Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 45/100
D
Median home value$296,400
DFW $359,500
Median rent$1,566/mo
DFW $1,614/mo
Cost-burdened households33%
DFW 35%
Benbrook
Tarrant County24,557 residentsFort Worth ISD
50
D+
Suburbgrade score
54th of 60 DFW suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by schools.
50
DFW median 59
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Benbrook is like to live in, by category
Bars show Benbrook against DFW. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 38/100
D−
Within-state proficiency15th pct
DFW median 61st pct
Student–teacher ratio15.3
DFW median 15.4
Graduation rate86%
DFW median 95%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 59/100
C
Housing cost index90
DFW 100
Eff. tax rate1.86%
DFW 1.45%
Local sales tax8.25%
DFW median 8.25%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 57/100
C−
Mean commute25.0 min
DFW 27.9 min
Under 30 minutes71%
DFW 56%
Transit stops / sq mi0.0
DFW median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 53/100
C−
Restaurants & cafés39
DFW median 46 · within 2 miles
Groceries1
DFW median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks13
DFW median 32 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 56/100
C−
Median household income$86,292
DFW $90,275
Unemployment4.3%
DFW 4.6%
Professional occupations48%
DFW 44%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Benbrook on schools
Benbrook's weakest grade is D−. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbSchoolsOverall
Colleyville23 mi from BenbrookA− 72 B− Bedford22 mi from BenbrookA− 63 C+ Hurst20 mi from BenbrookB+ 64 C+ Keller22 mi from BenbrookB+ 68 B− Mansfield21 mi from BenbrookB 59 C Watauga18 mi from BenbrookB 58 C Within-state proficiency: EDFacts SY2021–22 · Graduation rate: EDFacts ACGR SY2018–19
Common questions about living in Benbrook
Is Benbrook, TX a good place to live?
Benbrook scores 50 out of 100, 54th of 60 DFW suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on schools. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Benbrook expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C. The median home is $296,400, 18% below the DFW median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.86%. $1,566/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Benbrook?
Schools grade D−. The districts serving Benbrook sit at the 15th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 86% graduation rate and a 15.3 student–teacher ratio. Benbrook is served by Fort Worth ISD. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Benbrook?
The mean commute is 25.0 min, with 71% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 12% working from home. Transit density is 0.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Benbrook?
Within two miles there are 1 groceries, 39 restaurants and cafés and 13 parks, which grades C− on amenities.
Are the homes in Benbrook old or new?
The median home in Benbrook was built in 1983 — older than the DFW median of 1993. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 74% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.