Fort Worth, TX

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Climate

July average high

97°F

January average low

37°F

Annual rainfall

0.0 in

Annual snowfall

0.0 in

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from Ft Worth Meacham Fld Naaf (4 km from the city center). Bars show average low to high temperature; the blue column is average rainfall.

Trends

Survey and county figures by year. Dollar values are not adjusted for inflation.

How Fort Worth ranks

• #9 Best Cities for Arts & Culture of 22 cities · score 57.1
• #10 Best College Cities of 22 cities · score 56.4
• #11 Best Cities for Nightlife of 22 cities · score 48.4
• #14 Most Bike-Friendly Cities of 22 cities · score 40.5
• #17 Best Cities for Food Lovers of 22 cities · score 33.3
• #17 Greenest Cities of 22 cities · score 21.9
• #19 Most Walkable Cities of 22 cities · score 22.9
• #20 Most Family-Friendly Cities of 22 cities · score 19.8
• #20 Best Cities for Healthcare Access of 22 cities · score 13.1
• #26 Lowest Student-Teacher Ratios of 96 cities · score 73.7
• #35 Most Affordable Cities of 100 cities · score 58.3
• #44 Best-Connected Cities of 100 cities · score 55.8
• #48 Safest Cities from Natural Disasters of 75 cities · score 38.5
• #61 Best Cities for Park Access of 99 cities · score 41.8
• #76 Cities with the Cleanest Air of 95 cities · score 18.3
• #79 Best Cities Overall of 100 cities · score 37.8
• #81 Healthiest Cities of 96 cities · score 28.0
• #93 Best Cities for Car-Free Commuting of 100 cities · score 15.1

Things to do in Fort Worth

Places mapped within 5 km of the city center. Use the layers control to show or hide categories.

• Parks 67

  Adelaide Polk Fuller Garden, Anderson-Campbell Park, Arneson Park…

• Playgrounds 22

  Dream Park Fort Worth, Montessori School Playground…

• Restaurants 98

  97 West Kitchen & Bar, Al Dente Italian Trattoria, Angelo's…

• Cafes 15

  Ampersand, Avoca Coffee Roasters, Hogan Alley…

• Bars & pubs 38

  Bar 9, Barcadia Bar & Grill, Basement Bar…

• Breweries 4

  Flying Saucer Draught Emporium, HopFusion Ale Works, Maple Branch Craft Brewery…

• Museums 26

  Amon Carter Museum, Botanical Research Institute of Texas, Cattle Raisers Museum…

• Theaters & cinemas 17

  120: Amphibian Stage, AMC Palace Theatre, Bass Performance Hall…

• Libraries 2

  Diamond Hill/Jarvis Branch Library, Gibson D Lewis Health Science Library…

• Attractions 13

  Amon G. Carter, Jr. Exhibits Hall, Burnett Building, Charlie & Kit Moncrief Building…

• Grocery stores 7

  Fiesta Mart, Food City, Supermercado Monterrey…

• Gyms & sports centers 8

  Amon Carter Jr Downtown YMCA, Gym Evolution, Summit Climbing & Yoga…

• Hospitals & clinics 6

  Child Study Center, Cook Children's Medical Center, Dodson Specialty Clinics…

• Colleges & universities 17

  Carl E. Everett Education and Administration Building, Fort Worth Center - University of Texas at Arlington, Medical Education Training Building…

Local facts

Median household income

$76,602

Median rent

$1,412 / mo

Median home value

$277,300

Median age

33.4

Unemployment

4.9%

Bachelor's degree or higher

31.7%

Poverty rate

12.9%

Renter-occupied homes

43.3%

Public schools

Public schools located in the city, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Staffing figures describe resources, not school quality.

Public schools

273

Students enrolled

154,955

Students per teacher

15.2 : 1

Free or reduced-price lunch

72.3%

Charter schools

18.3%

School districts serving the city

34

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Districts: Fort Worth Isd, Eagle Mt-Saginaw Isd, Crowley Isd, Keller Isd, Uplift Education

Health & wellbeing

CDC PLACES model-based estimates for adults (age-adjusted), not a count of diagnoses.

Adults with obesity

34.6%

No leisure-time physical activity

30.4%

Adults with diabetes

12.6%

Adults who smoke

13.8%

Frequent mental distress

18.1%

Sleeping under 7 hours

41.2%

Adults without health insurance

20.0%

Routine checkup in past year

72.2%

Parks, air & walkability

Residents within a 10-minute walk of a park

72.6%

Share of city that is parkland

6.4%

EPA walkability index (1-20)

12.8

Median air quality index (county)

56

Unhealthy air days (county)

30

Internet & commuting

Households with broadband

91.4%

Households with no internet

6.3%

Average commute

26.9 min

Work from home

12.9%

Commute by transit

0.5%

Commute on foot

1.2%

Commute by bike

0.2%

Natural hazard risk

FEMA rates Tarrant County as relatively high overall for natural hazard risk, with 6 federally declared disasters in the past ten years.

• Hail: very high
• Tornado: very high
• Heat wave: relatively high
• Riverine flooding: relatively high

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