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Briarcliff is a small town of 2,735 people in Travis County, Texas. It's about 19 miles from Austin, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 62°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $551k and rent runs about $3k a month.
2,735people
$551kTypical home
$2,718/moRent
96° / 62°Summer / winter
0"Snow
266Sunny days
61Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,735
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,739 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to Austin, TX
- 19 mi to Austin, TX
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $551k (≈$3,473/mo)
- Median rent $2,718/mo
- Median household income $141k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 62°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 266 sunny days a year (132 totally clear)
- 99 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- 61 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 17 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (400 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,731 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to AUS airport
- 27 mi to AUS (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 768 ft
- 143 mi to the ocean
- 180 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Campground in town
- 57 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,420 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 308 bars within 25 mi
- 546 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 26 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 41 museums within 25 mi
- 50 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Texas districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Travis County: D+39 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk