Best PlacesFreeport, FL Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Freeport, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Freeport ranks 8,156th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Freeport
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Freeport's strengths and weaknesses
Where Freeport ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- State infrastructureBetter than 99% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 96% of towns
- School gradeA, better than 95% of towns
Where Freeport ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 17% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Freeport
A household needs to earn about $93,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Freeport home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $87,400; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Freeport's effective rate of 0.49%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Freeport
Freeport's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Freeport.
Who works in Freeport, and how
Work in Freeport centers on hospitality & food and construction. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Freeport
Freeport has more restaurants and bars per resident than 71% of towns. The coast is about 21 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of Freeport and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Freeport, month by month
Freeport sees roughly 130 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 64, with lows near 48. The comfortable stretch runs October through April.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64° | 55° | 48° |
| April | 77° | 70° | 63° |
| July | 91° | 84° | 78° |
| October | 83° | 74° | 67° |
Flying in and out of Freeport
The nearest airport, Eglin AFB/Destin-Ft Walton Beach, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, about 240 miles away.
The best schools in and around Freeport
Schools across Freeport average an A, better than 95% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Dune Lakes Elementary SchoolA · 71% proficient
- Mossy Head SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Freeport Elementary SchoolB+ · 54% proficient
Top middle schools
- Emerald Coast Middle SchoolA · 67% proficient
- Freeport Middle SchoolA− · 58% proficient
Top high schools
- South Walton High SchoolA · 73% proficient
- Freeport Senior High SchoolA− · 64% proficient
- Walton High SchoolB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Freeport school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Freeport measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Freeport against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Freeport
Is Freeport a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Freeport ranks 8,156th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, state infrastructure, and low crime, and lowest on disaster risk and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Freeport expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $371,688. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $87,400 median income, cost of living beats 76% of towns.
Is Freeport safe?
Yes, Freeport is safer than 97% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $95 per resident a year.
Compare Freeport with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Freeport. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Freeport represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Freeport detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Freeport: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Freeport: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Freeport: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Freeport: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Freeport detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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