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Briarwood Little Rock, AR

Enjoy prime access to the best of Rock City

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The Briarwood neighborhood is a vibrant residential community in central Little Rock offering prime access to the Capital City’s greatest resources and attractions. The University of Arkansas at Little Rock campus sits just a few blocks south, making Briarwood a terrific choice for students, faculty, and staff members. War Memorial Stadium is just a short walk east of the neighborhood, allowing you to easily get to Razorbacks football games and other special events hosted at the arena.

Briarwood is also centrally located between three major healthcare facilities, with CHI St. Vincent Infirmary, University of Arkansas Medical Center, and Baptist Health Medical Center – Little Rock all within a radius of less than a mile. Park Plaza Mall on the east side anchors an expansive network of shopping centers and restaurants. Kanis Park and Boyle Park are close at hand, providing excellent venues for spending quality time outdoors, whether you want to hit the trails or just relax by the lake.

Rent Trends

As of July 2026, the average apartment rent in Briarwood is $909 for one bedroom, $1,064 for two bedrooms, and $925 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Briarwood has decreased by -0.7% in the past year.

  • 1 BR

  • 684 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $909/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 1,007 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,064/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,274 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $925/month

    Average Rent

Learn More About Briarwood

Getting Around

Fairly Walkable

Walkability

40 / 100

Limited Public Transit

Transit

20 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

100 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

40 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 20 Minute Walk

Groceries

50 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

60 / 100

Limited Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

30 / 100

Good Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

60 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

20 / 100

Limited Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

30 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

100 / 100

Reviews of Briarwood - Little Rock, AR

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4.4 10 Reviews

Current Resident

7 years and 3 months agoNiche Review

Great place to live. Safe, family friendly & close to all amenities which are walking distance to new Mall, great restaurants, hospital, interstate & bus routes. New Mall currently will be available soon! Neighborhood Association very active & always offering improvements & family friendly activities!!!!

Niche User

11 years and 3 months agoNiche Review

David's burger is great and is on its way up

Niche User

11 years and 7 months agoNiche Review

Living near shopping centers, I rarely have to go more than ten minutes from home to find anything.

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Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Little Rock Zoo
  • Central High School National Historic Site
  • Museum of Discovery
  • Central Arkansas Nature Center
  • Burns Park

Airports

  • Bill and Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in June 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.