BriarwoodKY
A town of 453, settled in 1960.
Is Briarwood a good place to live?
Among 140 Kentucky towns, just 5 have a higher median rent than Briarwood. Briarwood has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
453 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Sons of the American Revolution and 30 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Briarwood. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi LandmarkUnited States Bullion Depository
10 mi Theme parkKentucky Kingdom
8 mi Stadium & arenaLynn Family Stadium
9 mi Stadium & arenaKFC Yum! Center
10 mi Stadium & arenaL&N Federal Credit Union StadiumPhoto credits
United States Bullion Depository: Work permit Original author=Cliff, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kentucky Kingdom: Stevietheman at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lynn Family Stadium: Bpluke01, CC BY-SA 4.0 · KFC Yum! Center: Jamesmac96, CC BY 3.0 · L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium: Perthsider, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Briarwood: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Briarwood, and how to reach them.
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 Briarwood.
Briarwood faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 79% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Briarwood’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Briarwood for work: only 0% work in town. 6.2% of Briarwood residents live below the poverty line, below both the Kentucky town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The average trip to work in Briarwood is 20 minutes.
| Briarwood | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 6.2% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 14% | 10% | 11% |
| Median household income | $74,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Briarwood
Briarwood has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 25° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Briarwood is
Briarwood beats the Kentucky average on 13 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 35% of Briarwood adults sleep under 7 hours, against 40% in Kentucky’s towns and 36% across U.S. towns. 10% of Briarwood adults worry about having enough food.
| Briarwood | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 40% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 16% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 39% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 5.1% | 7% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Briarwood | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.2% | 15.5% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.5% | 18.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.8% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Briarwood sells for about $283K
84% of households own their home in Briarwood.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Briarwood
Colleges nearby
11 within 15 miles of the center of Briarwood
About 6 of every 100 Briarwood residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Kentucky.
100% of working residents leave Briarwood for work
Where Briarwood’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Briarwood
City in Kentucky, United States
Briarwood is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Briarwood had a population of 445.
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- Area
- 0.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 623 ft
Questions about Briarwood
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Briarwood, KY a good place to live?
Briarwood has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.