Living in Bryan, TX
Bryan is a mid-size city of 87,939 people in Brazos County, Texas. It's about 8 miles from College Station, TX and 85 miles from Houston, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $228k and rent runs about $1k a month.
87,939people
$228kTypical home
$1,195/moRent
95° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
259Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 87,939
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,589 people per sq mi
- 85 mi to Houston, TX
- 8 mi to College Station, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $228k (≈$1,437/mo)
- Median rent $1,195/mo
- Median household income $59k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 70°F)
- 259 sunny days a year (122 totally clear)
- 106 cloudy days a year
- 34 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 18 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (275 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,118 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 30% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to CLL airport
- 78 mi to IAH (major hub)
- 61 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 354 ft
- 102 mi to the ocean
- 158 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 171 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 39 bars within 25 mi
- 63 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 29% of Texas districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Brazos County: R+25 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk