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Cleveland vs Freeport

98 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (2.5× in Cleveland) and trails (5.5× in Freeport).

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Cleveland, TXHomes around $233KTexas · 8,984 people

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Freeport, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 10,621 people

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.

ClevelandHomes around $233K

Housing$233K typical home22% below the TX typical home Health95% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates Work5,743 jobsbased in Cleveland, a regional job hub All about Cleveland →

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.

Property tax bill2.5×

Tax bills are bigger in Cleveland

Cleveland $2,929Freeport $1,176

Freeport has more miles of trail

Freeport 3.3 miCleveland 0.6 mi

Average commute12 min

Freeport has the shorter commute

Cleveland 37 minFreeport 25 min

Growth since 2010+8.5 pts

Cleveland has grown faster since 2010

Cleveland -2.7%Freeport -11.2%

Conserved land+10.8 pts

Freeport has more conserved land

Freeport 12.7%Cleveland 1.9%

Typical home built15 yrs

Freeport’s homes are older

Cleveland 1984Freeport 1969

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $570 more a month in Cleveland

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.

Down paymentRate%

Cleveland$1,540/mo

Typical home $233K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.68% · or rent about $930/mo · Housing →

Freeport$970/mo

Typical home $163K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.87% · or rent about $1,176/mo · Housing →

The difference: $570 a month, about $6,800 a year, between Cleveland and Freeport.

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.

Report cards

Freeport places higher on 12 of 20 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

–ClevelandNot graded C−FreeportSafer than 21% of U.S. towns

Schools

C−ClevelandBetter than 16% of districts in the state B−FreeportBetter than 51% of districts in the state

Health

DClevelandHealthier than 5% of U.S. towns DFreeportHealthier than 12% of U.S. towns

8Cleveland

12Freeport

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most new homesHousing · 535 towns #98#451 Most remote workersWork · 624 towns #246#550 Most conserved landOutdoors · 572 towns #301#45 Shortest commuteGetting around · 653 towns #615#330 Lowest property taxCost of living · 647 towns #304#34 Lowest depressionHealth · 652 towns #383#148 Fewest smokersHealth · 652 towns #609#381 Closest to a top hospitalHealth · 632 towns #439#222

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

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

ClevelandFreeport

Snow a year0″0″

January low39°F 46°F

July high91°F 92°F

Growing season (days)259d 338d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)50th 38th

Outdoors & history

ClevelandFreeport

Trails1 mi 3 mi

Conserved land1.9%12.7%

Settled1935 1912

Community

ClevelandFreeport

Library hours a week55 hrs 39 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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

98 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ClevelandTX FreeportTX

Cleveland ↔ Freeport98 miles apart

Everything, side by side

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.

Only big differences vs Texas average

ClevelandFreeport

People

Population 8,984Lowest 10,621Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -2.7%Highest TX: +15.9% -11.2%Lowest TX: +15.9%

Median age 33.7±4.1Lowest 5% below TX 34.5±2.6Highest 3% below TX

Freeport and Cleveland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 27.9%±6Lowest TX: 25% 31.5%±5.9Highest TX: 25%

Freeport and Cleveland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 12.6%±2.9Highest TX: 13.4% 12.1%±3Lowest TX: 13.4%

Cleveland and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 9.7%Highest TX: 33.8% 7.2%Lowest TX: 33.8%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 3%±1.7Lowest TX: 6.2% 4%±1.6Highest TX: 6.2%

Freeport and Cleveland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $54,519±$16kLowest 31% below TX $61,134±$9kHighest 22% below TX

Freeport and Cleveland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $174,400±$24kHighest 39% below TX $135,900±$27kLowest 52% below TX

Cleveland and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Rentmedian gross, monthly $930±$199Lowest 34% below TX $1,176±$185Highest 16% below TX

Freeport and Cleveland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,929Highest 31% below TX $1,176Lowest 72% below TX

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 47.8%±10.9Highest TX: 51.7% 41.2%±14.3Lowest TX: 51.7%

Cleveland and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 19.2%Highest TX: 13.8% 13.7%Lowest TX: 13.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 62.9%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 37 minHighest 38% above TX 25 minLowest 5% below TX

Work from home 10.7%±6.7Highest TX: 14.4% 2.7%±2.4Lowest TX: 14.4%

Cleveland and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 14.3%Highest 11%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 39.8 miLowest 40.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.61Lowest 2.24Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Houston (27%)Houston (18%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in FreeportFew work in Cleveland

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 1.9%Lowest 12.7%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.6 miLowest 3.3 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 miLowest 0.2 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 3Lowest 6Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 35.1Highest 30.9Lowest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #484 of 583 in TX #358 of 583 in TX

School district CLEVELAND ISDBRAZOSPORT ISD

High school in town Cleveland H SBrazosport H S

Students per teacherat that high school 17.5Highest 11.6Lowest

Texas average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

Cleveland neighborsTown Square →

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Bordering Cleveland

North Cleveland376 people · $204K homes

Towns like Cleveland

Hondo8,713 people · $228K homes

Jacinto City9,432 people · $156K homes

Bellmead10,566 people · $155K homes

Liberty8,650 people · $175K homes

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.