Grew up there; happy to move away
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7/6/2007
Lake Jackson is an okayish place to grow up, but it is absolutely deadly for an adult. There's nothing there except chemical companies, cattle, and prison farms. Downtown is kind of cute for a small town, with a few nice shops, but not more than you can visit in a morning.
It's very humid, and very green - there's a great variety of wildlife. Unfortunately, that wildlife includes huge clouds of mosquitoes (a neighboring town, Clute, actually has a yearly Mosquito Festival) and alligators.
Schools aren't great, but they aren't terrible, either. The high school has a decent range of courses beyond the basics for science, not surprising for a town where the economy is based on the chemical industry. Facilities are pretty poor, especially for middle and elementary schools.
The chief advantage is that it's near Houston but not in it.
Abhd | Phoenix, AZ