Best PlacesEastside, Fort Worth, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Eastside, Fort Worth, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Eastside, Fort Worth ranks 3,952nd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It does not top any single list, but it lands above the national middle on state finances and low taxes. The weaker spots are property taxes, civic engagement, and walkability.
The best neighborhoods in Eastside, Fort Worth
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Eastside, Fort Worth's strengths and weaknesses
Eastside, Fort Worth lands in the middle because its strengths and weaknesses roughly balance. State finances, low taxes, and affordable childcare carry most of that.
The drawbacks are real but narrow. Property taxes, civic engagement, and walkability hold the score down. Cost swings more from one part of Eastside, Fort Worth to another than it does between Eastside, Fort Worth and its neighbors, which the map below shows.
Where Eastside, Fort Worth ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$907 a month, better than 77% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 127 pleasant days a year, better than 65% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than 63% of neighborhoods
Where Eastside, Fort Worth ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 23% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than only 23% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Eastside, Fort Worth
A household needs to earn about $77,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Eastside, Fort Worth home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $75,008; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Eastside, Fort Worth's effective rate of 1.54%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Eastside, Fort Worth
Eastside, Fort Worth runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Eastside, Fort Worth.
Who works in Eastside, Fort Worth, and how
Work in Eastside, Fort Worth centers on retail trade and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Eastside, Fort Worth
Eastside, Fort Worth has more parkland per resident than 74% of neighborhoods and less late-night activity than most neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Eastside, Fort Worth and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Eastside, Fort Worth, month by month
Eastside, Fort Worth sees roughly 127 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 37. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 46° | 37° |
| April | 77° | 66° | 56° |
| July | 97° | 86° | 76° |
| October | 81° | 69° | 58° |
Flying in and out of Eastside, Fort Worth
Dallas-Fort Worth International sits about 12 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 41.3 million passengers in 2025, with 289 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Eastside, Fort Worth
Schools across Eastside, Fort Worth average a C−, better than 26% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Viridian ElA− · 62% proficient
- Hurst Hills ElB+ · 50% proficient
- River Trails ElB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Harwood J HA · 63% proficient
- Central J HA · 61% proficient
- Hurst J HA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Birdville H SA · 68% proficient
- Arlington College And Career H SA− · 63% proficient
- Richland H SB+ · 53% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Eastside, Fort Worth school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Eastside, Fort Worth measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Eastside, Fort Worth against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Eastside, Fort Worth suits
Common questions about living in Eastside, Fort Worth
Is Eastside, Fort Worth a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Eastside, Fort Worth ranks 3,952nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state finances, low taxes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on property taxes and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Eastside, Fort Worth expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $267,564. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $75,008 median income, cost of living beats 55% of neighborhoods.
Is Eastside, Fort Worth safe?
Eastside, Fort Worth is safer than 50% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $551 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Eastside, Fort Worth?
July highs average about 97 degrees, and January highs near 58 with lows near 37. That works out to about 127 pleasant days a year, more than 65% of neighborhoods.
Is Eastside, Fort Worth good for families?
Schools beat 26% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 50%, and childcare runs $907 a month.
Is Eastside, Fort Worth good for remote workers?
Cost of living against local pay beats 55% of neighborhoods, though advertised internet speeds beat only 55% of neighborhoods. About 14% of workers already work from home.
Compare Eastside, Fort Worth with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Eastside, Fort Worth. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Eastside, Fort Worth represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Eastside, Fort Worth detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Eastside, Fort Worth: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Eastside, Fort Worth: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Eastside, Fort Worth: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Eastside, Fort Worth: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Eastside, Fort Worth detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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