College Station

College Station is a city in Texas with a population of 116,276. College Station is in Brazos County and is one of the best places to live in Texas. Living in College Station offers residents a dense suburban feel and most residents rent their homes. In College Station there are a lot of parks. Many young professionals live in College Station and residents tend to lean conservative. The public schools in College Station are highly rated. College Station is a city in Brazos County, Texas, situated in East - Central Texas in the heart of the Brazos Valley, towards the eastern edge of the region known as the Texas Triangle. It is 83 miles (130 kilometers) northwest of Houston and 87 miles (140 km) east - northeast of Austin. As of the 2020 census, College Station had a population of 120 ,511 . College Station and Bryan make up the Bryan - College Station metropolitan area, the 13th - largest metropolitan area in Texas with 273,101 people as of 2019. College Station is home to the main campus of Texas A&M University, the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The city owes its name and existence to the university's location along a railroad. Texas A&M's triple designation as a Land - , Sea - , and Space - Grant institution reflects the broad scope of the research endeavors it bring s to the city, with ongoing projects funded by agencies such as NASA, the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and the Office of Naval Research.