Welcome to the land of the 1%. Where you’ll find lawyers, and doctors, and business executives. And while they aren’t made of ticky-tacky, they are definitely made of money.
These are the wealthiest neighborhoods that Fort Worth has to offer — where houses go for well over the national median and household incomes follow suit.
But where exactly in Fort Worth do the richest of the rich people live? That would be Arlington Heights, where the median income is a cool $84,535.
$84,535 median income
$83,972 median income
$81,358 median income
$74,826 median income
$74,003 median income
$69,798 median income
$64,738 median income
$63,894 median income
$53,901 median income
$49,146 median income
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Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is Texas’s statewide median.
Texas statewide median: $78,476
Texas statewide median: $300,957
Saturday Night Science
How we determined the wealthiest neighborhoods in Fort Worth for 2026
Every city has its best neighborhoods — where everyone wants to live — and the worst neighborhoods — where no one wants to live. And then you have the wealthiest neighborhoods, where no one can afford to live.
And by no one, we mean you because there’s always someone richer than you.
How do you quantify richer than you? We looked at one simple criterion:
- Highest median household income
Using Saturday Night Science, we researched income data from the Census and BLS for every neighborhood in Fort Worth.
We ranked every neighborhood in Fort Worth by median income from highest to lowest. The neighborhood with the highest median income, Arlington Heights, was named the wealthiest neighborhood in Fort Worth.
We updated this article for 2026. This is our eleventh time ranking the most affluent neighborhoods to live in Fort Worth.
The full plate
Richest neighborhoods in Fort Worth for 2026 by median income
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Median Household Income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arlington Heights | $84,535 |
| 2 | Far North | $83,972 |
| 3 | Tcu-West Cliff | $81,358 |
| 4 | Far Northwest | $74,826 |
| 5 | Wedgwood | $74,003 |
| 6 | Far West | $69,798 |
| 7 | Far South | $64,738 |
| 8 | Downtown | $63,894 |
| 9 | Far Southwest | $53,901 |
| 10 | Western Hills-Ridglea | $49,146 |
| 11 | Eastside | $49,038 |
| 12 | Sycamore | $44,497 |
| 13 | Northeast | $40,654 |
| 14 | Southside | $37,624 |
| 15 | Northside | $37,189 |
| 16 | South East | $31,691 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. All 16 Fort Worth neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The wealthiest pockets of Fort Worth
What’s the richest neighborhood to live in Fort Worth for 2026? According to the most recent census data, Arlington Heights looks to be the richest Fort Worth neighborhood to live in.
The richest neighborhoods in Fort Worth are Arlington Heights, Far North, Tcu-West Cliff, Far Northwest, Wedgwood, Far West, Far South, Downtown, Far Southwest, and Western Hills-Ridglea.
The poorest neighborhood? That would be South East.
We ranked the neighborhoods from richest to poorest in the chart below. Not sold on Texas? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Richest Neighborhoods In Fort Worth FAQs
What is the richest neighborhood in Fort Worth?
Arlington Heights is the richest neighborhood in Fort Worth for 2026, with a median household income of $84,535. Far North and Tcu-West Cliff are next.
What are the richest neighborhoods in Fort Worth?
The richest neighborhoods in Fort Worth are Arlington Heights, Far North, Tcu-West Cliff, Far Northwest, Wedgwood, Far West, Far South, Downtown, Far Southwest, and Western Hills-Ridglea. We ranked all 16 neighborhoods by median household income, highest to lowest.
How much do people make in Arlington Heights?
The median household in Arlington Heights earns $84,535 a year, and the median home there is worth $279,317. Those two numbers travel together in most cities, and Fort Worth is no exception.
How do you rank the richest neighborhoods?
One measure: median household income from Census tract data, ranked highest to lowest. No composite score, no adjustments — just where the money lives.
What is the poorest neighborhood in Fort Worth?
South East posts the lowest median household income of the 16 Fort Worth neighborhoods we ranked. It anchors the bottom of the income table above.
