Haltom City, TX — Momentum Score, Home Values & Best-For

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Tarrant County · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington · population 45,786

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Haltom City, TX
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51
Stable
Momentum score · 0–100

Where Haltom City stands

Home values down 5.4% in the last year.

Median home $245,060
1-year -5.4%
5-yr CAGR +3.7%
vs 5-yr peak -8.0%
Population -0.2%/yr

Home value trajectory · last 10 years

Zillow ZHVI · monthly
peak 2024-05$245k$104k$162k$219k$277k201620182020202220242026

Lifestyle scores

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Walkability
32/100
Very car-dependent
Estimated from population density. Higher = denser, more amenities within walking distance.
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Public transit
22/100
Transit limited
Curated list of major US transit systems + population-based estimate. Higher = real subway/rail/bus options.
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Remote work fit
87/100
Excellent for remote work
Composite of city size, housing cost, state tax structure, and region's remote-work track record.

Scores are heuristic estimates from population density, state, and known transit/walkable cities. Not based on a paid Walk Score / Transit Score API — see methodology for the formula.

Rent trajectory · last 5 years

Zillow ZORI · monthly
$1,388/mo$1,059$1,265$1,471202220242026

Home value vs rent · indexed to 100

Both rebased at first month of ZORI data (~2015)
Home valueRent120123100120202220242026

Rent vs buy

Price-to-rent ratio: 14.7
Buy

At a 14.7 price-to-rent ratio, buying generally beats renting in Haltom City on a long-enough horizon. The headline math is that one year of mortgage payments approximates 14.7 years of rent — well below the 15+ threshold where ownership starts to dominate.

How the momentum score breaks down

methodology →
Home YoY
24 · w22%
Home 5-yr CAGR
57 · w22%
Distance from peak
51 · w18%
Population growth
43 · w16%
Rent YoY
75 · w12%
Home 10-yr CAGR
82 · w10%
Long thesis

Haltom City has held up across the cycle: home values at $245,060 with +3.7% 5-year CAGR. The bull case is structural — population, location, employer base — and holds even if next year's print is soft.

Short thesis

Haltom City is down 5.4% over the last 12 months and the trend isn't flattening. Falling knife rule applies: you don't catch one with your hands, you wait for it to hit the floor and stop moving.

About Haltom City

Haltom City is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, with an estimated population of 45,786. It anchors the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metro area. The median home value in Haltom City is $245,060 as of 2026-04, down 5.4% over the last 12 months. Over the last five years, home values have averaged +3.7% annual growth (-8.0% from the 5-year peak). Rents in Haltom City average $1,388 per month, up 4.4% year-over-year. The composite momentum score is 51 of 100 (Stable). Conditions are neither hot nor cold, so the local fit matters more than market timing.

▲ Bull case

○The data is the data: Haltom City has at least 5 years of Zillow tracking, full Census identification, and is included in the 1-criteria momentum score on this page.

▼ Bear case

●Prices actively falling: down 5.4% in the last 12 months — buyer sentiment has flipped. Sellers competing on price.
○Local nuance: city-level data smooths over neighborhood differences. School zones, HOA rules, and street-level character matter — visit before deciding.

About Haltom City (Wikipedia)

Haltom City is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Tarrant County. It is part of the Mid-Cities region of the Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex. Its population was 46,073 at the 2020 census. Haltom City is an inner suburb of Fort Worth, a principal city of the DFW Metroplex. The city is six miles from downtown Fort Worth, 30 miles from the American Airlines Center in Dallas, and 20 miles from the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Haltom City is surrounded almost entirely by Fort Worth, North Richland Hills, Watauga, and Richland Hills.

Source: Wikipedia · this summary is contributed and licensed under CC-BY-SA.

Playbook

Buyer

Lifestyle fit matters more than market timing in a Stable market. Take your time on the home and neighborhood; the macro trend isn't urgent. Negotiate normally.

Seller

Price competitively from day one or risk a 60+ day listing. Staging, photography, and presentation matter more in Stable markets than in Hot ones.

Investor

Stable cap rates, no big appreciation story to lean on. Underwrite this as a pure cash-flow play — the math has to work on rent alone.

Local safety & alerts

No active National Weather Service alerts for Tarrant County right now.

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Neighborhoods of Haltom City

17 tracked · ranked by median home value
1Fossil Ridge$429,238-2.0%
2Fossil Beach$373,670-0.8%
3Fossil Springs$349,753-1.6%
4Diamond Oaks$328,703-1.3%
5Spring Lake$304,199-4.6%
6Fossil Village$291,483-1.3%
7Legend Pointe$284,997-4.4%
8Iron Horse$281,600-1.9%
9Alta Vista Acres$269,701-0.5%
10Jordan Park$267,000-2.5%
11The Trails$260,081-0.8%
12Tri County Estates$259,626-5.2%
13Lakeland Heights$254,041-5.7%
14Park View Hills$253,804-6.2%
15Browning Park$251,052-6.8%
16Browning Heights$227,035-7.6%
17Haltom Acres$210,988-11.4%

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Run the numbers for Haltom City

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Sources: Zillow ZHVI (home values), Zillow ZORI (rents), US Census ACS + place population. Updated when source agencies publish revisions.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
60° / 39°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
95° / 73°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
232
~64% of year
Annual precip
29″ rain
1″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
High
Tornado
Very high
Wildfire
Moderate
Earthquake
Low
Flood
Very high

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.

Local sports teams

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Current weather

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Local news & community

Updated 2026-05-21 from Google News + Reddit RSS. Headlines link to original sources.

Local economy & environment

Humidity
64%
Moderate climate
Median household income
$73,000
Texas state median
Top industries (state-level)
Energy/Oil & GasTech (Austin)Healthcare

Humidity is annual average relative humidity (NOAA). Income is Census ACS 5-year estimate. Industries are largest employment sectors statewide (BLS); the local mix in a given city may vary.

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