Living in North Richland Hills, Texas
North Richland Hills
Tarrant County city with TEXRail, a water park and city trails.
What it's like
The short version
North Richland Hills is a Tarrant County city along I-820 with TEXRail service toward downtown Fort Worth and DFW Airport. NRH2O, Iron Horse Golf Course and city trails are all in town.
What's for sale
The median sale price was about $380,000 in August 2026, with homes selling in about 30 days. City Point is adding about 364 single-family homes, including bungalows, urban homes and townhomes, on the former North Hills Mall site.
What it does well
Strong here
- Transit options●●●
TEXRail stops at Iron Horse, on the line from downtown Fort Worth to DFW Airport Terminal B. - Parks and trails●●○
The city added or renovated parks and trails from 2011 through 2025, including mountain bike trails and a pump track at Fossil Creek Park.
The honest part
What to know first
- The Birdville ISD combined rate is about $0.10 per $100 higher than the Keller ISD side of the city, so the school boundary changes the tax bill.
Not its strength: walkable, quiet, small-town pace, vibrant, big-city energy, a real downtown, restaurants, shopping, lake days, golf, new construction.
Not rated yet: nightlife, land and acreage, horses welcome, established neighborhoods, luxury homes. That means I haven't confirmed it either way, not that it isn't here.
Get outside
- NRH2O water park
- Fossil Creek Park mountain bike trails
- Fossil Creek Park bicycle playground and pump track
- John Barfield Trail
- Calloway Branch Trail
- Randy Moresi Trail
- Iron Horse Golf Course
- Linda Spurlock Park
- Northfield Park
- Richfield Park
- Common Ground NRH Community Garden
Eat and drink
- Jason's Deli
Deli on Rufe Snow Drive. - Tropical Smoothie Cafe
Food and drink stop on Rufe Snow Drive. - HTeaO
Food and drink stop on Mid Cities Boulevard.
Shop and errands
- GRITR Sports & Outdoors
Outdoor sports retailer headquartered in the city.
On the calendar
- Sounds of Spring
Annual outdoor concert series on City Hall Plaza. - Autumn Sounds
Outdoor music events each fall. - NRH Art Fest
Spring arts festival with a concert. - Pumpkin Point
Fall celebration with decorations and photo scenes through October. - Christmas Tree Lighting
December holiday event with lights and photo scenes through the month.
What's coming
- About 52 acres on the former North Hills Mall site, with about 364 single-family homes, 8 acres of multifamily and roughly 60,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space.
Taxes
2025 combined rate per $100 for Birdville ISD with its parts, homestead not applied
The northern part of the city is in Keller ISD, whose $1.0852 rate brings the combined total to $2.046521.
School facts
- Birdville ISD: TEA rating C, 2025
- Keller ISD: TEA rating B, 2026
Take it with you
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Sources
- North Richland Hills, Texas - Wikipedia
- Truth in Taxation Summary - Tarrant County
- Texas Tribune: Birdville High School, Birdville ISD rating (2024-2025)
- City of North Richland Hills: Taxes
- City of North Richland Hills: Public Facilities
- NCTCOG: NRH Iron Horse station profile
- North Richland Hills, TX - HAR.com
- Redfin: North Richland Hills housing market
- City of North Richland Hills: 2026 NRH Sponsor Opportunities
- NRH Economic Development: News & Announcements
- Centurion American: City Point
- Community Impact, Keller-Roanoke-Northeast Fort Worth education section (headline: Keller ISD retains 'B' accountability rating in 2025-26 from TEA, Aug. 17, 2026)
- City of North Richland Hills: Things to Do