Bryson, Texas

2026 Edition · 9 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026

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  1. Population

    Growing. Up 10.7% since 2020.

    474

    people, the 999th-largest of Texas's cities and towns.

    Census Population Estimates, 2025. Rank among Texas's cities and towns computed by the Almanac. Sources: Census Population Estimates

  2. The workday

    Nearly every job here goes to someone who lives somewhere else.

    95.0%

    of 80 jobs located in Bryson are filled by in-commuters.

    Census LEHD LODES, 2023. Sources: Census LEHD LODES

  3. Rent

    Median rent is up 105% since the 2005–2009 survey, before inflation.

    $1,098

    a month. Texas's median is $1,403.

    Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

  4. Room to build

    Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.

    $1,149–$1,723

    is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.

    • $1,098 median

    Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year

  5. Building

    Most of the housing here is older than 2000.

    • 0 homes permitted, 2022–2025
    • 96% of all homes were built before 2000

    Census Building Permits Survey, 2022–2025; Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census Building Permits Survey, Census ACS 5-year

  6. Units needed

    Closing the gap would add 0.3% to the 304 homes here.

    1

    is the estimated number of missing housing units; all three estimates agree.

    Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac

  7. Home value

    A median home costs 79% less than Texas's.

    $58,400

    median home value in Bryson.

    • $58,400 Bryson
    • $283,800 Texas
    • $332,700 U.S.

    Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Survey estimates for a place this size carry wide margins of error. Sources: Census ACS 5-year

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