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The deadline
The deadline is May 15, or 30 days after your notice if that is later. HCAD had posted no 2027 date as of October 12, 2026.
Baytown property tax protest
Protest your Baytown property taxes for a flat $140.
Texas Property Protest is a flat-fee property tax protest service for Texas homeowners. It is provided by The Ambrose Group, a Houston firm. No contingency. No cut. The price is the same whatever the protest saves.
You're on the list. We'll email you before the 2027 notices go out.
Next, finish your sign-up on The Ambrose Group's sign-up page. If you're not taken there, use the button.
Finish your sign-up- $140 flat.
- A person at your hearing
- A service of The Ambrose Group
Which appraisal district values a Baytown home?
The appraisal district that values a home is the one named on its notice of appraised value. The U.S. Census Bureau's 2020 place-by-county file lists Baytown in both Chambers County and Harris County. The Texas Comptroller lists Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District among the taxing units of the Harris and Chambers county districts (checked October 13, 2026).
This page uses data from the Harris Central Appraisal District (HCAD); if your notice came from another district, that district's rules apply.
Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District says it serves its students in Baytown and Highlands (checked October 13, 2026).
Texas Property Protest is a service of The Ambrose Group, and its team files your protest and goes to the hearing.
Meet the contingency fee
Every win gets a haircut.
How does a flat fee compare with a contingency fee?
Most protest companies work on contingency. They get your value lowered, then they bill you a share of the savings.
- 25% of your savings. That's the low end.
- 40% of your savings. Two of the five firms we checked charge it.
- 50% Half of your first-year savings, at one large Texas firm.
- $140 A year. Whatever the protest saves.
Nobody can promise a reduction, including us. A real protest can save a lot, a little, or nothing. On a cut under about $560, a 25% fee costs less than our $140 a year. On the monthly plan, $180 over 12 months, the line is about $720.
Fees from each company's own website, checked September 30, 2026. Compare the fees, with every source linked.
Who files my protest?
A service of The Ambrose Group.
Texas Property Protest is run by The Ambrose Group, a Houston firm that has been appraising Texas property and protesting its taxes for more than 30 years.
Its team files your protest and goes to your hearing.
Ambrose Tax Consulting, Inc. (DBA The Ambrose Group) is licensed by TDLR to provide property tax consulting services. Daniel M. Ambrose is a licensed senior property tax consultant with TDLR, number 10992. Check it at www.tdlr.texas.gov/LicenseSearch.
We're a private company. We're not part of the Harris Central Appraisal District or any government office.
- 30+ years in Texas real estate
- 45,000 property accounts protested
- 11,693 of them represented in 2026
The flat‑fee protest
What does the flat fee cover?
One flat fee, and a real person shows up for you. One price covers the whole protest. Here's what's in it.
- We file with your appraisal district. Before the deadline, every year.
- We build the case. Comparable sales and the appraisal district's own records.
- A person goes to your hearing. You don't take off work or sit in a waiting room.
- You hear the result from us. We email you, and you get a letter.
- Next spring, we do it again. New value, new protest.
What it costs in Baytown
Texas Property Protest, a service of The Ambrose Group, charges one flat fee in Baytown.
The fee is $140 a year paid upfront, or $15 a month on a 12-month plan ($180 in total), and it renews each year.
Same price in every Texas ZIP code.
It renews each year. Monthly is a 12-month plan: cancel early and the months left on it are still due.
- Pay once Pay yearly $140 a year One payment upfront.
- Pay monthly $15 a month $180 over 12 months.
The 2026 deadline has passed, so this is the list for 2027.
Baytown homes on HCAD's roll
On HCAD's roll, 25,162 single-family homes have a Baytown property address.
| Figure | Value |
|---|---|
| Homes with a Baytown property address Single-family accounts with a 2026 market value above zero; mobile homes, half-duplexes, apartments and businesses are left out. Baytown is the city line of the property address HCAD keeps for each home, not a city limit. | 25,162 |
| Median year built The middle year built among homes with a year on the roll. | 1979 |
| Share with a homestead exemption The home carries HCAD's residential homestead exemption code. | 71 percent |
Source: Harris Central Appraisal District public property data, files dated September 20, 2026; figures are ours, of single-family home accounts.
