Fort Worth, Texas
Cost of living, housing, income, commute, climate, and safety — compiled for relocators researching Fort Worth.
Key figures
Each metric shows how Fort Worth compares with the U.S. baseline (ACS/BLS nationals where available; catalog-city averages for crime, climate, and commute). Income, housing, population, and crime are for the incorporated city (city limits), not the broader metro/MSA — unemployment is county-level (BLS LAUS).
- Population
- 941,311City limits · not metro/MSA
- Median household income
- $76,602Incorporated place (ACS)Near U.S. avg ($78,538)U.S. $78,538
- Housing cost index
- 98ACS home+rent vs U.S. (100 = avg)Near U.S. avg (100)U.S. 100
- Median home value
- $277,300City limits (ACS)9% below U.S. avgU.S. $303,400
- Median rent
- $1,412City limits (ACS)Near U.S. avg ($1,348)U.S. $1,348
- Unemployment
- 4.0%County LAUS · not city-onlyNear U.S. avg (4.2 pts)U.S. 4.2 pts
- Avg commute
- 26 minNear U.S. avg (25 min)U.S. 25 min
- Walk Score
- 3522% below U.S. avgU.S. 45
- Violent crime rate
- 444.5annualized per 100k · citywide26% below U.S. avgU.S. 602.7
- Property crime rate
- 2688.4annualized per 100k · citywide13% below U.S. avgU.S. 3084.9
- Summer high
- 94°F7.0°F above U.S. avgU.S. 87°F
- Winter low
- 37°F3.0°F above U.S. avgU.S. 34°F
- Annual rainfall
- 35.3 in7% above U.S. avgU.S. 32.9 in
- Sunny days
- 2888% above U.S. avgU.S. 266
Compare Fort Worth with another city
Fort Worth (pop. 941,311) sits in Texas. Median household income is roughly $76,602, while the ACS housing-cost index sits near 98 — close to the national housing-cost baseline (100 ≈ U.S. average). Ownership is a high bar — typical values near $277,300 push many newcomers toward renting first.
Fort Worth sits in that mid-to-large city band where urban and quieter residential pockets often share one municipal boundary. Figures on this page are merged from Census ACS, BLS LAUS, FBI Crime Data Explorer, and NOAA Climate Normals — use them to compare Fort Worth with nearby alternatives before you relocate.
Hot summers, sprawling freeways, and no state income tax dominate comparisons. Roughly 288 sunny days a year give outdoor routines unusual calendar reliability. Plan on roughly 26 minutes each way for a typical commute; Walk Score is about 35. Unemployment recently ran near 4.0%, broadly in line with many large U.S. counties. Violent-offense rates near 444.5 per 100k sit in a mid-to-elevated band versus many peer cities in this catalog.
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Sources
- Census / ACS: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-year (Fort Worth city, 1600000US4827000)
- BLS: BLS LAUS LAUCN484390000000003 (Tarrant County, May 2026)
- Crime: FBI CIUS Table 8 (2019) city offenses known to law enforcement — rates per 100k; CDE API unavailable at enrich time
- Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 Monthly Normals (USW00013961 FT WORTH MEACHAM FLD)
Last updated 2026-07-28