Best PlacesHighland Farms, Baytown, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Highland Farms, Baytown, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Highland Farms, Baytown ranks 4,554th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and biking ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Highland Farms, Baytown
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Highland Farms, Baytown's strengths and weaknesses
Where Highland Farms, Baytown ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$842 a month, better than 83% of neighborhoods
Where Highland Farms, Baytown ranks low
- BikingBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Highland Farms, Baytown
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Highland Farms, Baytown home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $63,277, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Highland Farms, Baytown's effective rate of 1.16%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Highland Farms, Baytown
Highland Farms, Baytown runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Highland Farms, Baytown.
Who works in Highland Farms, Baytown, and how
Work in Highland Farms, Baytown centers on education and manufacturing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Highland Farms, Baytown
Highland Farms, Baytown has more restaurants and bars per resident than 93% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 91% of neighborhoods. The coast is about 16 minutes away. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Highland Farms, Baytown and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Highland Farms, Baytown, month by month
Highland Farms, Baytown sees roughly 134 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 48. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 55° | 48° |
| April | 79° | 71° | 63° |
| July | 93° | 84° | 78° |
| October | 82° | 73° | 66° |
Flying in and out of Highland Farms, Baytown
William P Hobby sits about 21 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 6.8 million passengers in 2025, with 101 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Highland Farms, Baytown
Schools across Highland Farms, Baytown average a B, better than 72% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Alamo ElB− · 41% proficient
- Victoria Walker ElC+ · 39% proficient
- Banuelos ElC · 31% proficient
Top middle schools
- Highlands J HB · 43% proficient
- Gentry J HB− · 42% proficient
Top high schools
- Impact Early College H SA− · 62% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Highland Farms, Baytown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Highland Farms, Baytown measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Highland Farms, Baytown against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Highland Farms, Baytown
Is Highland Farms, Baytown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Highland Farms, Baytown ranks 4,554th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a stable housing market, quiet, and state finances, and lowest on biking and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Highland Farms, Baytown expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $193,008. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $63,277 median income, cost of living beats 45% of neighborhoods.
Is Highland Farms, Baytown safe?
Highland Farms, Baytown is safer than 21% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $825 per resident a year.
Compare Highland Farms, Baytown with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Highland Farms, Baytown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Highland Farms, Baytown represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Highland Farms, Baytown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Highland Farms, Baytown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Highland Farms, Baytown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Highland Farms, Baytown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Highland Farms, Baytown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Highland Farms, Baytown detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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