Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Bryan earns a D, ranked 563rd of 640 in Texas, mostly because of schools. Its schools rank behind 77% of the state's. What it does well: natural-hazard risk is low. 32% of working residents work locally in Bryan, above both the Texas town median (8.3%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Its National Register listings include Temple Freda and Allen Academy Memorial Hall. On cost of living, just 95 of Texas’ 998 towns do worse.
Where Bryan beats most towns.
Bryan Carnegie Library
Raini Rodriguez
Census counts: 2,979 in 1890, 83,980 in 2020. The archive holds 13 old photos and papers going back to 1870 and 4 maps from 1956 on.
47 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Bryan is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Bryan, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Bryan.
Bryan carries less natural-hazard risk than most of Texas (mostly inland flooding), has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and is healthier than towns with similar incomes.
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 88% of Texas towns, with expected losses of about $213 per resident a year; that rating is what its A for hazard risk is built on. 246 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 43 properties have flooded more than once.
FEMA puts 31% of Bryan’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 26% to cold waves. Since 1981, Bryan has seen 246 flood insurance claims paid out. The town’s natural-hazard score from FEMA comes in at 17 of 100. Federal aid has come to Bryan households in 5 declared disasters; the latest was in 2021.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Of its 33 schools, three are listed below, each with the reason. The public schools here belong to Bryan ISD. 6 public schools serve Bryan, with 3,304 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F AustinLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 1,177 | C+ |
| Travis B Bryan H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,426 | C |
| Bryan Collegiate H STop results in townGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 465 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Reported crimes fell from 1,908 to 1,307 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
In Bryan, the rate of reported violence is 2.8 per 1,000 residents. Its property crime rate stands at 11.2 per 1,000 residents.
| Bryan | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.8 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 11.2 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The Somerville Dam weather station, 25 miles away, records that about 125 days a year reach 90°, more than in 98% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 94.9°, hotter than in 96% of U.S. towns; January nights average 39.2°.
The January low in Bryan is 39°F. Snowfall is close to zero. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Bryan | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 39°F | 37°F | 22°F |
| July high | 95°F | 95°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
12% of Bryan residents are 65 or older. Population is up 9.6% here since 2020, to 91,996 by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. In Bryan, the median age is 32 years. Here, 30% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, against 34% in Texas as a whole.
| Bryan | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 years | 35.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 12% | 14% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 23% | 26% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 30% | 23% | 29% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.1 points. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women. Median age: women 32.6, men 31.5.
| Bryan | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.5% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.8% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 14% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 17.8% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.7% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.9% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.5% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.8% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 16.2% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 28.3% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.2% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.1% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.8% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.3% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The biggest park or preserve is Municipal Park, at 120 acres. Count the trails in 26 parks and preserves and they come to 12 miles. For Bryan, the trail density is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Bryan | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.4% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Henderson Park | 0.8 mi | 51 |
| 2. Camelot Park | 0.5 mi | 20 |
| 3. Tiffany Park | 0.5 mi | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Against the 8,736 U.S. towns with household incomes like Bryan’s, it is healthier than 58%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
For adults in Bryan, the share who worry about having enough food is 24%. Among adults here, 73% had a checkup this year and 19% report frequent mental distress.
| Bryan | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 20% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 74% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Bryan | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More adults without reliable transportation | 13.3% | 10.5% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 13.5% | 10.7% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 24.3% | 19.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The average commute for its 35,231 working residents takes 18.5 minutes, against 26.7 across Texas.
Jobs based in Bryan grew to 40,961 in 2023, 7,690 more than in 2013. Roughly one working resident in three has a job in Bryan itself. In Bryan, nearly a quarter of residents live below the poverty line. Half the trips to work are shorter than 6 miles.
| Bryan | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 23% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $59,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 7.7% | 9.7% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Among households in Bryan, 51% own their home. A home in Bryan typically sold within 63 days of listing. Sellers in Bryan got 97.3% of the asking price, typically.
| Bryan | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 51% | 69% | 73% |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 57% | 50% | 48% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bryan. Close and well known come first.
Big draw5 mi Stadium & arenaKyle Field
5 mi MuseumGeorge Bush Presidential Library
27 mi State parkWashington-on-the-Brazos6 mi GardenD. A. "Andy" Anderson Arboretum
27 mi MuseumStar of the Republic Museum
34 mi MuseumBrenham Heritage MuseumKyle Field: Janreagan at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · George Bush Presidential Library: Jujutacular, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Washington-on-the-Brazos: WhisperToMe, Public domain · Star of the Republic Museum: WhisperToMe, Public domain · Brenham Heritage Museum: Renelibrary, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Bryan
About 11 of every 100 Bryan residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
76,201 counted in 2010 and 83,980 in 2020; an estimated 91,996 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 9.6% since 2020, after 10.2% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
47 places in Bryan on the National Register of Historic Places.
53 notable people were born in Bryan.
City in Texas, US
Bryan is a city in and the county seat of Brazos County, Texas, United States. It is located in the heart of the Brazos Valley (East and Central Texas). As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 83,980. Bryan borders the city of College Station, which lies to its south. Together they make up the Bryan–College Station metropolitan area, the 15th-largest metropolitan area in Texas with 268,248 people as of 2020.
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2 towns share a border with Bryan.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan | #563 | D | D | C | C− | C+ |
| Lake Bryan | — | — | C+ | — | C− | C− |
| College Station | #136 | B | D− | B− | A− | B+ |
Lake Bryan has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Lake Bryan reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Bryan with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Bryan grades D overall, better than 6% of U.S. towns and #563 of 640 in Texas. It grades C+ for health, C for safety and C− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. That is 4.5 years of the area's median household income ($60,087 across the College Station-Bryan, TX metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
53 notable people were born here, including Raini Rodriguez and Jack Kingston.
