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Freeport vs Bellmead

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

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Freeport, TXAn outdoors townTexas · 10,621 people
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Bellmead, TXHomes around $158KTexas · 10,566 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.

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

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

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

Left end = #1 in Texas. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Freeport’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.

Freeport$970/mo
Typical home $163K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.87% · or rent about $1,176/mo · Housing →
Bellmead$970/mo
Typical home $158K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.10% · or rent about $1,107/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
FreeportBellmead
Snow a year0″1″
January low46°F36°F
July high92°F97°F
Growing season (days)338d245d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)38th4th
Outdoors & history
FreeportBellmead
Trails3 mi1 mi
Conserved land12.7%0.5%
Settled1912—
Community
FreeportBellmead
Library hours a week39 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.

FreeportTXBellmeadTX
Freeport ↔ Bellmead211 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.

FreeportBellmead
People
Population 10,621Highest 10,566Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -11.2%Lowest TX: +15.9% +6%Highest TX: +15.9%
Median age 34.5±2.6Lowest 3% below TX 36.1±4.7Highest about the TX average
Bellmead and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 31.5%±5.9Lowest TX: 25% 33%±5.8Highest TX: 25%
Bellmead and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 12.1%±3Lowest TX: 13.4% 14.1%±3.8Highest 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+ 7.2%Lowest TX: 33.8% 13.4%Highest TX: 33.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4%±1.6Highest TX: 6.2% 0.9%±0.9Lowest TX: 6.2%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $61,134±$9kHighest 22% below TX $52,075±$10kLowest 34% 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 $135,900±$27kLowest 52% below TX $155,100±$12kHighest 45% 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 $1,176±$185Highest 16% below TX $1,107±$77Lowest 21% 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 $1,176Lowest 72% below TX $1,710Highest 60% below TX
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 41.2%±14.3Lowest TX: 51.7% 77.4%±10.2Highest TX: 51.7%
Below poverty line 13.7%Lowest TX: 13.8% 24.9%Highest TX: 13.8%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 58.8%Lowest TX: 62.6% 59.8%Highest TX: 62.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1969Lowest 23 yrs older than TX 1984Highest 8 yrs older than TX
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 25 minHighest 5% below TX 23 minLowest 14% below TX
Work from home 2.7%±2.4Lowest TX: 14.4% 3.3%±2.6Highest 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 11%Highest 4.8%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 40.8 miHighest 10.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.24Highest 0.75Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Houston (18%)Waco (40%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BellmeadFew work in Freeport
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 12.7%Highest 0.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 3.3 miHighest 0.6 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Highest 2Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 30.9Lowest 68.4Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #358 of 583 in TX#483 of 583 in TX
School district BRAZOSPORT ISDLA VEGA ISD
High school in town Brazosport H SLa Vega H S
Students per teacherat that high school 11.6Lowest 13.7Highest
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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