Fort Worth vs Arlington
Fort Worth, TX compared with Arlington, TX · 14 miles apart
Fort Worth has 1,028,117 residents to Arlington’s 402,134. Fort Worth comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, unemployment. Arlington does better on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +.
| Fort Worth, TX | Arlington, TX | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,028,117 | 402,134 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,921 | 4,197 |
| Median household income | $79,507 | $75,171 |
| Median home value | $303,000 | $304,700 |
| Median rent | $1,509 | $1,470 |
| Homeownership | 57% | 54.3% |
| Average commute | 27.1 min | 26.6 min |
| Median age | 33.6 | 33.7 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 32% | 32.6% |
| Poverty rate | 13.1% | 12.9% |
| Unemployment | 4.8% | 5.7% |
| Price to income | 3.8× | 4.1× |
| Clear days a year | 64 | — |
| Days above 90°F | 105 | — |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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