Fort Worth, Texas

Should I move to Fort Worth, Texas? Is it decent place?
HawrdRawk
Living in Fort Worth
Edited 3y ago
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Having lived in both LA and Fort Worth, it’s nothing like LA. Not sure that is the right impression.

Fort Worth is a beautiful “slower pace” city. The cultural scene is excellent with top notch museums and classical music venues. There are a lack of “outdoorsy” activities in most of the area. However we use the money we save from living here by taking a couple vacations each year.

Fort Worth is also very “un showy” when it comes to money. Many wealthy individuals who like to keep it under wraps (family ranches and oil money). This is in contrast compared to Dallas. I’d say Dallas compares more to LA in that people drive fancy cars, show off their money, etc. Fort Worth is much different.

Downtown is one of the cleanest cities I’ve been to.

If you buy a house, property tax runs about 2.6% of the value, so take that into account.

Crime is much lower in Fort Worth than most other cities. South of downtown can get sketchy, but never really unsafe unless at night. Weather is not bad, sometimes we get tornadoes but there is a warning system in place.

May move to FW in a year, pros and cons?
pinkbattt
Living in Fort Worth
Updated 3yr
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As a 5th gen Texan who grew up in Ft Worth, but since lived in CA and now MI, this is my list.

Pros

Food. Really, really good TexMex and BBQ. Pretty decent Asian options. Texans like to eat, and Ft Worth doesnt disappoint. It's not the CalMex you're used to in CA, be warned. It's better. :)

People. I have tons of friends and family in Texas and IMO, Texans are good people. Very warm and welcoming. You'll find hicks and racists, but it's no worse than my current area of MI. For the most part, Texans pride themselves on hospitality.

Shopping. Hella better than MI, that's for sure. Good malls and shops. DFW is big. Really big. IMO it's better shopping in DFW than in Chicago, though more spread out vs. 1 central area.

Cons

Ft Worth can be a bit overly cowboy proud. They like to be the anti Dallas, which is fine, but it can seem somewhat pandering at times.

Weather. Texas is obnoxiously hot and humid. You get maybe 2 or 3 nice months of the year. Otherwise you get stupid hot or ice storms or hail or tornadoes or floods. For a few weeks in March you will say, "man, this is nice weather", then you might not say that again until November.

elproblemo82
Living in Fort Worth Area
6mo ago
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Ok I'm at a loss for these folks turning you away.

First off, I'd consider the areas of Colleyville, Southlake, Grapevine, or Roanoke.

Great Schools (especially Roanoke), easy access to Westlake via 114, near Lakes Lewisville and Grapevine, bike trails can be found throughout. Hiking is sort of hiking. Not like what you'd see in nore mountainous regions. I can't comment on what areas have specific cultures or denominations because my RE license prohibits that, BUT there are 2 synagogues located near these areas. Chabad of Southlake and Congregation Beth Israel in Colleyville. Pawaday Asain market about 20 minutes away.

Grapevine is the food capital of North Texas. From Italian (Ferraris) to BBQ (Vaqueros) tex mex, steak (Bobs), and so on.

FlowerMound and Lewisville ISD are highly rated.

You'd anywhere from 15-30 minutes from DFW Airport so you can travel to California to visit family.

Hope this helps. Full disclosure, I'm a realtor here. You're welcome to message me with any more questions.

FWJayhawk
Living in Fort Worth
2y ago
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If you’ll be commuting from FW to Dallas, make sure you are ok with either long congested rush hours or find the commute time for a TRE/DART train stop near your work.

I’m originally from the Midwest and find FW to be a great city to live in. No where in DFW has the same outdoor feel as say Colorado, but FW has a nice trinity trail system. Dallas definitely has a more urban/crowded city feel. While not slow, FW is slower paced than Dallas and I think has more southern hospitality than Dallas. Personally, I would not live in Dallas but I enjoy it being in reach for different events.
As others have mentioned, Fort Worth is part of a much larger metroplex, (don't say "twin cities") and if you can't find what you're looking for here, you surely can in Dallas or one of the many cities between or surrounding the area. Fort Worth is for people who want the nostalgia of the wild west, we have that here both real and fabricated, and a laid back atmosphere to go along with all the usual urban amenities.

Oh, and if choreographed cattle drives for tourists aren't your thing, yet experiencing the old ways of the west are still an interest, you don't have to drive very far to find real working cattle ranches and people who use "cowboy/cowgirl" or ranch hand as an actual job description.

Pros and Cons of Living in Fort Worth, Texas - Moving to TX