Briarcliff, TX housing market
The median sale price was $588,000 in May 2026.
Home values, sales, trends and how Briarcliff compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
Briarcliff at a glance
Only 2 sales in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value above is the steadier guide.
4 new homes permitted in 2025
Builders were permitted 4 new homes in Briarcliff in 2025, all single-family houses, worth about $1.2 million to build. That's 1.5 per 1,000 residents, slower than across Texas (8.1).
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| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 15 | 3 | 12 | $2.6 million |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 0 | $1.2 million |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Briarcliff's permit office reported 10 of 12 months in 2025; the Census estimated the rest.
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, through August 2026.
3.9 years of income
The typical Briarcliff home costs about 3.9 years of the town's median household income, about the same as across Texas (3.8).
How Briarcliff ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
Owners, rent & taxes
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,760
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in Briarcliff is $1,760 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs. Renters already in Briarcliff pay a median of $2,718. A two-bedroom takes about 15% of the town's median household income.
Studio $1,400 · 4 bedrooms $2,600
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (78669; Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX MSA), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.