Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,672, settled in 1796.
Freeport’s best subject grades are an A for schools and cost of living and an A− for walkability; its weakest is a D− for hazard risk. On the outdoors, just 157 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns do better. The biggest park or preserve is Freeport Community Park, at 55 acres. Freeport has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Freeport beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Census counts: 727 in 1840, a peak of 2,772 in 1930, 1,736 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1923 and 5 maps from 1907 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Freeport is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Who provides power, water and the rest in Freeport, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Freeport.
One declared disaster, in 2004, has brought federal aid to Freeport households. FEMA puts 96% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding. The national flood insurance program has paid 43 claims in the town since 1996.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Half the trips to work are shorter than 17 miles. Freeport’s income of the median household stands at $49,000. Just 6% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. In Freeport, the typical journey to work is 22 minutes, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes.
| Freeport | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 27% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $49,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Among households in Freeport, 57% are owner-occupiers. In Freeport, the midpoint rent is $774 a month.
| Freeport | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 57% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $774 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
A winter brings about 29 inches of snow, with January nights at 20° and July afternoons at 84°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0.5 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. Freeport’s concentration of trails comes in at 0.4 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Freeport Community Park | — | 55 |
| 2. Market Street Park | — | 4 |
| 3. Riverside Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In Freeport, 18% of adults report frequent mental distress. For adults locally, the share who have obesity is 40%.
| Freeport | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Freeport | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.7% | 5.8% |
| More adults with arthritis | 35.3% | 30.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Freeport. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
23 mi Theme parkKennywood
24 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
24 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
23 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints Arena
24 mi LandmarkFort PittAcrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Pitt: Downtown_Pittsburgh_May_2008.jpg: Allie Caufield derivative work: GrapedApe (tal, CC BY 2.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Freeport
About 1 of every 100 Freeport residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Freeport’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
9 notable people were born in Freeport.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Freeport is a borough in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is situated along the Allegheny River in the southwestern corner of the county. The population was 1,736 at the 2020 census.
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3 towns share a border with Freeport.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeport | — | — | A | — | A | C+ |
| South Buffalo Township | #91 | A+ | A− | A | A | B |
| Allegheny Township | #219 | A | B+ | A | A− | B− |
| Buffalo Township | #223 | A | C+ | — | A | B+ |
Freeport has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Freeport and Buffalo Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Freeport with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
9 notable people were born here, including Don Taylor and Joseph Grant Beale.
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