Aransas County, Texas
Rockport Real Estate and Local Guide
Coastal Bend fishing and resort town on Aransas Bay, popular for birding, boating, and its arts community.
Living in Rockport
Long promoted as "The Texas Riviera" for its Coastal Bend setting on Aransas Bay. Source: en.wikipedia.org
IncomeAbout $63,303 median household
EducationAbout 37.4% hold a bachelor's or higher
CountyAransas County
Homes in Rockport
Owner-occupiedAbout 71% of occupied homes
- About 64% of housing units are single-family detached homes, with the balance a mix of multifamily and other unit types.
- The median owner-occupied home value is about $288,600, the highest among these Coastal Bend communities.
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Rockport home
Texas Maritime Museum
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Museum of Texas Gulf Coast seafaring and maritime history
Rockport Center for the Arts
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Waterfront arts center reopened in a new 22,000-square-foot building in 2022
The Big Tree
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Coastal live oak estimated at over 1,000 years old and a former Texas state champion tree, near Rockport at Goose Island
Rockport Beach
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Saltwater beach park with pavilions, a swimming basin, and boat-launching ramps
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
Source: fws.gov
Coastal refuge near Rockport that is the wintering ground of the endangered whooping crane