A few misspelled forms of the city name on the roll, such as Baytwon, are counted with it.
Which districts tax Baytown homes?
School districts
HCAD's roll shows Goose Creek CISD on 99 percent of homes with a Baytown property address. The table shows every school district on the roll.
| School district | Share of homes |
|---|---|
| Goose Creek CISD | 99 percent |
| Deer Park ISD | 1 percent |
City taxing unit
HCAD's taxing-unit file lists the City of Baytown as a taxing unit on 18,150 homes with a Baytown property address, 72 percent.
Taxing units on every home
- Harris County
- Harris County Flood Control District
- Port of Houston Authority
- Harris County Hospital District
- Harris County Department of Education
Units on some homes
| Taxing unit | Homes | Share of homes |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Junior College District | 24,986 | 99 percent |
| Harris County Emergency Services District 75 | 4,715 | 19 percent |
| Harris County Emergency Services District 14 | 2,301 | 9 percent |
| Lake MUD | 1,999 | 8 percent |
| Harris County MUD 213A | 1,779 | 7 percent |
| Spring Meadows MUD | 1,384 | 6 percent |
5 municipal utility districts each appear on 100 or more of the 25,162 homes with a Baytown property address. So do 3 other utility-type districts.
Source: Harris Central Appraisal District public property data, files dated September 20, 2026; figures are ours, of single-family home accounts.
- School district: each home's roll row
- Taxing units: HCAD's taxing-unit file
- Units listed: 5 percent or more
- Left out: fewer than 100 homes
How a protest works with HCAD
How to file
HCAD lists three ways to file:
- Online: iFile through your owner's account
- By mail
- On paper: Form 50-132 (HCAD forms)
The hearing
The appraisal review board sends a hearing notice at least 15 days ahead (Tax Code 41.46(a)). HCAD's 2026 rules have owners check in at the registration desk on the first floor at least 15 minutes early.
Guides for each step
- How to protest in Harris County
- The Harris County protest deadline
- What happens at a protest hearing
- Protest evidence and comparables
- Should I protest my property taxes?
- Missed the protest deadline?
This outline is not legal advice.
Questions, answered straight
What does it cost?
$140 a year paid upfront, or $15 a month, which is $180 over 12 months. It renews each year. The price is the same whatever the protest saves. Monthly is a 12-month plan: cancel early and the months left on it are still due.
What if the protest saves nothing?
You still pay the flat fee. A contingency company would charge nothing that year. That's the trade: a known price instead of a share of every win.
Who files my protest?
The Ambrose Group. Texas Property Protest is a service of The Ambrose Group, and its team files your protest and goes to the hearing.
Do I have to go to the hearing?
No. A person on our team goes for you.
Can I still protest my 2026 value?
Not for 2026. The deadline was May 15, or 30 days after your notice if that came later. Joining the list now gets you in line for 2027.
Baytown questions
Which school districts tax Baytown homes?
HCAD's roll, in files dated September 20, 2026, shows Goose Creek CISD on 99 percent of homes with a Baytown property address. The school district table on this page shows every school district on the roll.
Does a Baytown address mean the City of Baytown?
Not always. HCAD's taxing-unit file, in files dated September 20, 2026, lists the City of Baytown on 18,150 homes with a Baytown property address, 72 percent. An address is not a taxing unit.
What if my notice is from Chambers?
Then its rules apply, not this page's. The U.S. Census Bureau's 2020 place-by-county file lists Baytown in both Chambers County and Harris County (checked October 13, 2026). This page draws no county line.
What does Baytown mean on this page?
Baytown here is the city line of the property address on 25,162 homes in HCAD's roll, in files dated September 20, 2026, not a boundary.
How many Baytown homes does HCAD show?
HCAD's roll, in files dated September 20, 2026, shows 25,162 homes with a Baytown property address, and 71 percent carry HCAD's residential homestead exemption. The neighborhoods with the most homes are codes 2079.03, 1976.03 and 2082.02.
