Briarcliff City Hall, 2023
Briarcliff’s story
26 years in pictures
Census counts: 240 in 2000, 236 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2005 and 3 maps from 1966 on.
- 2000Briarcliff is settled
BriarcliffAR
A town of 260, settled in 2000.
Population
260
2025 Census estimate · +12.1% since 2020
Median home value
$193K
Census ACS
Household income
$62K
median
Median age
47.1
years
Jobs based here
23
A commuter town
Is Briarcliff a good place to live?
Briarcliff’s trail density is 9.9 miles per square mile, where Arkansas’ towns sit at 0.3 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Briarcliff has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
260 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
SalesvilleBriarcliff
Nearby attractions
All 2 attractions →Buffalo National River and 1 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Briarcliff. Close and well known come first.
10 mi
22 miSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Buffalo National River: Mattsrealm, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Blanchard Springs Caverns: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Briarcliff: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Briarcliff, and how to reach them.
PowerEntergy Arkansas13.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterBriarcliff Waterworks2 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Briarcliff’s trash rules yet
Register to voteIn personArkansas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereBaxter County ClerkBaxter County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Oct 2015
ZIP code7265372653 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Briarcliff.
Natural hazards
Top of a very high hazard risk in Briarcliff: inland flooding
Only 10 of the 124 Arkansas towns we compare have a higher FEMA hazard score than Briarcliff. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 53% come from inland flooding and 16% from tornadoes. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2024.
85risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesIce storms
3
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commute
Most of Briarcliff’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.3 jobs for each of them
In Briarcliff, 23% of residents live below the poverty line. Just 1% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The average trip to work locally is 27 minutes. Half of commuters travel less than 8 miles.
1%work in town
| Briarcliff | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 23% | 18% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.1% | 22% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Briarcliff1%
Mountain Home41%
Little Rock3%
Calico Rock2%
Melbourne2%
8 mi
median commute distance
23
jobs based in Briarcliff
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
In Briarcliff, expect four seasons and hot summers
In July, afternoons reach 90°; in January, nights fall to 26°, and about 8 inches of snow falls in a winter.
8″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter28–50°
Spring46–70°
Summer65–88°
Fall47–71°
Nov 1
typical first frost
Mar 31
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy Briarcliff is
Among adults in Briarcliff, 13% binge drink. Of 32 CDC measures, Briarcliff beats the Arkansas average on 7 and trails it on 6.
| Briarcliff | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 41% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 78% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
32 measures vs. Arkansas
7 better19 too close to call6 worse
| What stands out | Briarcliff | AR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.9% | 18.6% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.1% | 14.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.6% | 8.2% |
Baxter Health
8 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 1,435 acres
22 mi
of trails · 9.9 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Briarcliff
17pages on Briarcliff
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Briarcliff
About 4 of every 100 Briarcliff residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Arkansas.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Briarcliff for work
Where Briarcliff’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
23jobs based in Briarcliff
1%of working residents work in town
8 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Briarcliff
City in Arkansas, United States
Briarcliff is a second-class city in Baxter County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 236 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 2.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 719 ft
Questions about Briarcliff
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Briarcliff, AR a good place to live?
Briarcliff has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.