Are home prices in Baytown going up or down?
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Short answer
For Baytown, the answer is mostly lower. In 3 of the last 12 months the median sale price was above the same month a year earlier, and in 9 it was below. Closed sales over the same 12 months were 1,499, 13% more than the 1,322 in the 12 months before. Monthly medians are noisy in smaller markets, so read the direction over a year, not one month.
Month by month against a year ago
We compare each of the last 12 months with the same month a year earlier. In Baytown, 3 months were higher, 9 were lower and 0 were unchanged. Closed sales over the same 12 months were 1,499, 13% more than the 1,322 in the 12 months before. Median price per square foot in August was $145, against $142 in the same month a year before. By quarter, the median sale price was $270,000 for 2026-Q3 against $269,450 for 2025-Q3.
What it means for timing
Direction alone does not tell you when to act. A market that is flat in the middle can still be moving in a price band or a subdivision, and a seller and a buyer are usually looking at different bands. Numbers like these describe the whole of Baytown, not one street or one home, and real estate decisions are rarely a straight line. When you are ready to look at timing a purchase or a sale for a specific address or plan, talk to us to find the right option for your circumstances.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Months higher than a year earlier (of 12) | 3 |
| Months lower than a year earlier (of 12) | 9 |
| Closed sales, last 12 months | 1,499 |
| Closed sales, the 12 months before | 1,322 |
| Median sale price, quarter 2025-Q2 | $273,500 |
| Median sale price, quarter 2025-Q3 | $269,450 |
| Median sale price, quarter 2025-Q4 | $265,000 |
| Median sale price, quarter 2026-Q1 | $259,786 |
| Median sale price, quarter 2026-Q2 | $272,000 |
| Median sale price, quarter 2026-Q3 | $270,000 |
Common follow-up questions
Are prices in Baytown falling?
The last 12 months were mostly lower against the year before; the table shows the month counts and quarterly medians.
Can I use this to time the market?
It describes what already happened. It does not predict prices, and no one can promise where they go next.
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