Everything else equal, we can all agree that living in a cheaper place is better than living in a more expensive place.
I’d much rather pay $500/mo in rent than $1,000. And I’d rather pay $2 for coffee than $5.
And while every neighbhorhood in Fort Worth might be more expensive than living in rural Texas, there are certain neighborhoods that are definitely cheaper.
What exactly are those Fort Worth neighborhoods where your dollar goes a little further — you can get that one bedroom instead of the studio?
Instead of relying on public opinion and speculation, we wanted to get the facts straight and determine which neighborhoods in Fort Worth are the cheapest using Saturday Night Science.
What’s the cheapest neighborhood to live in Fort Worth for 2024? According to the most recent census data, Northside looks to be the cheapest Fort Worth neighborhood to live in.
At this point, we should make it clear that you do get what you pay for — some of these neighborhoods might not be the best places to live in Fort Worth. You could be sacrificing location or crime rates for more space and cheaper groceries.
Read on to see how we determined the places around Fort Worth that deserve a little bragging rights, or maybe you’re interested in the worst neighborhoods in Fort Worth.
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Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table
The 5 Cheapest Neighborhoods To Live In Fort Worth For 2024
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Population: 44,752
Cost Of Living Index: 86 (2nd cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.9 (4th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.018 (8th cheapest)
More on Northside: Data | Real Estate
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Population: 33,891
Cost Of Living Index: 96 (10th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.8 (2nd cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.012 (3rd cheapest)
More on Far Northwest: Data | Real Estate
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Population: 59,810
Cost Of Living Index: 85 (cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.7 (cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.024 (15th cheapest)
More on South East: Data | Real Estate
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Population: 141,442
Cost Of Living Index: 99 (13th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.9 (5th cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.011 (cheapest)
More on Far North: Data | Real Estate
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Population: 38,197
Cost Of Living Index: 88 (4th cheapest)
Home Value To Income Ratio: 1.8 (3rd cheapest)
Rent To Income Ratio: 0.021 (14th cheapest)
More on Northeast: Data | Real Estate
Methodology: How We Determined The Cheapest Fort Worth Hoods In 2024
To rank the cheapest places to live in Fort Worth, we had to determine what criteria define “cheap” and then apply Saturday Night Science.
Using Census and extrapolated BLS data, we arrived at the following set of criteria:
- Overall Cost Of Living
- Rent To Income Ratio
- Median Home Value To Income Ratio
We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 16 in each category, where 1 was the cheapest.
Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a cheap neighborhood index.
And finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest cheapest neighborhood index, the “Cheapest City Neighborhood In Fort Worth.” We’re lookin’ at you, Northside.
We updated this article for 2024. This is our fourth time ranking the cheapest neighborhoods to live in Fort Worth. Skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city, from cheapest to most expensive.
Summary: Lowest Cost Places To Live In Fort Worth
If you’re measuring the neighborhoods in Fort Worth where prices are low, and it’s cheap to live, this is an accurate list.
The most affordable neighborhoods in Fort Worth are Northside, Far Northwest, South East, Far North, Northeast, Far West, Southside, Eastside, Sycamore, and Downtown.
As mentioned earlier, the neighborhoods in Fort Worth aren’t all cheap. Far Southwest takes the title of the most expensive neighborhood to live in Fort Worth.
The most expensive neighborhoods in Fort Worth are Far Southwest, Arlington Heights, Tcu-West Cliff, Wedgwood, and Far South.
We ranked the neighborhoods from cheapest to most expensive in the chart below.
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Detailed List Of The Cheapest Neighborhoods To Live In Fort Worth For 2024
| Rank | Neighborhood | Cost Of Living Index |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northside | 86 |
| 2 | Far Northwest | 96 |
| 3 | South East | 85 |
| 4 | Far North | 99 |
| 5 | Northeast | 88 |
| 6 | Far West | 96 |
| 7 | Southside | 88 |
| 8 | Eastside | 92 |
| 9 | Sycamore | 90 |
| 10 | Downtown | 97 |
| 11 | Western Hills-Ridglea | 94 |
| 12 | Far South | 97 |
| 13 | Wedgwood | 94 |
| 14 | Tcu-West Cliff | 110 |
| 15 | Arlington Heights | 106 |
| 16 | Far Southwest | 106 |