City safety & data profile

FreeportNY

Freeport, NY is a 43K-resident city in Nassau County with a median household income of $120,625.

Nassau County, New York. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Freeport, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Freeport has a population larger than 76% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, and a median home value of $505,900.

Data updated 2026-09-03

43K
Population (place)
Top 24%
By size
$120,625
Median income (place)
$505,900
Median home (place)
7.4%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Freeport

Freeport posts a median household income higher than 83% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks.

Top 17%
by median income, US cities

Where Freeport income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$120,625 Top 17% higher than 83% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Freeport $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in NY

Population among 197 NY places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows New York City is the largest NY city on this list; Scarsdale leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in NY

Median household income among the same 197-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Scarsdale posts the highest place-level median income in NY; New York City is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Freeport, NY beyond the headline numbers

Freeport sits inside Nassau County, New York, at roughly 40.66°N, -73.58°W. Population 43,334, $120,625 median household income. Median home value $505,900, median rent $2,077. Poverty rate 7.4%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

At 7.4%, poverty in Freeport, NY runs below the midpoint of reporting cities -- enough to matter locally, not enough to dominate the city's profile.

A median home in Freeport runs about 4.2 times median household income, above the midpoint. Multiples in this range usually mean buyers are arriving from outside the local wage base.

Remote work covers 9.8% of Freeport workers, under the midpoint for reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, short sleep duration departs furthest from its peer median: 46.1% in Freeport, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,852 cities reporting that measure.

11.7% of Freeport workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Freeport from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
43,334
Freeport · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$120,625
+35% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$505,900
+22% vs avg
Median Age (place)
40
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Nassau County): Freeport's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
1.4M+3%
Median Income
$146,202+50%
Median Home Value
$684,700+51%
Poverty Rate
5.4%-10%
Unemployment
4.8%-35%

Economics

Economics indicators for Freeport, NY
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$2,077/mo
Poverty Rate
7.4% -40% vs avg
Unemployment 6.4%
Bachelor's Degree+ 27.5%
Work From Home 9.8%
Public Transit 11.7%

Population

White 19%
African American 33.3%
Asian 2.6%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Short Sleep Duration
46.1%
Obesity
35%
High Blood Pressure
33.3%
Physical Inactivity
29.8%
Frequent Mental Distress
14.9%
Binge Drinking
14.6%
Frequent Physical Distress
13%
Diabetes
12.1%
Lack of Health Insurance
11.8%
Current Asthma
10.3%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 60.4%
Annual Checkup 81.1%

Other Measures

Current Smoking
10.1%
Coronary Heart Disease
5.3%
Stroke
3.2%

What alerts and safety updates affect Freeport?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Freeport right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet NY-FREEPORT-NY · Freeport

Freeport: 4 tagged alerts; lead category NWS weather alert.

  • VOL-LIGHT 4 on record
  • WX-LED 100% weather
  • DESK-MIX NOAA
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Las Vegas

Tagged alert mix: Freeport

Published notices carrying this city slug or location tag

Value

What this shows 4 tagged notices on record for Freeport.

Source Areazine publication corpus As of Live tagged feed

Nearest tagged-volume peer: Las Vegas, NV (4 tagged · Δ0)

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Freeport; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse New York state hubs · Methodology

Cities with a similar tagged alert volume 4

Nearest published-notice counts on Areazine (4 tagged here), a feed-density peer set, not an ACS demographic match.

Las Vegas, NV 4 alerts Kansas City, MO 4 alerts Salisbury, NC 4 alerts Woodstock, GA 4 alerts

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Frequently Asked Questions 5

What is the population of Freeport, NY? ▼
Freeport, NY has a population of 43,334 people, located in Nassau County, New York.
What is the median household income in Freeport? ▼
The median household income in Freeport, NY is $120,625 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 7.4%.
What is the median home value in Freeport? ▼
The median home value in Freeport, NY is $505,900. Median rent is $2,077/month.
What are the top health concerns in Freeport? ▼
The top health indicators in Freeport include Short Sleep Duration (46.1%), Obesity (35%), High Blood Pressure (33.3%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What is the median age in Freeport? ▼
The median age in Freeport, NY is 40 years. 27.5% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Freeport, both outside New York so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside NY (7.4% here).

Arlington, VA 7.4% Santa Clarita, CA 7.4% Rio Rancho, NM 7.4% New Braunfels, TX 7.4%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside NY ($120,625 here).

Anthem, AZ $120,613 Corinth, TX $120,580 Vashon, WA $120,571 West Point, UT $120,687

Compare Freeport with another city

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Nearby Cities 8

Roosevelt, NY 16K Baldwin, NY 24K Merrick, NY 22K North Merrick, NY 12K Uniondale, NY 25K Bellmore, NY 16K Rockville Centre, NY 24K Oceanside, NY 32K
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Using Freeport's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Freeport area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
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Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Nassau County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.