Is Forest Hill a good place to live?
Forest Hill grades D overall, ranked 527th of 640 in Texas, mostly because of health and schools. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 92% of the country. Its schools rank behind 89% of the state's. What it does well: it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 64% of U.S. towns. Forest Hill's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 99% of U.S. towns. Forest Hill’s July high is 96°F, near the Texas town median (95°F) and above the median of U.S. towns (85°F).
Forest Hill has grown 14% since 2010
12,355 counted in 2010 and 13,955 in 2020; an estimated 14,056 in 2025.
Growth has leveled off: within 1% of 2020, after 13% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Forest Hill grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Forest Hill is from typical.
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AT&T Stadium and 72 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Forest Hill. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaAT&T Stadium
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaGlobe Life Field
13 mi Theme parkSix Flags Over Texas
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaCotton Bowl
12 mi Stadium & arenaChoctaw Stadium
Big draw24 mi Stadium & arenaTexas StadiumPhoto credits
AT&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 · Cotton Bowl: Robbiewest88, Public domain · Choctaw Stadium: KENGRIFFEY24FAN, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Texas Stadium: Allspamme, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to Forest Hill: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Forest Hill, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Forest Hill.
Forest Hill has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and has homes that are cheap against local pay.
Forest Hill stands out in Texas and nationally, with more of its adults who sleep under 7 hours
46% of Forest Hill adults sleep under 7 hours. Forest Hill beats the Texas average on 2 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 23. 40% of Forest Hill adults get no exercise outside work.
| Forest Hill | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 30% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 24% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 20% | 14% |
| What stands out | Forest Hill | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.8% | 6.1% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 13.8% | 17% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 23.4% | 12.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Forest Hill’s grade for schools is a D
Its public schools are run by Fort Worth ISD. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| David K Sellars ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 436 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Forest Hill has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Forest Hill for work: only 2% work in town. The average trip to work in Forest Hill is 29 minutes. Since 2013, Forest Hill has added 366 jobs, to 2,836 in 2023.
| Forest Hill | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical home in Forest Hill is valued at about $222K
At 2.5 years of the Dallas metro’s $90K median household income, the typical home (about $222K) costs less against local pay than in 83% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to its C+ for cost of living. Home values rose 25% in five years, to about $222K, against 10% across Texas.
The typical Forest Hill home is worth about $222,000, about the same as a year ago, 25% below the Texas typical home. Forest Hill’s median rent is $1,763 a month.
| Forest Hill | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,763 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 72% | 69% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Mild winters and hot summers in Forest Hill
The Benbrook Dam weather station, 10 miles away, records that about 103 days a year reach 90°, more than in 96% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 95.8°, hotter than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 35.8°.
Forest Hill has mild winters and hot summers. Snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Forest Hill faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 20 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Forest Hill.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
| Forest Hill | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.2% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Heritage Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Forest Hill
Colleges nearby
10 within 15 miles of the center of Forest Hill
About 6 of every 100 Forest Hill residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
98% of working residents leave Forest Hill for work
Where Forest Hill’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Forest Hill
City in Texas, United States
Forest Hill is a suburb of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. The population was 13,955 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1860
- Area
- 4.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 682 ft
- ZIP code
- 76119–76140
- Area code
- 817
Forest Hill’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Forest Hill.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Hill | #527 | D | C+ | C+ | D | D |
| Fort Worth | #554 | D | C− | D | D | C+ |
| Kennedale | #230 | C+ | D | B | C+ | B |
Questions about Forest Hill
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Forest Hill, TX a good place to live?
Forest Hill grades D overall, better than 8% of U.S. towns and #527 of 640 in Texas. It grades D for health, C+ for safety and D for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Forest Hill, TX expensive?
That is 2.5 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+.