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Home to The University of Texas at Arlington.
Arlington earns a D, 541st among Texas's 640 graded towns, mostly because of safety and schools. It reports more crime per resident than 85% of U.S. towns, including 1,633 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. Its public schools trail 79% of Texas towns on state tests and graduation. What it does well: it has 46 miles of trail. Arlington is home to The University of Texas at Arlington. 22% of working residents work locally in Arlington, against 8.3% in Texas’ towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Arlington has 6 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Hutcheson-Smith House and Arlington Post Office.
Where Arlington beats most towns.
| College | Students |
|---|---|
| The University of Texas at Arlington | 31,253 |
| Arlington Baptist University | 240 |
Jennifer Stone
Hutcheson-Smith House2 colleges in town.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Arlington is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 163 in 1880, 394,266 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1907 and 5 maps from 1959 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Arlington. Close and well known come first.
Big drawin town Stadium & arenaAT&T Stadium
Big drawin town Stadium & arenaGlobe Life Field
in town Theme parkSix Flags Over Texas
in town Stadium & arenaChoctaw Stadium
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaCotton Bowl
Big draw16 mi Stadium & arenaTexas StadiumAT&T Stadium: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Globe Life Field: Drone To Fly, CC BY 3.0 · Six Flags Over Texas: Chris Hagerman from New Port Richey, FL, US, CC BY 2.0 · Choctaw Stadium: KENGRIFFEY24FAN, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cotton Bowl: Robbiewest88, Public domain · Texas Stadium: Allspamme, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Arlington, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Arlington.
Arlington has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, trades workers with Fort Worth and other neighbors and has home values still below their peak.
Reported crimes fell from 12,099 to 9,659 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Arlington’s violent crime rate is 4 per 1,000 residents. Arlington reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 85% report less. Arlington’s property crime rate is 19.8 per 1,000 residents.
| Arlington | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 19.8 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Its public schools are run by Arlington ISD. Three of its 118 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workman J HLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 1,162 | C |
| Martin H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 3,535 | A− |
| Tccse Early College H S at TimberviewTop results in townGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 277 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
The biggest park or preserve is Fish Creek Linear Park, at 211 acres.
| Arlington | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7.3% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sheri Capehart Nature Preserve | 2.1 mi | 52 |
| 2. Stovall Park | 1.3 mi | 52 |
| 3. Harold Patterson Sports Center | 0.9 mi | 121 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The Arlington Six Flags weather station, 5 miles away, records that about 93 days a year reach 90°, more than in 96% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 95.7°, hotter than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 36.4°.
Arlington has mild winters and hot summers. The July high in Arlington is 96°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Arlington | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 96°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 36°F | 37°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Arlington has about as many jobs (170,979) as working residents, but only 38,568 people both live and work here.
About one in 5 of Arlington’s working residents works in town. Since 2013, Arlington has added 24,970 jobs, to 170,979 in 2023. The top destinations are Fort Worth (15%), Dallas (14%) and Irving (6%).
| Arlington | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 13% | 9.6% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
12% of residents are 65 or older in Arlington. 33% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 34% across Texas.
| Arlington | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33.7 years | 35.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 12% | 14% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 23% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 25% | 26% | 22% |
50.7% women, 49.3% men
About 97 men for every 100 women. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women. Median age: women 34.9, men 32.6.
| Arlington | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.9% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.8% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.1% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15.9% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.6% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.8% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.9% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.6% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.3% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 14.4% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23.3% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 21% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.7% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.7% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.9% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Arlington beats the Texas average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 18% of Arlington adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.
| Arlington | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 74% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Arlington | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More adults without reliable transportation | 11.6% | 10.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical value, about $307K, is 7% below its August 2022 peak.
The typical Arlington home is worth about $307,000, down 0.5% in a year, close to the Texas typical home.
| Arlington | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 54% | 69% | 73% |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 60% | 50% | 48% |
| Median rent | $1,470 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
750 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 68 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 750 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Arlington.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
11 within 15 miles of the center of Arlington
About 9 of every 100 Arlington residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
6 places in Arlington on the National Register of Historic Places.
45 notable people were born in Arlington.
City in Texas, United States
Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Mid-Cities region of the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan statistical area, and is a principal city of the metropolis and region. The city had a population of 394,266 in 2020, making it the second-largest city in the county after Fort Worth and the third-largest city in the metropolitan area, after Dallas and Fort Worth. Arlington is the 51st-most populous city in the United States, the seventh-most populous city in the state of Texas, and the largest city in the state that is not a county seat. Arlington is home to the University of Texas at Arlington, a major urban research university, the Arlington Ass…
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4 towns share a border with Arlington.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington | #541 | D | C− | C− | C− | B− |
| Fort Worth | #554 | D | C− | D | D | C+ |
| Grand Prairie | #450 | D | C− | C+ | C | C+ |
| Kennedale | #230 | C+ | D | B | C+ | B |
| Mansfield | #151 | B | D | B− | B+ | A− |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Arlington grades D overall, better than 7% of U.S. towns and #541 of 640 in Texas. It grades B− for health, C− for safety and C− for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. That is 3.4 years of the area's median household income ($90,275 across the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
45 notable people were born here, including Jennifer Stone and Maren Morris.
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