Greater Houston

Lake Jackson

What renting and buying in Lake Jackson looks like right now, from today’s HAR listings. Lake Jackson is an incorporated city in Brazoria County.

Lake Jackson at a glance

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Nearby

  1. MuseumAlden B. Dow Office Museum1.0 mi
  2. MuseumLake Jackson Historical Museum1.0 mi
  3. LakeMammoth Lake1.1 mi
Schools by TEA rating
Brazosport ISD
  1. 1A
  2. 4B
  3. 1C
  4. 0D
  5. 0F
School district
Brazosport ISD

Around Lake Jackson

Lake Jackson, its schools and the places around it

Places you’d know in Lake Jackson

  1. MuseumAlden B. Dow Office Museum1.0 mi
  2. MuseumLake Jackson Historical Museum1.0 mi
  3. LakeMammoth Lake1.1 mi
  4. HospitalSt. Luke's Health - Brazosport Hospital1.1 mi
  5. LakeCalvit-Eagle Lake1.3 mi
  6. AttractionSea Center Texas1.3 mi
  7. ParkMacLean Park1.6 mi
  8. CollegeBrazosport College1.8 mi
  9. ShoppingBrazos Mall1.9 mi
  10. ParkDunbar Park2.2 mi
  11. AirportTexas Gulf Coast Regional Airport5.4 mi
  12. AirportEagle Air Park9.5 mi

From official public records

Lake Jackson in public figures

Lake Jackson

  • New homes permitted, January to August
    20253
    20263
    about the same from the same months of 2025

    Lake Jackson: 3 new homes permitted in 2026 through August, about the same from the same months of 2025.

  • Sales tax paid to the city
    Oct 2025$1,000,595Oct 2026$1,033,103
    up 3% from Oct 2025

    Lake Jackson: sales tax paid to the city in October 2026 up 3% from a year earlier.

Brazoria County

  • New homes permitted, January to August
    20252,227
    20261,948
    down 12% from the same months of 2025

    Brazoria County: 1,948 new homes permitted in 2026 through August, down 13% from the same months of 2025.

  • Flood map revisions
    Flood map revisions (FEMA LOMR)2took effect in the 12 months to 2026-10-12

    Brazoria County: 2 flood map revisions (FEMA LOMR) took effect in the 12 months to 2026-10-12.

  • State highway projects
    State highway projects under construction or starting soon69
    Estimated cost of those projects$469 million

    Brazoria County: 69 state highway projects under construction or starting soon, estimated $469 million (as of 2026-10-12).

Greater Houston

  • Week to 2026-10-12, against the same week last year
    New listings3,369down 4% from a year earlier
    Pending sales1,531down 22% from a year earlier
    Closings1,137down 11% from a year earlier

    Greater Houston, week to 2026-10-12: 3,369 new listings (down 4%), 1,531 pending sales (down 22%), 1,137 closings (down 11%), vs the same week last year.

  • New homes permitted, January to August
    202544,762
    202639,732
    down 11% from the same months of 2025

    Greater Houston: 39,732 new homes permitted in 2026 through August, down 11% from the same months of 2025.

  • Jobs and unemployment, August 2026
    Jobs3,495,300up 1.3% from a year earlier
    Unemployment rate5.0%up 0.1 points from a year earlier

    Greater Houston: 3,495,300 jobs in August 2026, up 1.3% from a year earlier; unemployment rate 5.0%.