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What Is It Like to Live in Fort Worth?

What it costs to live in Fort Worth, and how it compares with other Texas cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

31

174th best value in Texas

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Texas cities.

Overall livability

42

131st overall in Texas

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Fort Worth is home to about 908,469 people. A typical home runs $212,300 and a household earns around $67,900, a price-to-income ratio of 3.1. Among Texas's largest cities, it ranks 174th for value and 131st overall.

Fort Worth at a glance

Median home price

$212,300

157th in TX of 198

Median rent

$1,187/mo

Median household income

$67,900

Home price to income

3.1x

Unemployment

5.5%

117th in TX of 198

School rating

5/10

99th in TX of 198

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in TX of 198

Walk score

100/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within Texas only. Updated 2026.