Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 29/100
F
Median home value$135,900
Houston $298,000
Median rent$1,176/mo
Houston $1,430/mo
Cost-burdened households26%
Houston 35%
Freeport
Brazoria County10,621 residentsBrazosport ISD
45
D
Suburbgrade score
41st of 48 Houston suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by amenities.
45
Houston median 53
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Freeport is like to live in, by category
Bars show Freeport against Houston. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 64/100
C+
Within-state proficiency63rd pct
Houston median 66th pct
Student–teacher ratio13.1
Houston median 15.6
Graduation rate87%
Houston median 93%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 65/100
C+
Housing cost index75
Houston 100
Eff. tax rate1.45%
Houston 1.53%
Local sales tax8.25%
Houston median 8.25%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 48/100
D+
Mean commute25.3 min
Houston 29.9 min
Under 30 minutes65%
Houston 51%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Houston median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 19/100
F
Restaurants & cafés1
Houston median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries0
Houston median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks8
Houston median 17 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 39/100
D−
Median household income$61,134
Houston $82,168
Unemployment5.7%
Houston 6.2%
Professional occupations19%
Houston 42%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Freeport on amenities
Freeport's weakest grade is F. Three suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Angleton16 mi from FreeportC+ 59 C Lake Jackson9 mi from FreeportC 57 C− Clute6 mi from FreeportF 50 D+ Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Freeport
Is Freeport, TX a good place to live?
Freeport scores 45 out of 100, 41st of 48 Houston suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Freeport expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $135,900, 54% below the Houston median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.45%. $1,176/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Freeport?
Schools grade C+. The districts serving Freeport sit at the 63rd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 87% graduation rate and a 13.1 student–teacher ratio. Freeport is served by Brazosport ISD. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Freeport?
The mean commute is 25.3 min, with 65% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 2.7% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Freeport?
Within two miles there are 0 groceries, 1 restaurants and cafés and 8 parks, which grades F on amenities.
Are the homes in Freeport old or new?
The median home in Freeport was built in 1969 — older than the Houston median of 1993. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 75% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.