Best PlacesTCU-West Cliff, Fort Worth, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around TCU-West Cliff, 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.
TCU-West Cliff, Fort Worth ranks 1,605th 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 TCU-West Cliff, 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.
TCU-West Cliff, Fort Worth's strengths and weaknesses
Where TCU-West Cliff, Fort Worth ranks high
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$907 a month, better than 77% of neighborhoods
- Short commute20.6 minutes each way, better than 76% of neighborhoods
Where TCU-West Cliff, Fort Worth ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 19% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 21% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 25% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in TCU-West Cliff, Fort Worth
A household needs to earn about $139,000 a year to comfortably buy the median TCU-West Cliff, Fort Worth home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $110,924, 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 TCU-West Cliff, Fort Worth's effective rate of 1.47%, 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 TCU-West Cliff, Fort Worth
TCU-West Cliff, 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 TCU-West Cliff, Fort Worth.
Who works in TCU-West Cliff, Fort Worth, and how
Work in TCU-West Cliff, Fort Worth centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in TCU-West Cliff, Fort Worth
TCU-West Cliff, Fort Worth has more parkland per resident than 80% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of TCU-West Cliff, Fort Worth and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in TCU-West Cliff, Fort Worth, month by month
TCU-West Cliff, Fort Worth sees roughly 140 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 38. The comfortable stretch runs March, April, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 48° | 38° |
| April | 79° | 67° | 57° |
| July | 98° | 88° | 78° |
| October | 82° | 70° | 60° |
Flying in and out of TCU-West Cliff, Fort Worth
Dallas-Fort Worth International sits about 24 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 TCU-West Cliff, Fort Worth
Schools across TCU-West Cliff, Fort Worth average a C, better than 44% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Overton Park ElA+ · 85% proficient
- Tanglewood ElA · 72% proficient
- Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts ElB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- Mclean MiddleB · 43% proficient
- Mclean 6th GradeC+ · 37% proficient
- Applied Learning AcadC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Fort Worth Academy Of Fine ArtsB+ · 55% proficient
- Paschal H SC · 34% proficient
- World Languages InstituteC · 33% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every TCU-West Cliff, Fort Worth school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
TCU-West Cliff, 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 TCU-West Cliff, Fort Worth against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who TCU-West Cliff, Fort Worth suits
Families
Schools land around the 44th percentile and crime safety beats 63%.
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 84% of neighborhoods, internet is fast and widely advertised, and 15% already work from home.
Common questions about living in TCU-West Cliff, Fort Worth
Is TCU-West Cliff, Fort Worth a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, TCU-West Cliff, Fort Worth ranks 1,605th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on state finances, low taxes, and what local pay buys, 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 TCU-West Cliff, Fort Worth expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $488,568. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $110,924 median income, cost of living beats 84% of neighborhoods.
Is TCU-West Cliff, Fort Worth safe?
Yes, TCU-West Cliff, Fort Worth is safer than 63% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $469 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in TCU-West Cliff, Fort Worth?
July highs average about 98 degrees, and January highs near 61 with lows near 38. That works out to about 140 pleasant days a year, more than 71% of neighborhoods.
Is TCU-West Cliff, Fort Worth good for families?
Schools beat 44% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 63%, and childcare runs $907 a month.
Compare TCU-West Cliff, Fort Worth with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to TCU-West Cliff, Fort Worth. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in TCU-West Cliff, 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.
TCU-West Cliff, Fort Worth detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for TCU-West Cliff, Fort Worth: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in TCU-West Cliff, Fort Worth: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of TCU-West Cliff, Fort Worth: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in TCU-West Cliff, Fort Worth: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
TCU-West Cliff, 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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