Best PlacesFar North Dallas-Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Far North Dallas-Fort Worth, 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.
Far North Dallas-Fort Worth, Fort Worth ranks 1,479th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and property taxes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Far North Dallas-Fort Worth, 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.
Far North Dallas-Fort Worth, Fort Worth's strengths and weaknesses
Where Far North Dallas-Fort Worth, Fort Worth ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
Where Far North Dallas-Fort Worth, Fort Worth ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 24% of neighborhoods
- Short commute27.7 minutes each way, better than only 29% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Far North Dallas-Fort Worth, Fort Worth
A household needs to earn about $97,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Far North Dallas-Fort Worth, Fort Worth home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $105,839, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Far North Dallas-Fort Worth, Fort Worth's effective rate of 1.76%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Far North Dallas-Fort Worth, Fort Worth
Far North Dallas-Fort Worth, 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 Far North Dallas-Fort Worth, Fort Worth.
Who works in Far North Dallas-Fort Worth, Fort Worth, and how
Work in Far North Dallas-Fort Worth, Fort Worth centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Far North Dallas-Fort Worth, Fort Worth
Far North Dallas-Fort Worth, Fort Worth has more parkland per resident than 78% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Far North Dallas-Fort Worth, Fort Worth and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Far North Dallas-Fort Worth, Fort Worth, month by month
Far North Dallas-Fort Worth, Fort Worth sees roughly 131 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 Far North Dallas-Fort Worth, Fort Worth
Dallas-Fort Worth International sits about 16 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 Far North Dallas-Fort Worth, Fort Worth
Schools across Far North Dallas-Fort Worth, Fort Worth average a B−, better than 67% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Park Glen ElA · 63% proficient
- Bette Perot ElA · 62% proficient
- Lone Star ElA− · 59% proficient
Top middle schools
- Medlin MiddleA+ · 68% proficient
- John M Tidwell MiddleA− · 56% proficient
- Timberview MiddleA− · 53% proficient
Top high schools
- Byron Nelson H SA · 72% proficient
- Timber Creek H SA− · 67% proficient
- Northwest H SA− · 63% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Far North Dallas-Fort Worth, Fort Worth school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Far North Dallas-Fort Worth, 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 Far North Dallas-Fort Worth, Fort Worth against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Far North Dallas-Fort Worth, Fort Worth suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 85% of neighborhoods, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 19% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 67% of neighborhoods and it is quieter than 55%.
Common questions about living in Far North Dallas-Fort Worth, Fort Worth
Is Far North Dallas-Fort Worth, Fort Worth a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Far North Dallas-Fort Worth, Fort Worth ranks 1,479th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on a strong job market, state finances, and low taxes, and lowest on property taxes and transit. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Far North Dallas-Fort Worth, Fort Worth expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $327,872. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $105,839 median income, cost of living beats 85% of neighborhoods.
Is Far North Dallas-Fort Worth, Fort Worth safe?
Yes, Far North Dallas-Fort Worth, Fort Worth is safer than 86% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $314 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Far North Dallas-Fort Worth, Fort Worth?
July highs average about 97 degrees, and January highs near 58 with lows near 37. That works out to about 131 pleasant days a year, more than 67% of neighborhoods.
Is Far North Dallas-Fort Worth, Fort Worth good for families?
Schools beat 67% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 86%, and childcare runs $906 a month.
Compare Far North Dallas-Fort Worth, Fort Worth with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Far North Dallas-Fort Worth, Fort Worth. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Far North Dallas-Fort Worth, 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.
Far North Dallas-Fort Worth, Fort Worth detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Far North Dallas-Fort Worth, Fort Worth: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Far North Dallas-Fort Worth, Fort Worth: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Far North Dallas-Fort Worth, Fort Worth: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Far North Dallas-Fort Worth, Fort Worth: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Far North Dallas-Fort Worth, 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.
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