Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Fort Worth's D covers 1.0 million people, and the city's neighborhoods vary far more than any single grade can show. Within Texas, that puts it 554th of 640. The median household earns $80K. What weighs on its grade: its schools rank behind 90% of the state's, and its police reported 3,827 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025, a higher rate per resident than 86% of U.S. towns. 37% of working residents work locally in Fort Worth, above both Texas’ towns (8.3%) and U.S. towns (8%). Its National Register listings include Paddock Viaduct and Allen Chapel AME Church. Fort Worth's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 89% of U.S. towns.
Where Fort Worth beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Knights of Pythias Building| College | Students |
|---|---|
| Tarrant County College District | 35,078 |
| Texas Christian University | 12,462 |
| Texas Wesleyan University | 2,171 |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Trinity Basin Preparatory - Fort Worth | PK–8 | 2,020 |
| Harmony Science Academy- Fort Worth | PK–6 | 1,232 |
| Iltexas Keller El | K–5 | 935 |
Its 105 National Register listings are more than in 98% of Texas towns with a listing.
Census counts: 6,663 in 1880, 918,915 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1893 and 5 maps from 1955 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Fort Worth is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fort Worth. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaAT&T Stadium
Big draw16 mi Stadium & arenaGlobe Life Field
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaCotton Bowl
16 mi Theme parkSix Flags Over Texas
in town Stadium & arenaAmon G. Carter Stadium
in town MuseumKimbell Art MuseumAT&T Stadium: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Globe Life Field: Drone To Fly, CC BY 3.0 · Cotton Bowl: Robbiewest88, Public domain · Six Flags Over Texas: Chris Hagerman from New Port Richey, FL, US, CC BY 2.0 · Amon G. Carter Stadium: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kimbell Art Museum: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Fort Worth, 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 Fort Worth.
Fort Worth has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and has home values still below their peak, but it reports more crime than Arlington and its other graded neighbors.
217 miles of trail in 208 parks and preserves. The biggest place to walk is Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge, 3,517 acres with 17.4 miles of trail. Fort Worth’s trail density is 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Fort Worth | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.1% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge | 17.4 mi | 3,517 |
| 2. Marion Sansom Park | 11 mi | 266 |
| 3. Fort Worth Botanic Garden | 5.6 mi | 101 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Three of its 340 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Basin Preparatory - Fort WorthLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 2,020 | C− |
| V R Eaton H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 3,288 | A− |
| Overton Park ElTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 510 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Each of the 6 graded towns on its borders reports less crime per resident, from Arlington (C−) to Lakeside (A−). Reported crimes fell from 30,535 to 26,470 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
The property crime rate in Fort Worth is 22 per 1,000 residents. Fort Worth reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 86% report less. The violent crime rate in Fort Worth is 3.7 per 1,000 residents.
| Fort Worth | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 22 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3.7 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The Ft Worth Wsfo weather station, 5 miles away, records that about 98 days a year reach 90°, more than in 96% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 96.4°, hotter than in 98% of U.S. towns; January nights average 35°.
Fort Worth has mild winters and hot summers. About 2 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Fort Worth | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 96°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 35°F | 37°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Jobs based here grew from 339,403 in 2013 to 462,352.
About one in 3 of Fort Worth’s working residents works in town. Since 2013, Fort Worth has added 122,949 jobs, to 462,352 in 2023. The top destinations are Dallas (8%), Arlington (6%) and Irving (4%).
| Fort Worth | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 14% | 9.6% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 12% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fort Worth beats the Texas average on 2 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 20% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Fort Worth.
| Fort Worth | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 74% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 20% | 14% |
| What stands out | Fort Worth | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.3% | 6.1% |
| Fewer adults with high cholesterol | 31.9% | 35.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.8% | 12.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
482 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 62 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 57% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 482 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Fort Worth.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Texas average. 11% of Fort Worth residents are 65 or older. Fort Worth has grown 12% since 2020, to 1,028,117 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Fort Worth | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 11% | 14% | 18% |
| Median age | 33.6 years | 35.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 26% | 26% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 23% | 29% |
51.0% women, 49.0% men
About 96 men for every 100 women. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women. Median age: women 34.0, men 33.1.
| Fort Worth | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.4% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.7% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16.5% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.6% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.9% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 10.3% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.5% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.1% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 15.3% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.8% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.4% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.5% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.6% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.4% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The typical value, about $293K, is 10% below its August 2022 peak.
The typical Fort Worth home is worth about $293,000, down 1.7% in a year, close to the Texas typical home.
| Fort Worth | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 57% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,509 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 56% | 50% | 48% |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
10 within 15 miles of the center of Fort Worth
About 6 of every 100 Fort Worth residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas.
741,206 counted in 2010 and 918,915 in 2020; an estimated 1,028,117 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 11.9% since 2020, after 24% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
105 places in Fort Worth on the National Register of Historic Places.
30 notable people were born in Fort Worth.
City in Texas, United States
Fort Worth is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the county seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly 350 square miles (910 km2) and extending into Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise counties. Fort Worth's population was estimated to be 1,028,117 in 2025, making it the 10th-most populous city in the United States. Fort Worth is the second-largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex (after Dallas) and the fourth-most populous in Texas. The Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex is the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S., with 8.5 million residents. The city of Fort Worth was established in 1849 as an army outpost on a bluff overlooking the Trinity River. Fort Worth has historicall…
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10 towns share a border with Fort Worth.
All 6 graded towns on its borders grade higher than its D; Arlington (D) is closest.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Worth | #554 | D | C− | D | D | C+ |
| Arlington | #541 | D | C− | C− | C− | B− |
| Benbrook | #359 | C− | C− | C | D | A− |
| Rendon | #135 | B | C+ | — | B+ | B− |
| Euless | #201 | B− | D | C | A | B+ |
| Grand Prairie | #450 | D | C− | C+ | C | C+ |
| Lakeside | — | — | C− | A− | B | B+ |
| Forest Hill | #527 | D | C+ | C+ | D | D |
Lakeside has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Rendon reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Fort Worth with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Fort Worth grades D overall, better than 6% of U.S. towns and #554 of 640 in Texas. It grades C+ for health, D for safety and D for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. That is 3.2 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−.
30 notable people were born here, including Shelley Duvall and Bill Paxton.
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