Fort Worth, Texas REALTOR®
I’m Rebecca Kennedy, and Fort Worth is where I was born and raised. It is now the tenth-largest city in the country, and the same address can come with a very different school district, county and tax bill depending on which side of town it sits on. Those are the details I make sure my clients understand before they write an offer.
Thirteen school districts serve Fort Worth. A Fort Worth mailing address can sit in Fort Worth ISD, Keller, Northwest, Eagle Mountain-Saginaw, Crowley, Everman or another district entirely. I confirm the district and campus for every address before you fall in love with a house.
About 41,000 veterans live in Fort Worth, and NAS Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base supports more than 10,000 military and civilian personnel. I know the VA appraisal rules, the funding fee exemptions and how to write a VA offer sellers take seriously.
The VA funding fee, and who never pays itMuch of Fort Worth’s growth is new subdivisions on the north, west and south sides. Builders often offer rate buydowns or closing-cost incentives, and the right one depends on how long you will keep the loan. The builder’s sales agent works for the builder. Register me on your first visit and I work for you.
DFW new construction directory · How builder buydowns workThe west side — Tanglewood, Ridglea, Mira Vista and the separate town of Westover Hills — is a market of older homes, large lots and buyers who notice details. Pricing there comes from close comparables, not averages.
Neighborhoods I knowI do video walkthroughs and remote tours, match neighborhoods to your commute and schools, and build the search around your start date. I grew up here, so I can tell you what a street is like at 8 a.m. and 10 p.m.
Book a relocation callBefore you buy land on the edge of the city, I check the zoning, utilities, flood maps, easements and whether the parcel is in the city or its extraterritorial jurisdiction. For investment property, I run the numbers on taxes and insurance before we talk about rent.
Buying on the edge of DFWFrom pre-approval to keys, including the costs people forget: option fee, earnest money, prepaids and the first escrow deposit. I will also tell you plainly when renting another year is the smarter move.
The first-time buyer guidePriced from actual closed sales, with a straight answer on timing. Texas is a non-disclosure state, so the online estimates are guesses.
How I price and sell a home“Cowtown” is not a marketing line. The name comes from the cattle drives that came through the city from 1867 into the early 1880s, and the Fort Worth Stockyards National Historic District still runs the Fort Worth Herd down Exchange Avenue twice a day. A few minutes away, the Cultural District is home to the Kimbell Art Museum, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art and Dickies Arena, which hosts the Fort Worth Stock Show rodeo.
It is also a working city. American Airlines is headquartered here, Lockheed Martin builds the F-35 on its mile-long production line in Fort Worth, and AllianceTexas on the north side counts more than 600 companies and over 73,000 direct jobs. I-35W, I-30 and Loop 820 carry most of it, with the Chisholm Trail Parkway toll road running south toward Burleson.
The city covers about 360 square miles and reaches past Tarrant County into neighboring counties, so the county line matters too: it decides which appraisal district values the home and where you file your homestead exemption.
A few of the established west and southwest side neighborhoods buyers ask me about most. School attendance zones change, so I confirm the district and campus for every specific address.
Just west of TCU near a branch of the Trinity River, roughly between Simondale and Hulen. Mostly brick and stone ranch homes built from the mid-1950s on. Served by Fort Worth ISD.
On the west side along Camp Bowie Boulevard, including Ridglea Hills and Ridglea North. Anchored by Ridglea Country Club, founded in 1954, and the 1950 Ridglea Theater, which is on the National Register of Historic Places.
A gated community in southwest Fort Worth near Lake Benbrook, with a 24-hour guarded entrance. Mira Vista Country Club is private and member-owned, so club membership does not come with the house.
Southwest Fort Worth between Granbury Road and Altamesa, built mostly from 1950 to 1970, largely ranch-style homes on established lots. Served by Fort Worth ISD.
A mixed-use development on the Clear Fork of the Trinity River between Hulen and Bryant Irvin, built on part of the historic Edwards Ranch. Home to The Shops at Clearfork, whose Neiman Marcus opened in 2017.
Often grouped with west Fort Worth, Westover Hills is a separate town, incorporated in 1939, with 641 residents in the 2020 Census and large, heavily landscaped lots. Its own city government means its own city tax rate.
| Taxing entity | Rate per $100 |
|---|---|
| City of Fort Worth | 0.670000 |
| Fort Worth ISD | 1.029100 |
| Tarrant County | 0.186200 |
| Tarrant County Hospital District (JPS) | 0.165000 |
| Tarrant County College District | 0.112280 |
| Tarrant Regional Water District | 0.026500 |
| Combined, Fort Worth ISD address | 2.189080 |
2025 tax year, for a home inside Fort Worth ISD in Tarrant County. Addresses in other school districts or counties will differ. The City adopted 0.705650 for 2026. The City also offers a 20 percent homestead exemption and an $80,000 exemption for homeowners 65 and older or disabled. Rates change every year — I pull the current ones for the specific address before you write an offer.
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Rebecca Kennedy is a REALTOR® and Fort Worth native who helps buyers and sellers across Fort Worth and its suburbs, with a focus on VA buyers, first-time buyers, new construction and relocation. Call or text 817-372-9896 or visit consideritsoldtx.com.
It depends on the address. Thirteen school districts serve the City of Fort Worth, including Fort Worth ISD, Keller ISD, Northwest ISD, Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD and Crowley ISD. Confirm the district and campus for the specific address rather than assuming a Fort Worth address means Fort Worth ISD.
For a home in Fort Worth ISD in Tarrant County, the combined 2025 rate was about 2.19 percent before exemptions: City of Fort Worth 0.670000, Fort Worth ISD 1.029100, Tarrant County 0.186200, the hospital district 0.165000, Tarrant County College 0.112280 and the Tarrant Regional Water District 0.026500. The City adopted 0.705650 for 2026.
The City of Fort Worth offers a 20 percent general homestead exemption and an $80,000 exemption for homeowners who are 65 or older or disabled, on top of the state and school district exemptions.
No. Westover Hills is a separate town in Tarrant County, incorporated in 1939, with 641 residents in the 2020 Census. It sits among Fort Worth’s west side neighborhoods and is served by Fort Worth ISD, but it has its own city government and city tax rate.
No. Mira Vista is a gated community, and Mira Vista Country Club is a private, member-owned club. Membership is separate from buying a home there, so ask the club about current availability and costs.
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