Baytown, TX — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
In ZIP code 77597, near Baytown, the county-level property tax rate is 1.05%. With per-capita income at $42,282, a household earning that amount would owe roughly $443 annually for every $100,000 of home value — so a $200,000 house carries about $2,100 in yearly property taxes. That relationship between earnings and tax owed shapes what buyers here can comfortably carry. Sales tax adds 6.25% on purchases, a cost that runs alongside property taxes rather than replacing them. Together these figures give a clearer picture of the ongoing expense of owning a home in this area.