BriarTX
A town of 7,228, settled in 1890.
Is Briar a good place to live?
0% of its land is conserved. Overall it grades C+, ranked 279th of 640 in Texas. The median household earns $104K. Briar’s average trip to work is 39 minutes, against 25 minutes in Texas’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 93% of U.S. towns.
Briar has grown 24% from 2010 to 2020
5,665 counted in 2010 and 7,035 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Briar grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Briar is from typical.
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Moving to Briar: who provides what
Briar is unincorporated, so Parker County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Briar.
Briar has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns and sends most of its workers to Fort Worth and beyond, but it trails even towns with similar incomes on health.
Most working residents commute out of Briar
Briar has 259 jobs for its 3,130 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 38.9 minutes, against 26.7 across Texas.
Most working residents leave Briar for work: only 1% work in town. 6.9% of residents live below the poverty line in Briar. The top destinations are Fort Worth (27%), Dallas (6%) and Azle (4%).
| Briar | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $104,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.9% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 14% | 9.6% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On state tests, Briar’s schools beat 58% of Texas districts
Its public schools are run by Azle ISD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 540 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
In Briar, expect mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons average 95.9°, hotter than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 33.2°. The Decatur weather station, 15 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 237 days: longer than most of the country, but shorter than 77% of Texas places with climate records.
Briar has mild winters and hot summers. Briar’s July high is 96°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Briar | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 96°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 33°F | 37°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Residents of Briar are less healthy than 63% of U.S. towns
Against the 7,955 U.S. towns with household incomes like Briar’s, it is less healthy than 89%, so it trails even them.
Briar beats the Texas average on 7 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 41% of Briar adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Briar | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Briar | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 13.3% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 13.1% | 16.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.9% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Briar’s grade for the outdoors is a D−
2.0 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. The trail density in Briar is 0.1 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Briar faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 52% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 56 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Briar.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A home in Briar sells for about $497K at the median
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Briar
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Briar; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Briar residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
99% of working residents leave Briar for work
Where Briar’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Briar’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Briar.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Briar | #279 | C+ | C+ | — | B | C+ |
| Pecan Acres | #195 | B− | C | — | B+ | B+ |
| Reno | #248 | C+ | C+ | — | B− | C |
| Azle | #326 | C | C− | C+ | B | C+ |
| Pelican Bay | #220 | C+ | B | — | B | B− |
Briar, Pecan Acres, Reno and Pelican Bay report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Briar with a neighbor →
Questions about Briar
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Briar, TX a good place to live?
Briar grades C+ overall, better than 35% of U.S. towns and #279 of 640 in Texas. It grades C+ for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Briar, TX expensive?
The typical home is worth about $406,000, 37% above the Texas typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.