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Freeport is a big small town of 10,621 people in Brazoria County, Texas. It's about 58 miles from Houston, TX. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 64°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $136k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,621people
$136kTypical home
$1,176/moRent
92° / 64°Summer / winter
0"Snow
259Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,621
- Part of a metro area
- About 690 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to Houston, TX
- 58 mi to Houston, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $136k (≈$857/mo)
- Median rent $1,176/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 64°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 75°F)
- 259 sunny days a year (123 totally clear)
- 106 cloudy days a year
- 36 of 90 winter days are gray
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (341 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,252 per 100k)
People
- Median age 35
- 45% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to HOU airport
- 49 mi to HOU (major hub)
- 108 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 10 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 131 mi to a big lake
- 62 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 79 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Texas districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Brazoria County: R+20 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk