re: How miserable of a place is College Station?

I have lived on the MS Gulf Coast and then moved to a similar sized town in TX. I'll tell you, it's a culture shock. BR has rougher areas than CS, but also has many more upscale areas. For example, in BR you can shop for anything you want, and not just everything you "need," which usually means bare bones. BR has plenty more bars, restaurants, areas for concerts, etc.

BR is also an hour from New Orleans, and for me, less than 2 hours from the MS gulf coast. There is obviously plenty of hunting in CS, but you have that near BR, as well. You get a little more fishing opportunity in BR. I would say anyone who is from neither BR or CS would find more to what they want in BR. CS is closer comparison to the surrounding cities around BR, than BR.

However, there is always no place like home.