Which taxing units are on Baytown homes?
HCAD's taxing-unit file, in files dated September 20, 2026, lists Lee Junior College District on 99 percent of homes with a Baytown property address. It lists Harris County Emergency Services District 75 on 19 percent and Harris County Emergency Services District 14 on 9 percent.
Source: Harris Central Appraisal District public property data, files dated September 20, 2026; figures are ours, of single-family home accounts.
ZIP codes and neighborhoods on Baytown homes
ZIP codes
HCAD's roll shows ZIP 77521 on 62 percent of homes with a Baytown property address. It shows ZIP 77520 on 36 percent.
| ZIP code | Share of homes |
|---|---|
| 77521 | 62 percent |
| 77520 | 36 percent |
| 77523 | 1 percent |
Also on the roll for homes with a Baytown property address, with no count shown: 77251 and 77562.
Every HCAD neighborhood on Baytown homes
HCAD says a neighborhood is a group of comparable properties (HCAD data definitions), and its roll shows 163 neighborhood codes on homes with a Baytown property address. A home count is shown for the 74 with 100 or more homes, and the HCAD code tells rows with the same name apart.
Showing 12 of 163 neighborhoods.
| HCAD neighborhood name | HCAD code | Homes with a Baytown address |
|---|---|---|
| Springfield Estates 1-12 | 2079.03 | 1,175 |
| Lakewood and Estates and Oaks and others | 1976.03 | 968 |
| Sterling Point Sec. 1-9 | 2082.02 | 846 |
| Highlands Ranch, Goose Creek Landing and others | 2082.00 | 837 |
| Gwennette Courts | 2048.00 | 776 |
| Meadow Lake Sec. 1-7 | 1989.00 | 754 |
| Bay River Colony Sec. 1-10 and others | 2080.00 | 569 |
| Eastpoint Sec. 1-4 | 2078.00 | 565 |
| Glen Arbor/Creekwood | 2005.00 | 545 |
| West Meadows Sec. 1,2,3,4 | 2083.00 | 529 |
| Britton Cravens | 1981.00 | 507 |
| Hunters Creek Sec. 1-8 | 1994.01 | 507 |
| Chaparral Village #1 and #4 | 1973.00 | 505 |
| Eva Maud Area | 2038.00 | 469 |
| Goose Creek Reserve Sec's 1A,1B,2A,2,3-5 | 2007.08 | 413 |
| Morrell Park | 2062.00 | 413 |
| Quail Hollow #1-4 | 2021.00 | 397 |
| Wynnewood/Harper | 2050.00 | 376 |
| East Baytown Annex PT. #3,4 | 1980.00 | 374 |
| Plumwood #3 | 2056.00 | 368 |
| Harlem | 1971.00 | 326 |
| Country Club Oaks #1,2,3 | 2007.00 | 324 |
| Craigmont Place/Ponderosa Woods | 2006.00 | 317 |
| Mixed Com/Res | 2069.00 | 317 |
| Milby Dale | 2055.00 | 298 |
| Country Club Manor Sec. 1,2,3,4 | 2003.04 | 292 |
| Whispering Pines #1-4 | 1994.00 | 270 |
| Allenbrook | 2002.00 | 250 |
| Cedar Bayou Estates | 2069.02 | 236 |
| Fair Park | 1974.00 | 232 |
| Mixed Com/Res | 2066.09 | 231 |
| Leavins PT.BLKS #1,4/Pruett/Martin/Crepe M | 2017.00 | 228 |
| Roten and Pringle | 2035.00 | 225 |
| Glen Meadow #1,2,3 | 1975.00 | 222 |
| Country Club Oaks 6, 9-12,14-16 | 2018.00 | 219 |
| Allen | 2049.00 | 212 |
| Evergreen Fairways | 2007.07 | 209 |
| Preston Place Sec. 1,3 | 2078.04 | 209 |
| Graywood #1,2 | 2011.00 | 207 |
| Mixed Com/Res | 2067.00 | 193 |
| Kings Bend | 1995.00 | 187 |
| Country Club Cove Sec. 1 | 2003.03 | 185 |
| Woodlawn/Wilburn Bros | 2008.00 | 179 |
