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Briarcliff
Texasvillage
Total population
2,735
Median home value
$550,800
Bachelor's+
Median income
$140,938
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Briarcliff is a village in Travis County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,062 at the 2020 census.
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Geography
Briarcliff is located about 30 miles west of Austin]. Briarcliff is 6.28 miles outside the western city limit of Lakeway. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.8 km2), of which 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.2 km2) (5.48%) is water. Water accessibility by marina to Cat Hollow off the main basin of Lake Travis is at mile marker 26.
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Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Briarcliff, TX from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves24,324
- Black-crested TitmouseBaeolophus atricristatus (Cassin, 1850) · Aves15,657
- Carolina ChickadeePoecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves14,607
- Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves14,234
- Northern MockingbirdMimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves14,154
- Lesser GoldfinchSpinus psaltria (Say, 1822) · Aves13,598
- White-winged DoveZenaida asiatica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves13,177
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves12,772
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.9 — 2015-09-037 km NNE of Leander, Texas
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Texas
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire Kurk, San Saba, TexasWildfires · 2026-09-08 · 58 mi
- Wildfire Rio Escondido, Hamilton, TexasWildfires · 2026-08-24 · 75 mi
- Wildfire Hydra, Bosque, TexasWildfires · 2026-09-14 · 102 mi
- Wildfire West Fork, Sutton, TexasWildfires · 2026-08-28 · 126 mi
- Wildfire McKee Draw, Edwards, TexasWildfires · 2026-08-29 · 136 mi
- Wildfire Clark, Edwards, TexasWildfires · 2026-09-16 · 141 mi
- Wildfire Lobo, Eastland, TexasWildfires · 2026-09-15 · 149 mi
- Prescribed Fire RX Tom Green 6687, Tom Green, TexasWildfires · 2026-08-10 · 152 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • NASA EONET