How hard is the water in Freeport, TX?

Tap water hardness
103mg/L
6.0gpg
Moderately hardReports range 103–153

Reported by Homeland Subdivision · June 2022

TX typical
112 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
1
Softener for 3 people
24k grain
Data
Utility report

Tap water in Freeport has about 103 mg/L of hardness, which is 6.0 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as moderately hard. The number comes from Homeland Subdivision, dated June 2022. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 103 to 153 mg/L.

Freeport on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+TX typical 112Friendswood: 69 mg/LFriendswood 69Angleton: 78 mg/LAngleton 78Santa Fe: 100 mg/LSanta Fe 100Hitchcock: 145 mg/LHitchcock 145Lake Jackson: 159 mg/LLake Jackson 159Clute: 163 mg/LClute 163Galveston: 164 mg/LGalveston 164Sienna: 170 mg/LSienna 170Dickinson: 171 mg/LDickinson 171La Marque: 202 mg/LLa Marque 202Freeport 103mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+TX 112Angleton: 78 mg/LAngleton 78Santa Fe: 100 mg/LSanta Fe 100Hitchcock: 145 mg/LHitchcock 145Lake Jackson: 159 mg/LLake Jacks. 159Clute: 163 mg/LClute 163Galveston: 164 mg/LGalveston 164103 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

At 103 mg/L, Freeport is close to the typical Texas figure of 112 mg/L. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 3 have softer water and 7 have harder. The range nearby runs from 69 mg/L in Friendswood to 202 in La Marque.

What 103 mg/L means at home

You may see faint white spots on glasses and shower doors after the water dries.

Scale builds up slowly. A kettle or coffee maker needs descaling now and then, maybe every few months.

Hardness is not a health problem, and EPA sets no limit for it. It is a matter of scale and soap.

What to do about it

Optional. Plenty of households at this level live with it and descale the kettle now and then.

Water softener

Worth a look if spots on glass bother you, or if your tankless water heater manual asks for softer water.

Carbon filter

Improves taste and removes chlorine. It leaves calcium and magnesium in place.

Softener size for Freeport

3 people × 75 gallons a day × 6.0 gpg = 1,354 grains a day. A 24,000-grain unit regenerates about every 17 days.

Size it for your household

EPA record for Freeport's water system

Homeland Subdivision · PWSID TX0200040

1 health-based violation since 2016

Serves about 132 people from groundwater.

Health-based
1
Monitoring or reporting
3
Open now
0
20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Lead and Copper Rule'16'18'20'22'24'26Lead and Copper Rule
Each dot is one health-based violation, placed at the start of its compliance period.
Contaminant or ruleViolationsPeriodStatus
Lead and Copper Rulecorrosion control and lead sampling12024Resolved

Health-based means a contaminant above its legal limit or a missed treatment step. Monitoring and reporting violations are late or missing tests and notices. Source: EPA ECHO, 2026Q3 export, violations with periods starting 2016 or later. Full EPA record.

Questions

Is Freeport water hard?

Somewhat. It measures about 103 mg/L (6.0 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as moderately hard.

What is the water hardness in Freeport in grains per gallon?

About 6.0 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 103 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 6.0.

What size water softener do I need in Freeport?

For 3 people using 75 gallons each per day, 6.0 gpg works out to about 1,354 grains a day. A 24,000-grain softener covers that with a regeneration about every 17 days.

Has the Freeport water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show 1 health-based violation for Homeland Subdivision since 2016, involving Lead and Copper Rule. There were also 3 monitoring or reporting violations, which are about late or missing tests and notices.

Nearby cities

All 342 cities in Texas

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, June 27, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.