Brazos Valley Living·Town & Area Profiles·Wixon Valley
← Back to Town & Area ProfilesIf you're weighing Wixon Valley, let me give you the plain version from someone who works northern Brazos County. Wixon Valley is a small incorporated city at the junction of U.S. Highway 190 and Farm to Market Road 2776, about four miles northeast of Bryan, along the U.S. 190 and State Highway 6 corridor. The 2020 Census counted 228 residents, so when I tell you it's small and rural, I mean it. Most of what I work out here is land and country property, and I'm glad to tell you straight what's available.
Where Wixon Valley sits
Let me place it for you. Wixon Valley sits in northern Brazos County, where U.S. Highway 190 meets Farm to Market Road 2776, about four miles northeast of Bryan, and that crossroads is how I orient myself when I'm working the area. The Texas State Historical Association's Handbook of Texas puts it right there at the U.S. 190 and FM 2776 junction in the northeastern part of the county. On the northeast side of Bryan, U.S. 190 runs together with State Highway 6, so when folks talk about the Highway 6 corridor north of town, this is the stretch they mean. Bryan, the Brazos County seat, is a short drive southwest, and the way I drive it that's roughly 10 to 15 minutes on most days. College Station and Texas A&M sit on the far side of Bryan, a little farther down the corridor. We're in the Brazos Valley here, the northern, rural edge of Brazos County rather than the Bryan/College Station core.
How big is Wixon Valley
Wixon Valley is small, and I won't dress that up for you. The U.S. Census counted 228 residents in the city at the 2020 Census, across roughly 1.8 square miles, down a little from 254 in 2010 and up from 235 in 2000. It's an incorporated city, but a tiny one, so the figure I lean on with you is that 228 from 2020. For broader context, all of Brazos County was 233,849 at the same 2020 count, but that countywide number is carried almost entirely by the Bryan and College Station metro to the south, not by the rural north end where Wixon Valley sits. If you want current figures for a specific area or tract near Wixon Valley, just ask me and I'll pull what's available.
Bryan ISD
Public school students in and around Wixon Valley attend Bryan Independent School District, and I'll give you the facts without rating or ranking anything. Bryan ISD is the larger of the two Bryan/College Station districts. It serves grades PK through 12 across 26 campuses, and enrollment runs around 15,699 students, per the Texas Tribune's schools explorer drawing on Texas Education Agency data. The state assigns each Texas district an A through F accountability rating, and because those grades change from year to year, I'd point you straight to the state's TXschools.gov for Bryan ISD's current district and campus ratings rather than quote one that may already be a cycle behind.
What I see around Wixon Valley
Real estate around Wixon Valley is mostly a land-and-country-home story, which happens to be my lane. The incorporated city itself is small, so what crosses my desk in this part of northern Brazos County is rural property in the surrounding area: acreage tracts, country homes on a few acres, hay and pasture ground, and larger rural parcels off the U.S. 190 and Highway 6 corridor north of Bryan. Because I'm with Home & Ranch Real Estate, most of what I work out here is land and acreage rather than subdivisions. This northern, rural edge of Brazos County is exactly the kind of country property I focus on, separate from the in-town home market down in Bryan and College Station. I can't promise you what any tract will do in value, but I'll tell you honestly what's available and walk the property with you.
What Wixon Valley is known for
Wixon Valley is more a piece of Brazos County history than a place with big landmarks, so let me tell you where the name comes from. The Wickson family settled this area back in the 1840s and gave their name to nearby Wickson Creek, and "Wixon Valley" is most likely a variant spelling of "Wickson," per the Handbook of Texas. The community grew up northeast of Bryan in the mid-1980s and incorporated around 1988, which makes it a young city sitting on old family ground. The real draw here is what's around it: open country close to Bryan, with Texas A&M and the rest of the Brazos Valley a short drive down the Highway 6 corridor. If you're also looking at the country just west of here, I keep a full Caldwell profile over in neighboring Burleson County too.
The Wixon Valley market
Prices and inventory in northern Brazos County move month to month, so rather than quote you a number that's stale by the time you read it, I keep current Brazos County figures on my monthly market updates. Take a look there for the latest, or reach out and I'll send you what fits what you're after.
Wixon Valley, answered
01 What county is Wixon Valley, Texas in? +
Wixon Valley is in Brazos County, in the northern part of the county at the junction of U.S. Highway 190 and Farm to Market Road 2776, about four miles northeast of Bryan. Bryan is the Brazos County seat. Wixon Valley is a small incorporated city, with 228 residents counted at the 2020 Census.
02 How far is Wixon Valley from Bryan and College Station? +
Wixon Valley sits about four miles northeast of Bryan, which the U.S. 190 and State Highway 6 corridor connects, so the way I drive it that's roughly 10 to 15 minutes into Bryan on most days. College Station and Texas A&M are on the far side of Bryan, a little farther down Highway 6. I'm glad to talk commutes through with you if that shapes where you buy.
03 Is Wixon Valley a town or a city? +
Wixon Valley is a small incorporated city in northern Brazos County. It grew up as a community northeast of Bryan in the mid-1980s and incorporated around 1988, per the Texas State Historical Association. The 2020 Census counted 228 residents across its roughly 1.8 square miles, so most of the real estate I work in this part of the county is rural land and acreage around it rather than in-town lots.
04 Are there acreage or land properties for sale around Wixon Valley? +
Yes. Wixon Valley itself is a small city, so most of what I work in northern Brazos County is rural property in the surrounding area: acreage tracts, country homes on a few acres, hay and pasture ground, and larger rural parcels. What's available changes constantly, so tell me your acreage range and what you want to do with the land, and I'll pull current listings that fit. I work a lot of country property in this part of Brazos County through Home & Ranch Real Estate.
05 Is Wixon Valley a good place to buy land? +
Whether Wixon Valley fits you is your call, and I'll give you the facts to make it. Land in northern Brazos County around Wixon Valley runs from small acreage homesites to larger rural tracts, and the area sits about four miles northeast of Bryan along the U.S. 190 and State Highway 6 corridor. I can't promise what any tract will do in value, but I'll show you what's available, walk it with you, and give you honest specifics on each property.
The population, school, and community facts on this page come from public sources and were current when I wrote it. I describe places and report figures with their source; I do not rate or rank schools or communities. Ratings and figures change, so check the source directly for the latest. This page is general local information, not legal, tax, or financial advice.
Sources
- Population: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census, Wixon Valley city 228 (254 in 2010, 235 in 2000) and Brazos County 233,849 (via Wikipedia, Wixon Valley, Texas and Wikipedia, Brazos County, Texas). Land area about 1.8 square miles per the same Wikipedia entry.
- Location, roads, incorporation, and history: Texas State Historical Association, Handbook of Texas (Wixon Valley), covering the U.S. Highway 190 and Farm to Market Road 2776 junction about four miles northeast of Bryan, the 1840s Wickson family settlement and Wickson Creek, growth as a community in the mid-1980s, and incorporation around 1988. U.S. 190 and State Highway 6 run concurrently northeast of Bryan per Wikipedia, Texas State Highway 6. Bryan is the Brazos County seat per Wikipedia, Brazos County, Texas.
- Schools: district, grade span, campus count, and enrollment from the Texas Tribune schools explorer (Bryan ISD), drawing on Texas Education Agency data; Wixon Valley is served by Bryan ISD per Wikipedia, Wixon Valley, Texas. Current accountability ratings: TXschools.gov.
Thinking about Wixon Valley?
My office is in Caldwell, and I cover northern Brazos County and the country around Bryan regularly. Call or text and I'll tell you straight what's available out on the land.