FreerTX
A town of 2,253. A typical home worth about $76K.
What makes Freer stand out
The 2 things Freer does most differently from other towns.
Freer has shrunk 12.7% since 2010
2,818 people in 2010; 2,253 today.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
Freer’s report card
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Upcoming events
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Freer. Another town gets a different order.
A typical Freer home is worth about $76K
The typical Freer home is worth about $76,000, up 2% in a year, 75% below the Texas typical home.
Typical home value
About one in eight working residents works right in Freer
Most working residents leave Freer for work: only 13% work in town. The top destinations are Corpus Christi (9%), Alice (7%) and Houston (5%). Half commute less than 71 miles.
Where working residents work
Low risk, with cold waves at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 28% of U.S. communities.
Mild winters, hot summers
Freer has warm winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 97°, a January night drops to 45°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
Healthier than 35% of U.S. towns
Freer beats the Texas average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 6.
| What stands out | Freer | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 29.5% | 19.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.8% | 12.5% |
| More adults who get no exercise | 34.8% | 27.8% |
Crime reported in Freer
Freer's reported crime rate is well below Texas's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 4 violent crimes were reported in 2023.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
Freer’s public schools outperform 41% of Texas districts
The public schools Freer’s kids attend trail 59% of Texas’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norman M Thomas El | PK–5 | 361 | B− |
| Lucy Aragon J H | 6–8 | 146 | C+ |
| Freer H S | 9–12 | 202 | C+ |
87% of working residents leave Freer for work
Where Freer’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Freer
City in Texas, United States
Freer is a city in Duval County, Texas, United States. Its population was 2,461 at the 2020 census.
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- Population
- 2,461
- Area
- 4.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 518 ft
- ZIP code
- 78357
- Area code
- 361