Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 48/100
D+
Median home value$250,100
Houston $298,000
Median rent$1,478/mo
Houston $1,430/mo
Cost-burdened households27%
Houston 35%
Lake Jackson
Brazoria County27,974 residents2 school districts
57
C−
Suburbgrade score
17th of 48 Houston suburbs. Strongest on commute & transport, held back by employment & income.
57
Houston median 53
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A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Lake Jackson is like to live in, by category
Bars show Lake Jackson against Houston. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 63/100
C+
Within-state proficiency62nd pct
Houston median 66th pct
Student–teacher ratio14.9
Houston median 15.6
Graduation rate88%
Houston median 93%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 61/100
C
Housing cost index92
Houston 100
Eff. tax rate1.41%
Houston 1.53%
Local sales tax8.25%
Houston median 8.25%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 66/100
C+
Mean commute20.7 min
Houston 29.9 min
Under 30 minutes79%
Houston 51%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
Houston median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 62/100
C
Restaurants & cafés45
Houston median 27 · within 2 miles
Groceries3
Houston median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks35
Houston median 17 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 42/100
D−
Median household income$90,938
Houston $82,168
Unemployment8.0%
Houston 6.2%
Professional occupations43%
Houston 42%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Lake Jackson on employment & income
Lake Jackson's weakest grade is D−. One suburb is within 25 miles and scores higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbEmploymentOverall
Angleton8 mi from Lake JacksonC+ 59 C Median household income: ACS 2020–24 · Unemployment: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Lake Jackson
Is Lake Jackson, TX a good place to live?
Lake Jackson scores 57 out of 100, 17th of 48 Houston suburbs. It is strongest on commute & transport and weakest on employment & income. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Lake Jackson expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C. The median home is $250,100, 16% below the Houston median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.41%. $1,478/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Lake Jackson?
Schools grade C+. The districts serving Lake Jackson sit at the 62nd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 88% graduation rate and a 14.9 student–teacher ratio. Lake Jackson is served by Brazosport ISD and Columbia-Brazoria ISD. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Lake Jackson?
The mean commute is 20.7 min, with 79% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 5.6% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Lake Jackson?
Within two miles there are 3 groceries, 45 restaurants and cafés and 35 parks, which grades C on amenities.
Are the homes in Lake Jackson old or new?
The median home in Lake Jackson was built in 1983 — older than the Houston median of 1993. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 67% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.