Rosharon Post Office, 2016
Rosharon’s story
114 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1911 and 3 maps from 1943 on.
- 1912Rosharon is settled
RosharonTX
A town of 1,737, settled in 1912.
Population
1,737
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$205K
Census ACS
Household income
$103K
median
Median age
51.5
years
Jobs based here
144
A commuter town
Is Rosharon a good place to live?
The best of Rosharon’s subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A for incomes; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Rosharon’s average trip to work is 36 minutes, above both Texas’ towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 41 of Texas’ 998 towns score higher on cost of living. On the outdoors, just 15 of Texas’ 1,000 towns do worse. Rosharon has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
A growing town
Rosharon has grown 18% from 2010 to 2020
1,152 counted in 2010 and 1,362 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Rosharon grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Rosharon is from typical.
Cost of livingTypical home $205K, 2.5 years of the Houston metro’s $82K median household incomeA+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.3 of 20; 0% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitD−Open →Jobs & income$103K median household incomeAOpen →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listCOpen →HealthLess healthy than 69% of U.S. towns; HCA Houston Healthcare Pearland 14.8 miles awayCOpen →SchoolsBeat 63% of Texas districts on tests and graduationBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
ClimateMild winters, 93° summer afternoons–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 51.5; 9% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
Moving to Rosharon: who provides what
Rosharon is unincorporated, so Brazoria County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerJackson Electric Coop14.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterGrasslands water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers90% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesBrazoria CountyBrazoria County provides services here
Register to voteIn personTexas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereBrazoria County Early Voting ClerkBrazoria County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code7758377583 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Rosharon.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A
Most of Rosharon’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Rosharon for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Rosharon has added 125 jobs, to 144 in 2023. 7.3% of Rosharon residents live below the poverty line, where Texas’ towns sit at 12% and U.S. towns at 9.6%.
1%work in town
| Rosharon | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.3% | 12% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Rosharon1%
Houston35%
Pearland4%
Sugar Land3%
Pasadena3%
28 mi
median commute distance
144
jobs based in Rosharon
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HealthC
Rosharon stands out in Texas and nationally, with more of its adults who sleep under 7 hours
45% of Rosharon adults sleep under 7 hours. Rosharon beats the Texas average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 25% of Rosharon adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.
31%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
| Rosharon | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 39% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 20% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 22% | 23% |
31 measures vs. Texas
1 better21 too close to call9 worse
| What stands out | Rosharon | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.2% | 6.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 25.3% | 19.1% |
HCA Houston Healthcare Pearland
14.8 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Climate
Rosharon has mild winters and hot summers
Rosharon has warm winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Rosharon is 92°F.
93°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter47–66°
Spring61–79°
Summer74–92°
Fall62–81°
Dec 8
typical first frost
Feb 13
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
93°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Rosharon
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 62% of U.S. communities.
62risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHurricanesTornadoes
9
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
HousingCost of living grade A+
The median home in Rosharon sells for about $245K
$245Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Rosharon
16pages on Rosharon
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Rosharon
About 1 of every 100 Rosharon residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Rosharon for work
Where Rosharon’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
144jobs based in Rosharon
1%of working residents work in town
28 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Rosharon
Census-designated place in Bazoria County, Texas, United States
Rosharon ( roh-SHAIR-ən), is a census-designated place (CDP) in Brazoria County, Texas, United States, at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 521 and Farm to Market Road 1462. As of the 2020 census, Rosharon had a population of 1,362. There are areas outside of the CDP, with Rosharon postal addresses, in Fort Bend County.
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- Area
- 3.2 sq mi
- ZIP code
- 77583
Rosharon’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Rosharon.
AlvinRosharon
How the neighbors grade
Rosharon has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Rosharon reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Rosharon with a neighbor →
Questions about Rosharon
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Rosharon, TX expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $205,000, 31% below the Texas typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.