Best PlacesFairmount, Fort Worth, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fairmount, 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.
Fairmount, Fort Worth ranks 1,876th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores best on state finances, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Fairmount, 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.
Fairmount, Fort Worth's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fairmount, Fort Worth ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 87% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
Where Fairmount, Fort Worth ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD+, better than only 21% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 23% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Fairmount, Fort Worth
A household needs to earn about $122,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fairmount, Fort Worth home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $103,242, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Fairmount, Fort Worth's effective rate of 1.57%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Fairmount, Fort Worth
Fairmount, Fort Worth runs younger than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Fairmount, Fort Worth.
Who works in Fairmount, Fort Worth, and how
Work in Fairmount, Fort Worth centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 73%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Fairmount, Fort Worth
Fairmount, Fort Worth has more restaurants and bars per resident than 86% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Fairmount, Fort Worth and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Fairmount, Fort Worth, month by month
Fairmount, Fort Worth sees roughly 135 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 Fairmount, Fort Worth
Dallas-Fort Worth International sits about 21 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 Fairmount, Fort Worth
Schools across Fairmount, Fort Worth average a D+, better than 21% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Lily B Clayton ElB+ · 50% proficient
- Daggett MontessoriB · 45% proficient
- De Zavala ElD · 19% proficient
Top middle schools
- Daggett MiddleD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Paschal H SC · 34% proficient
- Trimble Technical H SD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fairmount, Fort Worth school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fairmount, 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 Fairmount, Fort Worth against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Fairmount, Fort Worth
Is Fairmount, Fort Worth a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fairmount, Fort Worth ranks 1,876th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state finances, low taxes, and a strong job market, and lowest on property taxes and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fairmount, Fort Worth expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $423,610. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $103,242 median income, cost of living beats 83% of neighborhoods.
Is Fairmount, Fort Worth safe?
Fairmount, Fort Worth is safer than 50% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $519 per resident a year.
Compare Fairmount, Fort Worth with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fairmount, Fort Worth. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fairmount, 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.
Fairmount, Fort Worth detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fairmount, Fort Worth: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fairmount, Fort Worth: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fairmount, Fort Worth: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fairmount, Fort Worth: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fairmount, 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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