Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 28/100
F
Median home value$218,800
DFW $359,500
Median rent$1,415/mo
DFW $1,614/mo
Cost-burdened households41%
DFW 35%
Haltom City
Tarrant County45,767 residentsBirdville ISD
52
D+
Suburbgrade score
48th of 60 DFW suburbs. Strongest on cost of living, held back by housing & affordability.
52
DFW median 59
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Haltom City is like to live in, by category
Bars show Haltom City against DFW. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 66/100
C+
Within-state proficiency59th pct
DFW median 61st pct
Student–teacher ratio15.6
DFW median 15.4
Graduation rate92%
DFW median 95%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 71/100
B−
Housing cost index78
DFW 100
Eff. tax rate1.41%
DFW 1.45%
Local sales tax8.25%
DFW median 8.25%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 55/100
C−
Mean commute25.1 min
DFW 27.9 min
Under 30 minutes66%
DFW 56%
Transit stops / sq mi1.0
DFW median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 50/100
D+
Restaurants & cafés20
DFW median 46 · within 2 miles
Groceries4
DFW median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks29
DFW median 32 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 47/100
D
Median household income$59,057
DFW $90,275
Unemployment3.6%
DFW 4.6%
Professional occupations25%
DFW 44%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Haltom City on housing & affordability
Haltom City's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbHousingOverall
Southlake12 mi from Haltom CityA+ 76 B Colleyville9 mi from Haltom CityA+ 72 B− Keller8 mi from Haltom CityB 68 B− Flower Mound18 mi from Haltom CityB 66 C+ Coppell19 mi from Haltom CityB− 72 B− Mansfield19 mi from Haltom CityC 59 C Median home value: ACS 2020–24 · Ownership rate: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Haltom City
Is Haltom City, TX a good place to live?
Haltom City scores 52 out of 100, 48th of 60 DFW suburbs. It is strongest on cost of living and weakest on housing & affordability. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Haltom City expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades B−. The median home is $218,800, 39% below the DFW median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.41%. $1,415/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Haltom City?
Schools grade C+. The districts serving Haltom City sit at the 59th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 92% graduation rate and a 15.6 student–teacher ratio. Haltom City is served by Birdville ISD. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Haltom City?
The mean commute is 25.1 min, with 66% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 8.7% working from home. Transit density is 1.0 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Haltom City?
Within two miles there are 4 groceries, 20 restaurants and cafés and 29 parks, which grades D+ on amenities.
Are the homes in Haltom City old or new?
The median home in Haltom City was built in 1978 — 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. 60% 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.