What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Briarcrest?
Briarcrest is ranked #9 of 18 eligible neighborhoods in Bryan; #538 of 1,241 eligible neighborhoods in TX; and #6,906 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Briarcrest
Bryan, TX | Brazos County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
52.0
Stability and Strength
52.1
Value Opportunity
59.2
Momentum
41.8
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Bryan, TX |
| County | Brazos County |
| National rank | #6,906 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #538 of 1,241 |
| City rank | #9 of 18 |
| County rank | #10 of 23 |
| National percentile | 53.9 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $312,042 |
| Year-over-year home value change | 0.9% |
| Month-over-month home value change | -0.39% |
| Home value to income ratio | 4.22 |
| Median household income | $73,944 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 49.0% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 4.0% |
| Homeownership rate | 74.8% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 6.2% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 89.8% |
How to read this profile
- Ranks are always shown with denominators.
- Momentum reflects both year-over-year and month-over-month housing change.
- Stability and Strength and Value Opportunity are governed composite scores.
- Identity composition is descriptive intelligence and is not a scoring component.
Questions and Answers
Questions About Living in Briarcrest
Is Briarcrest one of the best neighborhoods in Bryan?
Briarcrest has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 52.0 and a city ranking of #9 of 18 eligible neighborhoods in Bryan.
How much are homes worth in Briarcrest?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Briarcrest is approximately $312,042.
Are home values rising or falling in Briarcrest?
Zillow neighborhood values changed 0.9% year over year and -0.39% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Briarcrest?
Briarcrest has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 41.8. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Briarcrest?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $73,944.
How affordable is Briarcrest relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 4.22. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Briarcrest primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 74.8%.
What is the unemployment rate in Briarcrest?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 4.0%.
How educated are residents of Briarcrest?
Approximately 49.0% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Briarcrest face high rent burden?
Approximately 89.8% of the applicable renter-household universe is estimated to spend 30% or more of household income on gross rent.
How does Best Neighborhoods USA score Briarcrest?
The overall index combines 40% Stability and Strength, 35% Value Opportunity, and 25% Momentum. Race, ethnicity, and identity composition are not scoring components.
Governed ranking context
How this neighborhood ranks
HMDA Mortgage Intelligence
Neighborhood Mortgage Market
Modeled neighborhood-level mortgage activity allocated from governed HMDA tract data using Zillow neighborhood geometry. These neighborhood values are nonadditive and do not enter the Best Neighborhoods USA Index.
Activity year2024
Estimated applications14
Estimated originations9
Home-purchase applications7
Origination rate61.6%
Home-purchase share52.3%
Average application loan$267,539
Total application loan amount$3,748,793
National application rank#11,679 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 14.7% YoY; originations 35.9% YoY
Mortgage methodology
HMDA is natively reported at tract and other lender-reporting geographies, not Zillow neighborhood or ZIP geography. This module uses the certified NDS HMDA-to-Zillow tract-vintage crosswalk and area-weighted allocation. Rankings require governed geometry coverage. Applicant demographics are excluded. Neighborhood values may overlap and must not be summed to reconstruct ZIP or national totals.
Texas Current Housing Market
Current housing market in Briarcrest
A current-market snapshot based on active sale listings observed in the certified National Data System Texas housing refresh.
15
Active listings observed
$301,900
Median asking price
$168.80
Median asking price / sq. ft.
96.0
Median days on market
1,884 sq. ft.
Median home size
Observed asking-price range: $274,400 to $414,900
Newest listing observed: 2026-08-31 19:00:00-05:00
How this current-market geography is determined
Coverage basis: Exact Zillow neighborhood polygon matches.
15 exact polygon matches. Exact Zillow polygon membership and supplemental Census Block Group association remain separate in the governed data. Supplemental associations are not represented as exact Zillow polygon membership.
Current listing observations are separate from BestNeighborhoodsUSA rankings and do not change neighborhood scores, ranks, historical Zillow trends, Census measures, or HMDA mortgage intelligence.