Is Haslet a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Haslet grades B+ overall, ranked 64th of 640 in Texas. The median household earns $169K. Residents are healthier than 84% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. What holds it back is price: homes are expensive, about $384K for a typical one and 4.2 times the Dallas metro’s $90K median household income. Haslet’s median household income is $169,000, above both Texas’ towns ($69,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). The biggest park or preserve is Haslet Community Park, at 26 acres. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 70% of U.S. towns.
What makes Haslet stand out
Where Haslet beats most towns.
Jobs vs. working residents
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Haslet El | PK–5 | 733 |
| CW Worthington Middle | 6–8 | 1,201 |
| Legacy Learning Center | 12 | 50 |
Haslet has grown 243% since 2010
1,517 counted in 2010 and 1,952 in 2020; an estimated 5,267 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 166.7% since 2020, after 28.7% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Haslet grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Haslet is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
AT&T Stadium and 74 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Haslet. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaAT&T Stadium
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaGlobe Life Field
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaCotton Bowl
21 mi Theme parkSix Flags Over Texas
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaTexas Stadium
21 mi Stadium & arenaChoctaw StadiumPhoto credits
AT&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 · Texas Stadium: Allspamme, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Choctaw Stadium: KENGRIFFEY24FAN, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to Haslet: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Haslet, 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 Haslet.
Haslet draws workers from Fort Worth and beyond, has hotter summers than nearly all U.S. towns and has less no health insurance than most of Texas.
About one in three of Haslet’s working residents commute to Fort Worth
3,650 jobs are based in Haslet, 3.6 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. Jobs based here grew from 987 in 2013 to 3,650.
Most working residents leave Haslet for work: only 1% work in town. 2.1% of Haslet residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Haslet has added 2,663 jobs, to 3,650 in 2023.
| Haslet | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 22% | 9.6% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 2.1% | 12% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Public schools in Haslet beat 73% of Texas districts
Its public schools are run by Northwest ISD. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| CW Worthington MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,201 | – |
| Legacy Learning CenterLargest public high schoolGrades 12 | Grades 12 | 50 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Haslet earns an A− for health
Its widest gap with Texas is no health insurance: 9.1% of those 18–64 have no health insurance, against 19.1% statewide. Against the 1,717 U.S. towns with household incomes like Haslet’s, it is less healthy than 79%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
30% of adults have obesity in Haslet. Haslet beats the Texas average on 15 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 16% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Haslet.
| Haslet | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 37% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 24% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 9.2% | 20% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 30% | 25% |
| What stands out | Haslet | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 9.1% | 19.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.2% | 19.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.6% | 6.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Haslet earns a C− for cost of living
The typical value, about $384K, is 12% below its August 2022 peak. The median property tax bill is $8,870, against $4,232 across Texas, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Haslet home is worth about $384,000, down 2.6% in a year, 29% above the Texas typical home.
| Haslet | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 94% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,156 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Fewer young adults than Texas overall
The median household earns $169,046, against $78,476 across Texas, one input to its A+ for jobs and income.
Adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (24% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 44% of residents (38% statewide). Haslet has grown 167% since 2020, to 5,267 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. The median age in Haslet is 42 years.
| Haslet | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 43% | 23% | 29% |
| Median age | 42 years | 35.8 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 14% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 23% | 26% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.7 points. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Haslet | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.4% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.1% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.5% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.2% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.8% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.1% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 14% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.9% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.2% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 19% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.8% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.1% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 27.4% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.6% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Mild winters and hot summers in Haslet
July afternoons average 95.7°, hotter than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 34.6°.
Haslet has mild winters and hot summers. Haslet’s July high is 96°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Haslet | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 96°F | 95°F | 85°F |
| January low | 35°F | 37°F | 22°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Haslet
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 60% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Haslet since 2007.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conserved land covers 0.5% of Haslet
Just 30 of its 5,741 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Haslet itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
1.0 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Haslet | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Haslet Community Park | 0.2 mi | 26 |
| 2. Nance Field | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Haslet
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Haslet
About 8 of every 100 Haslet residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
Every workday, about 3,640 people come to Haslet for work
Where Haslet’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Haslet
City in Texas, United States
Haslet is a city in mostly Tarrant County and partly in Denton County within the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex in the U.S. state of Texas, and is located 15 miles north of downtown Fort Worth and 20 miles south of Denton. Haslet borders Interstate 35W, U.S. Highway 287, and Alliance Airport. The population was 1,952 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 8.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 702 ft
- ZIP code
- 76052
- Area code
- 817
Questions about Haslet
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Haslet, TX a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Haslet grades B+ overall, better than 73% of U.S. towns and #64 of 640 in Texas. It grades A− for health and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Haslet, TX expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.