| Decker Terrace | 2013.00 | 173 |
| Ginger Creek | 2046.00 | 173 |
| Cedar Bayou Park | 2045.00 | 164 |
| Briarcreek #1,2,4 (of Baytown) | 2067.01 | 163 |
| Air Hart | 1987.00 | 162 |
| Burnet Fields Sec. 1-3 | 2082.01 | 158 |
| Oakland Estates/Others | 1891.00 | 157 |
| Pelly Area | 2025.00 | 155 |
| Middletown Area | 2016.00 | 154 |
| Highland Farms N. Side/E. End | 2067.08 | 148 |
| Central Heights | 1986.00 | 147 |
| Hunters Ridge Sec. 1,2 | 2071.03 | 147 |
| Bayrook Place Sec. 1 | 1973.02 | 146 |
| Rollingbrook Estates Sec. 1-2 | 2004.02 | 143 |
| Danubina Acres | 2053.00 | 141 |
| Jones Addition | 2014.00 | 139 |
| Mixed Comm/Res | 2066.00 | 128 |
| Wheatley Acres Area | 2024.00 | 127 |
| Crockett Park and Amend | 1973.04 | 124 |
| Wooster Crossing Sec. 2-4 | 2081.00 | 123 |
| Brownwood/Wooster | 1979.00 | 122 |
| Hill Terrrace | 2036.00 | 121 |
| Red Cedar/Final Plat | 2069.08 | 119 |
| Crepe Myrtle/PT. Pruett | 1968.00 | 116 |
| Pruett 2 | 2012.00 | 116 |
| Lee Heights | 1984.00 | 112 |
| Kountry Klub Village | 2071.00 | 112 |
| Roseland Oaks | 2052.00 | 107 |
| Country Club Estates #1 | 2003.01 | 105 |
| Parkwood Place 1,2,3 | 1993.07 | 100 |
| Mixed Com/Res | 2068.00 | 100 |
| Abst 65 W Scott and Cedar Cove Sec. 1,2 | 2069.07 | No count shown |
| Abst 69 C Smith PT | 2070.06 | No count shown |
| Abst 69 C Smith PT and others | 2070.02 | No count shown |
| Abst. 719 J.W. Singleton | 1969.00 | No count shown |
| Apache Meadows Sec. 1,2 | 1973.05 | No count shown |
| Bay Creek Sec. 1 | 2085.00 | No count shown |
| Bay Oaks Harbor | 2069.04 | No count shown |
| Bay Villa | 2066.02 | No count shown |
| Bayou Acres | 1991.00 | No count shown |
| Bayou Oaks Estates #1 Replat | 1993.08 | No count shown |
| Bayou Vista Terrace | 1991.01 | No count shown |
| Baytown Heights | 2066.01 | No count shown |
| Brae Meadows | 2066.04 | No count shown |
| Busch and Baker Vista | 1985.00 | No count shown |
| Cary Creek Estates | 1996.01 | No count shown |
| Cary Estates and Ernst | 2067.03 | No count shown |
| Cedar Cove | 2052.01 | No count shown |
| Colony Madrid TH | 1967.00 | No count shown |
| Country Club Gardens #17 | 2003.02 | No count shown |
| Country Club Oaks 6,8 GC | 2007.05 | No count shown |
| Country Club Oaks 7, 8, PT 11 | 2003.00 | No count shown |
| Danubina Court | 2051.00 | No count shown |
| Elena Farms Unit D | 2070.08 | No count shown |
| Elena Fruit and Cotton-Highlands | 2033.02 | No count shown |
| Flemenco | 1998.00 | No count shown |
| Forest Gate | 1993.04 | No count shown |
| Garden Meadow, P and P Ac Homesit | 2070.09 | No count shown |
| Garden Terrace | 2067.04 | No count shown |
| Genny Glen/Casey Cedar Bayou | 2069.05 | No count shown |
| Gilbert Manor | 2044.00 | No count shown |
| Hardin Road, Abst 69 C Smith | 1997.00 | No count shown |
| Harvest Meadow Baytown | 2069.09 | No count shown |
| Harvey Whiting/CF Jones | 2026.00 | No count shown |
| Hasty First | 2068.07 | No count shown |
| Highland Farms | 2068.03 | No count shown |
| Highland Farms | 2071.02 | No count shown |
