Living in Haltom City, Texas
Haltom City
Big parks, a new retail hub at Loop 820 and quick highway access.
What it's like
The short version
Haltom City covers about 12.4 square miles in Tarrant County, crossed by Interstate 820, Highway 377, Highway 26 and SH 183, and sits about 20 miles from DFW Airport. Founded in 1932 and incorporated in 1949, it has its own library and recreation center, and 95-acre Buffalo Ridge Park is the largest of its parks.
What's for sale
Homes sold at a median near $285,000 in November 2025. New single-family homes are going in at Graham Hart on Denton Highway.
What it does well
Strong here
- Parks and trails●●○
Buffalo Ridge Park covers 95 acres with 3 miles of trails, and Broadway and Whites Branch parks add spraygrounds. - Established neighborhoods●●○
Founded in 1932 and incorporated in 1949.
The honest part
What to know first
- Walk Score rates Haltom City car-dependent at 39.
- The combined rate runs about 2.21 per $100 in Birdville ISD before any water district charge.
Not its strength: walkable, quiet, small-town pace, vibrant, big-city energy, shopping, lake days, golf, land and acreage, new construction, luxury homes.
Not rated yet: transit options, a real downtown, restaurants, nightlife, horses welcome. That means I haven't confirmed it either way, not that it isn't here.
Get outside
- Buffalo Ridge Park
95 acres with 3 miles of jogging, walking and cycling trails, a pavilion and a playground. - North Park
About 46 acres with an 18-hole disc golf course, basketball courts and a lighted softball field. - Whites Branch Park
20 acres with a sprayground and a hike and bike trail that links to Buffalo Ridge Park. - Broadway Park
15 acres with a sprayground, lighted ball fields, a tennis court and a futsal court. - Little Fossil Park
10 acres with three softball fields and a playground. - Haltom Road Park
9 acres with a walking trail, an accessible playground and a Veterans Memorial. - Birdville Trails Park
6.8 acres with a hike and bike trail and a picnic pavilion.
Shop and errands
- DG Market Grocery
A grocery store at 4020 Denton Highway.
What's coming
- A 195,911-square-foot center at NE Loop 820 and Beach Street, with a 42,500-square-foot H Mart and more than 40 restaurants, retailers and other tenants.
- A bar, restaurant and entertainment venue under construction.
- A neighborhood of 40-plus single-family homes at 4100 Denton Highway.
Taxes
2025 combined rate per $100 with Birdville ISD: city 0.557290, Birdville ISD 1.186540, Tarrant County 0.186200, JPS Health Network 0.165000, Tarrant County College 0.112280. Homestead not applied. Tarrant Regional Water District at 0.026500 is not included; if it applies, the total is 2.233810.
Haltom City sits in three school districts. Birdville ISD serves most of the city, Fort Worth ISD serves part of it at a 2025 combined rate of 2.049870, and Keller ISD serves part of the north at 2.105970. Tarrant Regional Water District adds to any of these where it applies, so confirm the units on the parcel record.
School facts
- Birdville ISD: TEA rating C, 2025-26
- Fort Worth ISD: TEA rating C, 2025-26
- Keller ISD: TEA rating B, 2024-25
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Sources
- 2026 NCTCOG Population Estimates
- Redfin: Haltom City Housing Market
- City of Haltom City: Property Tax Rate
- Republic Title: 2025 DFW Area Tax Rates
- Tarrant Regional Water District: Tax Rate
- Texas Tribune Schools Explorer: Birdville ISD
- FOX 4: Texas school ratings 2026
- Texas Tribune Schools Explorer: Keller ISD
- Wikipedia: Haltom City, Texas
- City of Haltom City: City Parks
- Independence Title: Discover Haltom City
- City of Haltom City: Economic Development Updates
- KERA: H Mart on schedule for spring 2026 opening in Haltom City
- Walk Score: Haltom City