Trade Area Facts

• College Station is home to the SEC’s Texas A&M University, one of the nation’s largest land-grant institutions, with over 74,000 students enrolled at the flagship campus and has a workforce of roughly 24,000 faculty, staff, and affiliated service personnel across the main university and related operations.
• Texas A&M and its affiliated local entities, contribute an estimated $4.4 Billion in total annual economic impact to the Bryan/College Station community through direct employment, the presence of System headquarters, and multiple research and engineering facilities in the region.
• The Bryan/College Station Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is ranked among the strongest-performing mid-sized metros in the country. Including a top-tier Texas ranking and a national placement near the top 30 in the Milken Institute’s Best Performing Cities index.
• Housing Permits over a ten-year period show strong growth pre-Covid from 1,600 to 2,100 annually, followed by a record setting 2021 fueled by lower interest rates and investor driven multi-family projects.
• In addition to its academic and research strength, the region has also gained attention as a retirement destination due to relatively moderate home prices, a lower cost of living compared to major Texas metros, strong healthcare access, low crime rates, and convenient proximity to Houston, Dallas–Fort Worth, and Austin. Various national lifestyle rankings, including Forbes lists, have recognized College Station among leading retirement-friendly communities.

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