Barrett (Station), TX Entrance Sign, 2020
Barrett’s story
137 years in pictures
Census counts: 2,364 in 1960, 5,223 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2020 and 5 maps from 1916 on.
- 1889Barrett is founded
BarrettTX
A town of 3,273, founded in 1889.
Population
3,273
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$190K
Census ACS
Household income
$48K
median
Median age
27.6
years
Jobs based here
66
A commuter town
TownGrade
D
#477 of 640 in TX
Is Barrett a good place to live?
Barrett earns a D, ranked 477th of 640 in Texas, mostly because of health. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 78% of the country. What it does well: its public schools beat 55% of Texas towns on state tests and graduation. 34% of residents live below the poverty line in Barrett, above both the Texas town median (12%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 90% of U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Riley Chambers Park, at 42 acres.
A growing town
Barrett has grown 63% from 2010 to 2020
3,199 counted in 2010 and 5,223 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Barrett grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Barrett is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.9 of 20; 4.9% of households have no car; 0.1% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →HealthBaytown Medical Center LP 7.9 miles awayC−Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listCOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $190K, 2.3 years of the Houston metro’s $82K median household incomeC+Open →Jobs & income$48K median household incomeC+Open →SchoolsBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
ClimateMild winters, 93° summer afternoons–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 27.6; 15% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
Moving to Barrett: who provides what
Barrett is unincorporated, so Harris County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerEntergy Texas13.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterHarris County MUD 50No health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesHarris CountyHarris County provides services here
Register to voteIn personTexas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereHarris County Early Voting ClerkHarris County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jan 2026
ZIP codes77532, 7756277532 98% · 77562 2%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Barrett.
Barrett is healthier than towns with similar incomes, has homes that are cheap against local pay and has milder winter nights than nearly all U.S. towns.
HealthC−
Barrett earns a C− for health
Against the 5,056 U.S. towns with household incomes like Barrett’s, it is healthier than 56%, so that grade isn’t only a matter of income.
Among adults in Barrett, 18% report frequent mental distress. CDC measures, 31 in all: Barrett beats Texas on 2 and trails on 13. In Barrett, 44% of adults sleep under 7 hours, and 16% have diabetes.
22%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
| Barrett | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 20% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 39% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 12% |
31 measures vs. Texas
2 better16 too close to call13 worse
| What stands out | Barrett | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.6% | 6.1% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 76.8% | 74.1% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 24.9% | 16.4% |
Baytown Medical Center LP
7.9 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
33rd
percentile among TX towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
SchoolsB
Barrett earns a B for schools
One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Public schools: Crosby ISD.
55%of TX districts it outscoresBSchool Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrett ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 640 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+
About one in three of Barrett’s working residents commute to Houston
Barrett has 66 jobs for its 1,912 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Barrett’s average trip to work stands at 31 minutes. Just 1% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Jobs in the town fell by 113 from 2013 to 2023, to 66. Half of commuters travel less than 19 miles.
1%work in town
| Barrett | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Barrett1%
Houston37%
Baytown7%
Pasadena3%
Deer Park3%
19 mi
median commute distance
66
jobs based in Barrett
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
OutdoorsC+
Protected land: 1.2% of Barrett
Across 1 park or preserve: 1.5 miles of trail. Barrett’s trail density comes in at 0.2 miles per square mile.
#297for trails in TX
| Barrett | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.2% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
1.2%
conserved · 49 of 4,222 acres
1.5 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Riley Chambers Park | 0.8 mi | 42 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Climate
Expect mild winters and hot summers in Barrett
January nights average 43.9°, milder than in 96% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 92.5°.
Snow almost never falls. In Barrett, the January low is 44°F.
93°summer high
| Barrett | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 44°F | 37°F | 22°F |
| July high | 93°F | 95°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
Winter46–65°
Spring60–79°
Summer74–92°
Fall61–81°
Dec 4
typical first frost
Feb 20
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
93°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C
The biggest natural risk in Barrett is inland flooding, at a high overall level
Compared with three fifths of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Barrett is higher. FEMA puts a third of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 27% to tornadoes. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2024.
60risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesHurricanes
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
HousingCost of living grade C+
The median home in Barrett sells for about $253K
At 2.3 years of the Houston metro’s $82K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 87% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to its C+ for cost of living.
On the market in Barrett: a median 56 days to sell. For households in the town, the share who are owner-occupiers is 83%. Sellers in Barrett got 89.3% of the asking price, typically.
$253Kmedian sale price
Market temperature
56
days on market
89.3%
sale-to-list price
18
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Nearby attractions
All 69 attractions →Daikin Park and 47 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Barrett. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaDaikin Park
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaReliant Stadium
8 mi LandmarkSan Jacinto Monument
20 mi Stadium & arenaToyota Center
22 mi MuseumRothko Chapel
20 mi Stadium & arenaShell Energy StadiumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Daikin Park: Delaywaves, CC BY 3.0 · Reliant Stadium: User eschipul on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0 · San Jacinto Monument: Tijuana Brass at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Toyota Center: Ed Uthman from Houston, TX, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Rothko Chapel: Unknown, Public domain · Shell Energy Stadium: HDFC PR, CC BY-SA 4.0
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Barrett
17pages on Barrett
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Barrett
Lee CollegeCommunity college · Public · Baytown10.2 mi$2,520 in-state tuitionSan Jacinto Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Pasadena14.7 mi$2,490 in-state tuition
College town 17 of every 100 Barrett residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Barrett for work
Where Barrett’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
66jobs based in Barrett
1%of working residents work in town
19 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Barrett
Census-designated place in Texas, United States
Barrett, also named Barrett Station, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Harris County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,223 at the 2020 census. It was founded in 1889 by Harrison Barrett, a formerly enslaved person.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 6.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 43 ft
- Area code
- 281
Questions about Barrett
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Barrett, TX a good place to live?
Barrett grades D overall, better than 11% of U.S. towns and #477 of 640 in Texas. It grades C− for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Barrett, TX expensive?
The typical home is worth about $190,000, 36% below the Texas typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.