Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
White Settlement is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C− overall, ranked 397th of 640 in Texas, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $57K. Its lowest everyday mark is in safety: it reports more crime per resident than 79% of U.S. towns, including 51 violent crimes reported to the FBI in 2025. A typical home there costs about $215K, 2.4 years of the Dallas metro’s $90K median household income. White Settlement’s July high is 96°F, near the Texas town median (95°F) and above the median of U.S. towns (85°F). The biggest park or preserve is White Settlement Central Park, at 47 acres.
16,116 counted in 2010 and 18,269 in 2020; an estimated 17,932 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far White Settlement is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 10,827 in 1950, 18,269 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 5 maps from 1955 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around White Settlement. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaAT&T Stadium
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaGlobe Life Field
23 mi Theme parkSix Flags Over Texas
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaTexas Stadium
22 mi Stadium & arenaChoctaw Stadium
6 mi Stadium & arenaAmon G. Carter 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 · Texas Stadium: Allspamme, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Choctaw Stadium: KENGRIFFEY24FAN, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Amon G. Carter Stadium: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in White Settlement, 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 White Settlement.
White Settlement has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has homes that are cheap against local pay.
3.0 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. The trail density in White Settlement is 0.6 miles per square mile.
| White Settlement | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.6% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Veteran's Park | 1.9 mi | 29 |
| 2. White Settlement Central Park | 0.1 mi | 47 |
| 3. Saddle Hills Park | — | 21 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by White Settlement ISD. Three of its 8 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brewer MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,500 | B |
| Trinity Basin Preparatory - Titan AcademyLargest public high schoolGrades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 | 544 | – |
| Fine Arts AcademyTop results in townGrades 1–6 | Grades 1–6 | 274 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TX on state tests and graduation
Reported crimes fell from 464 to 355 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
White Settlement’s property crime rate is 16.8 per 1,000 residents. White Settlement reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 79% report less. White Settlement’s violent crime rate is 2.8 per 1,000 residents.
| White Settlement | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 16.8 per 1,000 residents | 10.7 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.8 per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Jobs based here fell from 20,178 in 2013 to 4,870.
Most working residents leave White Settlement for work: only 4% work in town. Since 2013, White Settlement has lost 15,308 jobs, to 4,870 in 2023. The top destinations are Fort Worth (39%), Dallas (7%) and Arlington (5%).
| White Settlement | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $57,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.5% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 12% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the 7,948 U.S. towns with household incomes like White Settlement’s, it is less healthy than 52%, so its C isn’t only a matter of income.
White Settlement beats the Texas average on 0 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 71% of White Settlement adults had a checkup this year.
| White Settlement | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 74% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 39% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | White Settlement | TX |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 7.4% | 5.7% |
| More smokers | 16.2% | 12.5% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 15.7% | 12.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
At 2.4 years of the Dallas metro’s $90K median household income, the typical home (about $215K) costs less against local pay than in 84% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to its B− for cost of living. The typical value, about $215K, is 9% below its May 2024 peak.
61% of households own their home in White Settlement. The typical White Settlement home is worth about $215,000, down 2.2% in a year, 27% below the Texas typical home.
| White Settlement | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 61% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,253 a month | $1,206 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The Benbrook Dam weather station, 8 miles away, records that about 103 days a year reach 90°, more than in 96% of U.S. towns. July afternoons average 95.9°, hotter than in 97% of U.S. towns; January nights average 34.8°.
White Settlement has mild winters and hot summers. Snow is almost unheard of.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
82 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 20 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 82 flood insurance claims have been paid out in White Settlement.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
7 within 15 miles of the center of White Settlement
About 4 of every 100 White Settlement residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
Where White Settlement’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Tarrant County, Texas, United States
White Settlement is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States, and a northwestern suburb of Fort Worth. Its population was estimated to be 18,084 in 2021. The city is bordered by Lockheed Martin and the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth. Prior to his death, White Settlement Public Library was home to Browser, a cat that gained international attention in 2016, when local politicians sought to oust him from the library over the objections of local residents.
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One town shares a border with White Settlement.
| Town | TX rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Settlement | #397 | C− | B− | C− | C+ | C |
| Westworth Village | #462 | D | C− | — | D | B |
Westworth Village reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare White Settlement with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
White Settlement grades C− overall, better than 19% of U.S. towns and #397 of 640 in Texas. It grades C for health, C− for safety and C+ for schools. Safety is its weak spot, with a C−.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
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