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Lake BryanTX

In Texas, this town has 2,165 residents.

Population
2,165
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$267K
Census ACS
Household income
$77K
median
Median age
33.0
years
Jobs based here
151
A commuter town

Is Lake Bryan a good place to live?

Lake Bryan’s weakest subject grade is a D for walkability. 6.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Lake Bryan, below both the Texas town median (23%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Lake Bryan's schools rank behind 77% of the state's. On history, just 92 of Texas’ 1,000 towns do worse. Lake Bryan has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestA−Hazard riskWeakestDWalkabilityC−SchoolsC−Health

What makes Lake Bryan stand out

Where Lake Bryan beats most towns.

19Very low riskLowerHigher
Natural hazardsA−
Very low risk of storm and flood damage
FEMA National Risk Index.
A growing town

Lake Bryan has grown 19% from 2010 to 2020

1,728 counted in 2010 and 2,060 in 2020.

1,7282010
2,0602020

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts

How Lake Bryan grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Lake Bryan is from typical.

How grading works

WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.6 of 20; 12.5% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 19% of U.S. communities; drought tops the listA−Open →SchoolsGraded on exam and test resultsC−Open →HealthCHI St. Joseph Health Regional Hospital 8.3 miles awayC−Open →Cost of livingTypical home $267K, 4.4 years of the College Station metro’s $60K median household incomeC+Open →Jobs & income$77K median household incomeB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsConserved land, trails and parksDOpen →HistoryLittle recorded history by comparisonDOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
ClimateMild winters, 96° summer afternoons–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 33.0; 6% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Getting set up

Moving to Lake Bryan: who provides what

Lake Bryan is unincorporated, so Brazos County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerEntergy Texas13.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterWellborn SUDNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers82% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesBrazos CountyBrazos County provides services here
SchoolsBryan Independent School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteIn personTexas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereBrazos County Early Voting ClerkBrazos County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP code7780777807 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Lake Bryan.

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A−

The biggest natural risk in Lake Bryan is drought, at a very low overall level

Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 81% of U.S. communities.

19risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
19Very low riskLowerHigher
DroughtInland floodingCold waves
Full pageLake Bryan’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesVery low riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters14 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready33 events a year, on average · Ready for drought

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

HealthC−

Lake Bryan is less healthy than 77% of U.S. towns

16% of Lake Bryan adults report frequent physical distress. In Lake Bryan, 28% of adults say their health is fair or poor, and 25% worry about having enough food.

23%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
Lake BryanTexas townsU.S. towns
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)72%74%79%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)28%24%19%
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)25%20%14%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)33%30%25%
31 measures vs. Texas
0 better18 too close to call13 worse
What stands outLake BryanTX
More uninsured adults29.3%19.1%
More adults facing food insecurity25.2%19.3%
More adults in fair or poor health28.1%21.8%
CHI St. Joseph Health Regional Hospital
8.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
Full pageLake Bryan’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore smokersHospitals & doctors nearby8.3 miles to an ER · CHI St. Joseph Health Regional HospitalHow adults are doingMore adults in fair or poor healthEvery CDC estimateBetter than TX on 0 of 31

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−

Most of Lake Bryan’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.2 jobs for each of them

Jobs in Lake Bryan grew by 50 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 151. For most workers, Lake Bryan is a place to come home to: only 1% work in town. The town’s average trip to work stands at 22 minutes. Half of commuters travel less than 11 miles.

1%work in town
Lake BryanTexas townsU.S. towns
Working residents who work in town0.6%8.3%8%
Average trip to work22 minutes25 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line13%12%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Lake Bryan1%
Bryan35%
College Station19%
Houston7%
Austin3%
11 mi
median commute distance
151
jobs based in Lake Bryan
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 11% of U.S. towns
Full pageLake Bryan’s work & commute pageOpen the page
The jobs here151 jobs based here · A commuter townWhere people work1% work in Lake BryanCommute times22 minutes · The average commuteHow far they goHalf commute less than 11 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Mild winters and hot summers in Lake Bryan

July afternoons reach 95°, January nights drop to 39° and snow is almost unheard of.

96°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter41–63°
Spring57–78°
Summer72–94°
Fall57–81°
Nov 30
typical first frost
Feb 27
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
96°
typical summer high
Full pageLake Bryan’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 95°, January lows 39°Rain & snow41″ of rain a year · Snow is almost unheard ofHeating & coolingBoth heating and coolingThen and now+1.0° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

HousingCost of living grade C+

A home in Lake Bryan sells for about $440K at the median

For households in Lake Bryan, the share who live in a home they own is 91%.

$440Kmedian sale price
0
homes sold in September
Full pageLake Bryan’s housing & cost-of-living pageOpen the page
Prices over the yearsPrices over the yearsYears of income to buyA typical home costs 5.7 years of incomeRentsRentsVs. the neighborsAhead of its graded neighbor

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Nearby attractions

Kyle Field and 5 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lake Bryan. Close and well known come first.

All 7 attractions →
Big draw11 mi Stadium & arenaKyle Field11 mi MuseumGeorge Bush Presidential Library33 mi State parkWashington-on-the-Brazos12 mi GardenD. A. "Andy" Anderson Arboretum33 mi MuseumStar of the Republic Museum38 mi MuseumBrenham Heritage Museum
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Kyle 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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lake Bryan

15pages on Lake Bryan
The big questions
SchoolsC−Behind 77% of TX districtsHealthC−Better than TX on 0 of 31 CDC measuresCost of livingC+Work & commuteB−$77K median household income · 151 jobs hereNatural hazardsA−FEMA risk higher than 19% of U.S. communities · drought
Out and about
PlacesAttractions7 nearby · Kyle Field 11 miLibraryBryan+college Station Public Library SystemCollegesTexas A&M University-College Station is 10.3 mi away
The story
Climate96° summer highs · 1″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Lake Bryan

Texas A&M University-College StationUniversity or college · Public · College Station10.3 mi$13,154 in-state tuition

About 5 of every 100 Lake Bryan residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Lake Bryan for work

Where Lake Bryan’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

35% → Bryan Bryan 35% 19% → College Station College Station 19% 7% → Houston Houston 7% 3% → Austin Austin 3% 1% → Dallas Dallas 1% 1% → Hearne Hearne 1% Lake Bryan · 1% stay
151jobs based in Lake Bryan
1%of working residents work in town
11 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Lake Bryan

Census-designated place in Texas, United States

Lake Bryan is a census-designated place (CDP) in Brazos County, Texas, United States, situated around a reservoir of the same name managed by Bryan Texas Utilities. The population was 2,060 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Bryan–College Station metropolitan area.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
10 sq mi
Elevation
350 ft

Lake Bryan’s neighbors

One town shares a border with Lake Bryan.

Explore the map →
BryanBryanLake Bryan
Bryan
SE · 35% of Lake Bryan workers commute here
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How the neighbors grade
TownTX rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Lake Bryan——C+—C−C−
Bryan#563DDCC−C+

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 Lake Bryan with a neighbor →

Questions about Lake Bryan

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Lake Bryan, TX expensive?

The typical home is worth about $267,000, 10% below the Texas typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.