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A town of 45,542, settled in 1932.
Haltom City earns a D, ranked 451st of 640 in Texas, mostly because of health and safety. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 82% of the country. Its police reported 162 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025, a higher rate per resident than 78% of U.S. towns. In its favor, it has 8 miles of trail. Haltom City’s property crime rate is 23.3 per 1,000 residents, above both Texas’ towns (10.7) and U.S. towns (9.9). Haltom City's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 92% of U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Buffalo Ridge Park, 123 acres with 1.3 miles of trail.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Haltom City is from typical.
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Census counts: 5,760 in 1950, 46,073 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 5 maps from 1955 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Haltom City. Close and well known come first.
Big draw11 mi Stadium & arenaAT&T Stadium
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaGlobe Life Field
12 mi Theme parkSix Flags Over Texas
Big draw30 mi Stadium & arenaCotton Bowl
12 mi Stadium & arenaChoctaw Stadium
Big draw21 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 · Cotton Bowl: Robbiewest88, Public domain · Choctaw Stadium: KENGRIFFEY24FAN, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Texas Stadium: Allspamme, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Haltom City, 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 Haltom City.
Haltom City has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, has homes that are cheap against local pay and trades workers with Fort Worth and other neighbors.
8.2 miles of trail in 10 parks and preserves. The trail density in Haltom City is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Haltom City | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.9% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Buffalo Ridge Park | 1.3 mi | 123 |
| 2. Whites Branch Park | 0.3 mi | 9 |
| 3. Sandy Oaks Park | 0.3 mi | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by Birdville ISD. Two of its 14 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haltom MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 909 | B− |
| Haltom H SLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,757 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
All 4 graded neighbors score healthier than its C−, from Richland Hills (C+) to North Richland Hills (B+).
26% of Haltom City adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Haltom City beats the Texas average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 20. 70% of Haltom City adults had a checkup this year.
| Haltom City | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 74% | 79% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 30% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 24% | 19% |
| What stands out | Haltom City | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.4% | 6.1% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 17.9% | 12.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Haltom City’s violent crime rate is 3.5 per 1,000 residents. Haltom City reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 78% report less.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
The Ft Worth Wsfo weather station records that about 98 days a year reach 90°, more than in 96% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 96.2°, hotter than in 98% of U.S. towns; January nights average 35.3°.
Haltom City has mild winters and hot summers. About 2 inches of snow falls in a winter.
| Haltom City | 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
At 2.6 years of the Dallas metro’s $90K median household income, the typical home (about $238K) costs less against local pay than in 81% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to its C+ for cost of living. Its typical home is the least expensive on its borders; Watauga is next at $272K.
The typical Haltom City home is worth about $238,000, down 2.7% in a year, 20% below the Texas typical home. 51% of households own their home in Haltom City.
| Haltom City | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 51% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,415 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Haltom City has about as many jobs (19,502) as working residents, but only 1,277 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Haltom City for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2013, Haltom City has added 2,858 jobs, to 19,502 in 2023. The top destinations are Fort Worth (30%), Dallas (8%) and Arlington (5%).
| Haltom City | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $59,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 8.7% | 9.7% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.2% | 8.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
89 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 11 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 59% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 89 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Haltom City.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
11 within 15 miles of the center of Haltom City
About 4 of every 100 Haltom City residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
City in Texas
Haltom City is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Tarrant County. It is part of the Mid-Cities region of the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex. Its population was 46,073 at the 2020 census. Haltom City is an inner suburb of Fort Worth, a principal city of the DFW Metroplex. The city is six miles from downtown Fort Worth, 30 miles from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, and 20 miles from the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Haltom City is surrounded almost entirely by Fort Worth, North Richland Hills, Watauga, and Richland Hills. The education system for Haltom City is served by the Birdville Independent School District, which also serves neighboring cities including Fort W…
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4 towns share a border with Haltom City.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haltom City | #451 | D | C+ | C− | B− | C− |
| Fort Worth | #554 | D | C− | D | D | C+ |
| North Richland Hills | #247 | C+ | D | C | B− | B+ |
| Richland Hills | #356 | C− | C | C− | B− | C+ |
| Watauga | #161 | B− | C− | B | B+ | B |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Haltom City grades D overall, better than 14% of U.S. towns and #451 of 640 in Texas. It grades C− for health, C− for safety and B− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a C−.
That is 2.6 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+.
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