| Highland Farms South of I-10 | 2067.06 | No count shown |
| Highland Farms/Redberry Hill | 1970.00 | No count shown |
| Highland FMS, Golden/Little | 2067.05 | No count shown |
| Hunters Village | 2068.02 | No count shown |
| Isenhour, Leger | 1988.00 | No count shown |
| James Place TH | 2057.00 | No count shown |
| King Oaks Village | 1996.04 | No count shown |
| Kings Colony | 1965.00 | No count shown |
| La Reforma Tierra Del Oro | 1993.02 | No count shown |
| Lakewood (Waterfront and Canal Lots) | 1977.01 | No count shown |
| Lamar Court/Gray | 2015.00 | No count shown |
| Landmark Estates | 1993.03 | No count shown |
| M/R | 2255.06 | No count shown |
| M/R (N of 225) | 1892.00 | No count shown |
| McGee Place Sec. 1 | 1993.05 | No count shown |
| Meridian Estates | 1973.03 | No count shown |
| Mission Viejo | 1993.01 | No count shown |
| Oakwood Annex | 2023.00 | No count shown |
| Outlawn Terrace | 2037.00 | No count shown |
| Park Place TH | 2022.00 | No count shown |
| Parkridge Bend | 2004.00 | No count shown |
| Pecan Manor | 2069.06 | No count shown |
| Pelly Place Sec. 1 | 2085.10 | No count shown |
| Pelly Place Sec. 2 | 2085.11 | No count shown |
| Pelly Place Sec. 3 | 2085.13 | No count shown |
| Plumwood TH | 2059.00 | No count shown |
| Reflections Patio Homes | 2046.01 | No count shown |
| Ridgewood #1,2 | 2004.01 | No count shown |
| Roberts Place | 2027.02 | No count shown |
| Rollingbrook Estates Sec. 3 | 2004.03 | No count shown |
| Rollingcreek Estates | 2007.06 | No count shown |
| Rossville | 1992.00 | No count shown |
| Scotts Bend Sec. 1 and 3 | 2084.00 | No count shown |
| Scotts Bend Sec. 2 | 2084.02 | No count shown |
| Scotts Bend Sec. 4 | 2084.04 | No count shown |
| Scotts Bend Sec. 5 | 2084.05 | No count shown |
| Shady Hill Villa | 2073.00 | No count shown |
| Southwest Addition | 1983.00 | No count shown |
| Stoofelet/School Courts Area | 1990.00 | No count shown |
| Sunrise Courts/ North Ridge | 2065.00 | No count shown |
| The Park at Independence Bend and Amend 1,2 | 1989.04 | No count shown |
| Tierra Del Oro | 1993.06 | No count shown |
| Timber Ridge | 2043.00 | No count shown |
| Tony's, White HTBRR, Elena Fruit | 2255.14 | No count shown |
| Townhouse Square | 2039.00 | No count shown |
| Trailwood/ Abst 69 C. Smith PT | 1996.00 | No count shown |
| Treasure Cove | 1973.06 | No count shown |
| Vista Village Replat | 2036.01 | No count shown |
| Weickshelmer Court | 2010.00 | No count shown |
| Wellington Park | 2041.00 | No count shown |
| Will Frank Estates/Little Mexico | 2070.05 | No count shown |
| WM. Bloodgood Abst 4 PT. | 2071.01 | No count shown |
| Wooster Terrace | 2042.00 | No count shown |
No neighborhood matches that. Try part of the name.
Source: Harris Central Appraisal District public property data, files dated September 20, 2026; figures are ours, of single-family home accounts.
Names are HCAD's, in readable case. In these 163 names, a few abbreviations are spelled out and the rest stay as HCAD prints them.
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