Living in Blue Mound, Texas
Blue Mound
A half-square-mile city on Blue Mound Road, with roots in Globe Aircraft.
What it's like
The short version
Blue Mound covers about half a square mile in north central Tarrant County, roughly 8 miles north of Fort Worth along FM 156. The community dates to the 1920s, when Globe Laboratories and later Globe Aircraft set up here. It incorporated in 1957 and holds its city events at City Park on Fagan Drive.
What's for sale
Homes sold at a median near $227,000 in September 2026. The 2020 census counted 788 housing units.
What it does well
Strong here
- Quiet, small-town pace●●○
About 2,400 people, with Christmas in the Park at City Park. - Established neighborhoods●●○
The community dates to the 1920s and incorporated in 1957.
The honest part
What to know first
- The 2026 combined rate runs about 2.47 per $100 with Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD before any water district charge.
- Trinity Metro On-Demand no longer serves the city.
- At 0.51 square miles, the city has little room to spread out.
Not its strength: transit options, vibrant, big-city energy, parks and trails, lake days, land and acreage, new construction, luxury homes.
Not rated yet: walkable, a real downtown, restaurants, nightlife, shopping, golf, horses welcome. That means I haven't confirmed it either way, not that it isn't here.
Get outside
- City Park
At 1824 Fagan Drive, home to the city's Fall Festival and Christmas in the Park.
On the calendar
- Christmas in the Park
Saturday, December 12, 2026, at City Park, with food truck and vendor spaces.
Taxes
2026 combined rate per $100 with Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD: city 0.723460, Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD 1.285700, Tarrant County 0.186000, JPS Health Network 0.159000, Tarrant County College 0.120000. Homestead not applied. Tarrant Regional Water District at 0.027300 is not included; if it applies, the total is 2.501460.
Tarrant Regional Water District at 0.027300 brings the total to 2.501460 where it applies, so confirm on the parcel record.
School facts
- Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD: TEA rating C, 2024-25
Take it with you
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Sources
- 2024 NCTCOG Population Estimates
- Redfin: Blue Mound Housing Market
- Tarrant Appraisal District: 2026 Tax Rates per $100 Valuation
- Wikipedia: Blue Mound, Texas
- City of Blue Mound
- City of Blue Mound: Christmas in the Park Vendors Wanted
- Trinity Metro: On-Demand
- Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD: Find Your School Zone
- Texas Tribune Schools Explorer: Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD