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Bellmead vs Freeport

211 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (5.5× in Freeport) and growth since 2010 (+17.2 pts in Bellmead).

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Bellmead, TXHomes around $158KTexas · 10,566 people
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Freeport, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 10,621 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

BellmeadHomes around $158K
Housing$158K typical home47% below the TX typical home Health93% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Outdoors#271 most walkable in TX0.6 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Bellmead →
FreeportAn outdoors town
Outdoors#45 most conserved land in TX3.3 miles of trails across 6 parks and preserves Housing$163K typical home45% below the TX typical home Work8,960 jobsbased in Freeport, a regional job hub All about Freeport →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails5.5×
Freeport has more miles of trail
Freeport 3.3 miBellmead 0.6 mi
Growth since 2010+17.2 pts
Bellmead has grown faster since 2010
Bellmead +6%Freeport -11.2%
Jobs per worker3×
Freeport is more of a job hub
Freeport 2.24Bellmead 0.75
Street grid2.2×
Bellmead has the more walkable street grid
Bellmead 68.4Freeport 30.9
Property tax bill+45%
Tax bills are bigger in Bellmead
Bellmead $1,710Freeport $1,176
Conserved land+12.2 pts
Freeport has more conserved land
Freeport 12.7%Bellmead 0.5%
★ What stands out · Report cards

Freeport places higher on 11 of 21 TX lists

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Texas ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety
DBellmeadSafer than 14% of U.S. towns C−FreeportSafer than 21% of U.S. towns
Schools
CBellmeadBetter than 30% of districts in the state B−FreeportBetter than 51% of districts in the state
Health
DBellmeadHealthier than 7% of U.S. towns DFreeportHealthier than 12% of U.S. towns
10Bellmead
11Freeport

Lists won, of 21 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #488#45 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #476#148 Most walkableOutdoors · 653 towns #271#555 Fastest growingGrowth · 640 towns #361#613 Fewest smokersHealth · 652 towns #581#381 Highest graduation rateSchools · 584 towns #339#499 Best schoolsSchools · 583 towns #483#358 Lowest obesityHealth · 652 towns #463#570

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Bellmead’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs about the same each month

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Bellmead$970/mo
Typical home $158K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.10% · or rent about $1,107/mo · Housing →
Freeport$970/mo
Typical home $163K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.87% · or rent about $1,176/mo · Housing →

Within $50 a month of each other.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
BellmeadFreeport
Snow a year1″0″
January low36°F46°F
July high97°F92°F
Growing season (days)245d338d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)4th38th
Outdoors & history
BellmeadFreeport
Trails1 mi3 mi
Conserved land0.5%12.7%
Settled—1912
Community
BellmeadFreeport
Library hours a week—39 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

211 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

BellmeadTXFreeportTX
Bellmead ↔ Freeport211 miles apart
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What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

BellmeadFreeport
People
Population 10,566Lowest 10,621Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +6%Highest TX: +15.9% -11.2%Lowest TX: +15.9%
Median age 36.1±4.7Highest about the TX average 34.5±2.6Lowest 3% below TX
Bellmead and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 33%±5.8Highest TX: 25% 31.5%±5.9Lowest TX: 25%
Bellmead and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.1%±3.8Highest TX: 13.4% 12.1%±3Lowest TX: 13.4%
Bellmead and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 13.4%Highest TX: 33.8% 7.2%Lowest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0.9%±0.9Lowest TX: 6.2% 4%±1.6Highest TX: 6.2%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $52,075±$10kLowest 34% below TX $61,134±$9kHighest 22% below TX
Freeport and Bellmead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $155,100±$12kHighest 45% below TX $135,900±$27kLowest 52% below TX
Bellmead and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,107±$77Lowest 21% below TX $1,176±$185Highest 16% below TX
Freeport and Bellmead are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $1,710Highest 60% below TX $1,176Lowest 72% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 77.4%±10.2Highest TX: 51.7% 41.2%±14.3Lowest TX: 51.7%
Below poverty line 24.9%Highest TX: 13.8% 13.7%Lowest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 59.8%Highest TX: 62.6% 58.8%Lowest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1984Highest 8 yrs older than TX 1969Lowest 23 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 23 minLowest 14% below TX 25 minHighest 5% below TX
Work from home 3.3%±2.6Highest TX: 14.4% 2.7%±2.4Lowest TX: 14.4%
Bellmead and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 4.8%Lowest 11%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.3 miLowest 40.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.75Lowest 2.24Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Waco (40%)Houston (18%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in FreeportFew work in Bellmead
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0.5%Lowest 12.7%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miLowest 3.3 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 0.2 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Lowest 6Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 68.4Highest 30.9Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #483 of 583 in TX#358 of 583 in TX
School district LA VEGA ISDBRAZOSPORT ISD
High school in town La Vega H SBrazosport H S
Students per teacherat that high school 13.7Highest 11.6Lowest
Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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