BriarcliffTX
A town of 2,361.
Is Briarcliff a good place to live?
The best of Briarcliff’s subject grades are an A for health, incomes, and schools; the weakest is a C− for cost of living. Briarcliff’s median rent is $2,718 a month, against $1,208 a month in Texas’ towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. Only 30 of Texas’ 998 towns score higher on health. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 73% of U.S. towns. Briarcliff has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Briarcliff stand out
Where Briarcliff beats most towns.
Briarcliff has grown 64% since 2010
1,438 counted in 2010 and 2,062 in 2020; an estimated 2,361 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Briarcliff grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Briarcliff is from typical.
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Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium and 46 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Briarcliff. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaDarrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium
26 mi CaveJacob's Well (Texas)
8 mi LakeLake Travis
21 mi Stadium & arenaMoody Center
24 mi National Historical ParkLyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park38K visitors a year
17 mi LakeLake AustinPhoto credits
Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium: Brint03, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jacob's Well (Texas): Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Lake Travis: Trey Perry, CC BY 3.0 · Moody Center: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park: National Park Service, Public domain · Lake Austin: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0
Moving to Briarcliff: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Briarcliff, 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 Briarcliff.
A smaller share of adults sleep under 7 hours in Briarcliff than in most of Texas or the rest of the country
29% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Briarcliff, below both the Texas town median (39%) and the median of U.S. towns (36%). 16% of Briarcliff adults get no exercise outside work. Briarcliff beats the Texas average on 21 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| Briarcliff | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 39% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 30% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 24% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Briarcliff | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.5% | 19.3% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.3% | 19.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.4% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most of Briarcliff’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Briarcliff for work: only 3% work in town. Briarcliff’s median household income is $141,000. Since 2013, Briarcliff has added 105 jobs, to 214 in 2023.
| Briarcliff | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $141,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.6% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.6% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Briarcliff faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 75% of U.S. communities. Since 1998, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Briarcliff.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Briarcliff has mild winters and hot summers
Briarcliff has mild winters and hot summers. The July high in Briarcliff is 96°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Briarcliff | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.7% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Briarcliff Park | 0.1 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Briarcliff sells for about $588K at the median
89% of households own their home in Briarcliff.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Briarcliff
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Briarcliff
About 2 of every 100 Briarcliff residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
97% of working residents leave Briarcliff for work
Where Briarcliff’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Briarcliff
Village in Texas, United States
Briarcliff is a village in Travis County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,062 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 758 ft
Questions about Briarcliff
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Briarcliff, TX expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $551,000, 86% 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−.