie V. Gray Wetlands Center
City nature and wetlands education center with a free boat launch
Neighborhoods
Baytown areas to know
Goose Creek
One of three towns that merged in 1948 to form Baytown
Pelly
One of three towns that merged in 1948 to form Baytown
East Baytown
Historic community consolidated into present-day Baytown in 1948
Downtown Arts District
Downtown district with theaters, galleries, and the Baytown Symphony Orchestra
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Local facts on this page are verified against public sources as part of the AppWT local-data project. Data reflects the most recent available figures.