Best PlacesSouth East, Fort Worth, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South East, Fort Worth, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
South East, Fort Worth ranks 5,270th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. Education levels pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on state finances.
The best neighborhoods in South East, 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.
South East, Fort Worth's strengths and weaknesses
Where South East, 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 140 pleasant days a year, better than 71% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 62% of neighborhoods
Where South East, Fort Worth ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- School gradeD, better than only 13% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in South East, Fort Worth
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South East, Fort Worth home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $52,113, 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 South East, Fort Worth's effective rate of 1.07%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in South East, Fort Worth
South East, Fort Worth runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for South East, Fort Worth.
Who works in South East, Fort Worth, and how
Work in South East, Fort Worth centers on construction and manufacturing. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in South East, Fort Worth
South East, Fort Worth has more parkland per resident than 74% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of South East, Fort Worth and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in South East, Fort Worth, month by month
South East, Fort Worth sees roughly 140 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 South East, Fort Worth
Dallas-Fort Worth International sits about 18 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 South East, Fort Worth
Schools across South East, Fort Worth average a D, better than 13% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Jones Fine Arts / Dual Language AcademyC− · 28% proficient
- Glen Park ElD+ · 22% proficient
- Miller ElD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Bailey J HC · 32% proficient
- Kennedale J HC · 32% proficient
- Forest Oak MiddleD+ · 24% proficient
Top high schools
- Tarrant Co College South/fort Worth Collegiate H SB− · 45% proficient
- Kennedale H SB− · 43% proficient
- Arlington H SC+ · 40% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South East, Fort Worth school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South East, 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 South East, Fort Worth against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who South East, Fort Worth suits
Remote workers
Internet is fast and widely advertised and 5% already work from home.
Common questions about living in South East, Fort Worth
Is South East, Fort Worth a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South East, Fort Worth ranks 5,270th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state finances, low taxes, and affordable childcare, and lowest on education levels and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is South East, Fort Worth expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $156,241. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $52,113 median income, cost of living beats 18% of neighborhoods.
Is South East, Fort Worth safe?
South East, Fort Worth is safer than 42% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $606 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in South East, Fort Worth?
July highs average about 97 degrees, and January highs near 58 with lows near 37. That works out to about 140 pleasant days a year, more than 71% of neighborhoods.
Is South East, Fort Worth good for families?
Schools beat 13% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 42%, and childcare runs $907 a month.
Compare South East, Fort Worth with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South East, Fort Worth. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South East, 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.
South East, Fort Worth detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South East, Fort Worth: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South East, Fort Worth: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South East, Fort Worth: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South East, Fort Worth: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South East, 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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