Living in Haslet, Texas
Haslet
A small city beside Alliance Airport, with room to spread out.
What it's like
The short version
Haslet sits about 15 miles north of downtown Fort Worth, mostly in Tarrant County, bordering I-35W, US 287 and Alliance Airport. It began as a Santa Fe rail stop in the 1880s, became a city in 1961, and has grown quickly from 1,952 people in 2020 to about 5,000.
What's for sale
Homes sold at a median near $733,000 in September 2026. Sweetgrass offers new homes on 50-, 65- and 80-foot lots.
What it does well
Strong here
- Quiet, small-town pace●●○
About 5,000 people live here, with a seasonal farmers market and a rural-edge feel. - Parks and trails●●○
Community Park and Gammill Park connect, with about 2.15 miles of trails. - Land and acreage●●○
Acreage-adjacent neighborhoods and land listings near a $700,000 median mark the rural edge of the city. - New construction●●○
Population grew from 1,952 in 2020 to 5,032 in 2025, and Sweetgrass adds new homes. - Luxury homes●●○
Redfin puts the median near $733,000.
The honest part
What to know first
- Major retail and full-service groceries take a 15 to 25 minute drive to Alliance, Keller or nearby corridors.
- Alliance Airport and a major intermodal hub sit along the city's edge.
Not its strength: transit options, vibrant, big-city energy, restaurants, shopping, lake days, golf, established neighborhoods.
Not rated yet: walkable, a real downtown, nightlife, horses welcome. That means I haven't confirmed it either way, not that it isn't here.
Get outside
- Haslet Community Park
18-hole disc golf course, sand volleyball, basketball, pavilion and walking trails. - John Gammill Park
Covered pavilion, fenced all-abilities play area and shade trees next to the library. - TAP Trail
A 1.4-mile trail, on top of about three-quarters of a mile at Community Park. - Nance Field
Baseball fields on Schoolhouse Road.
On the calendar
- Farmers market
Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon in season at Haslet Community Park.
What's coming
- A city street project in the capital plan.
- A grade-separated crossing in the city capital plan.
- A study of the park system funded in the city budget.
Taxes
2025 combined rate per $100 with Northwest ISD in Tarrant County: city 0.315450, Northwest ISD 1.084100, Tarrant County 0.186200, JPS Health Network 0.165000, Tarrant County College 0.112280. Homestead not applied. Tarrant Regional Water District not included.
A small part of Haslet sits in Denton County, where Denton County taxing units apply instead of the Tarrant County ones, so confirm on the parcel record. Tarrant Regional Water District at 0.026500 brings the total to 1.889530 where it applies. Northwest ISD serves most of the city, and some addresses near the north edge may fall in another district.
School facts
- Northwest ISD: TEA rating B, 2025-26
Take it with you
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Sources
- 2025 NCTCOG Population Estimates
- Redfin: Haslet Housing Market
- Tarrant County Truth in Taxation Summary
- Wikipedia: Haslet, Texas
- Community Impact: Northwest ISD 2025-26 rating
- City of Haslet: Parks and Facilities
- City of Haslet FY26 Budget
- Independence Title: Area Profile Haslet
- Perry Homes: Haslet, TX city overview, June 2026
- Redfin: Haslet land
- Wikipedia: Trinity Metro
- City of Haslet: History of City