Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 50/100
D+
Median home value$250,500
DFW $359,500
Median rent$1,982/mo
DFW $1,614/mo
Cost-burdened households31%
DFW 35%
Watauga
Tarrant County23,233 residents2 school districts
58
C
Suburbgrade score
34th of 60 DFW suburbs. Strongest on schools, held back by commute & transport.
58
DFW median 59
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Watauga is like to live in, by category
Bars show Watauga against DFW. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 73/100
B
Within-state proficiency69th pct
DFW median 61st pct
Student–teacher ratio15.4
DFW median 15.4
Graduation rate93%
DFW median 95%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 55/100
C−
Housing cost index87
DFW 100
Eff. tax rate1.71%
DFW 1.45%
Local sales tax8.25%
DFW median 8.25%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 43/100
D
Mean commute28.6 min
DFW 27.9 min
Under 30 minutes49%
DFW 56%
Transit stops / sq mi0.1
DFW median 0.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 73/100
B
Restaurants & cafés55
DFW median 46 · within 2 miles
Groceries8
DFW median 4 · within 2 miles
Parks51
DFW median 32 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 55/100
C−
Median household income$91,171
DFW $90,275
Unemployment5.1%
DFW 4.6%
Professional occupations37%
DFW 44%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Watauga on commute & transport
Watauga's weakest grade is D. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same four inputs.
SuburbCommuteOverall
Farmers Branch22 mi from WataugaB 65 C+ Grapevine11 mi from WataugaB 69 B− Coppell16 mi from WataugaB− 72 B− Colleyville6 mi from WataugaB− 72 B− Carrollton22 mi from WataugaB− 66 C+ Denton25 mi from WataugaC+ 62 C Mean commute: ACS 2020–24 · Commuting under 30 minutes: ACS 2020–24
Common questions about living in Watauga
Is Watauga, TX a good place to live?
Watauga scores 58 out of 100, 34th of 60 DFW suburbs. It is strongest on schools and weakest on commute & transport. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Watauga expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C−. The median home is $250,500, 30% below the DFW median, and the effective property tax rate is 1.71%. $1,982/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Watauga?
Schools grade B. The districts serving Watauga sit at the 69th pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 93% graduation rate and a 15.4 student–teacher ratio. Watauga is served by Birdville ISD and Keller ISD. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Watauga?
The mean commute is 28.6 min, with 49% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 16% working from home. Transit density is 0.1 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Watauga?
Within two miles there are 8 groceries, 55 restaurants and cafés and 51 parks, which grades B on amenities.
Are the homes in Watauga old or new?
The median home in Watauga was built in 1984 — 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. 95% 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.