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Residential comparison · 13 facts

Baytown, TX vs Deer Park, TX

Compare the housing, tax, cost, income, safety, school, and climate facts that are available for both places. The table shows the numbers without declaring one city universally better.

A household earning $85,000 in Baytown needs about $85,500 in Deer Park to keep the same lifestyle.
Coming from Deer Park, $85,000 of lifestyle costs about $84,500 in Baytown.

A few differences

Baytown vs Deer Park · facet by facet
FacetBaytown, TXDeer Park, TX
Median home price$197,300$264,600
2-bedroom rent$1,300/mo$1,221/mo
Property tax rate1.68%1.68%
State & local income tax0%0%
Sales tax8.2%8.2%
Cost of living index8789
Groceries index9696
Utilities$185/mo$185/mo
Median household income$59,910$100,382
Unemployment rate4%4%
Crime index50/10050/100
School rating5.5/105.5/10
Sunny days / year230 days230 days

Data: Census ACS 2024 · BLS · Tax Foundation 2024 brackets · HUD/Zillow · NOAA 1991–2020 · FEMA NRI · Values are shown as reported; no universal winner is implied.

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Questions & answers
Is Baytown cheaper than Deer Park?
Baytown has the lower day-to-day cost index (87 vs 89 against a national 100). The other differences are shown facet by facet in the table.
What household income in Deer Park equals $85,000 in Baytown?
A household earning $85,000 in Baytown needs about $85,500 in Deer Park to keep the same lifestyle; coming the other way, $85,000 of Deer Park lifestyle costs about $84,500 in Baytown.