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Forest Hill is a big small town of 14,062 people in Tarrant County, Texas. It's about 30 miles from Dallas, TX. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $187k and rent runs about $2k a month.
14,062people
$187kTypical home
$1,763/moRent
96° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
271Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,062
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,371 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Dallas, TX
- 30 mi to Dallas, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $187k (≈$1,182/mo)
- Median rent $1,763/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 271 sunny days a year (138 totally clear)
- 94 cloudy days a year
- 30 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (270 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,354 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 40% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to FTW airport
- 21 mi to DFW (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 656 ft
- 240 mi to the ocean
- 82 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 71 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,991 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 175 bars within 25 mi
- 834 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 60 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of Texas districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Tarrant County: R+5 in 2024
- Texas: R+14 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk