Fort Worth rents and rental comps

The median asking rent across Fort Worth, TX sits at $1,685/month, pulled from active rental listings in 20 zip codes. That's up 0.3% from a year ago.

Rents aren't uniform across the city. ZIP 76131 tops the list at $2,295/month. ZIP 76132 comes in lowest at $1,154/month. That's a 99% spread between the top and bottom zip codes, which is wide. City-wide averages won't tell you much about a specific property here.

A 2-bedroom rents for $1,599/month at the median. 1-bedrooms run about $1,267. 3-bedrooms come in around $1,980.

Average days on market sits at 31 days. Pace is steady.

Rent-to-price math is tight in Fort Worth. The gross figure sits at about 6.1% ($1,685/month against $330,990 median price). Most investors here are betting on appreciation, not monthly cash flow.

HUD's Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom in the Fort Worth metro is $2,030/month. Asking rents come in about 17% below the federal benchmark, which can make Section 8 properties competitive here.

Fort Worth gets lumped in with Dallas, but it's a distinct market with its own employment drivers. Defense (Lockheed Martin is a massive employer), logistics, and the energy sector drive demand. The Stockyards, Near Southside, and TCU area are premium. East Fort Worth, Stop Six, and the far south side are cheaper. The city has been growing fast and pulled in its own share of corporate relocations and new development. Entry points run lower than equivalent Dallas neighborhoods, which lifts the rent-to-price ratios. No state income tax, same as the rest of Texas. If you're looking at DFW, don't skip Fort Worth. The numbers often work better here than on the Dallas side.

These numbers are city-wide averages. If you're pricing a specific property in Fort Worth, pull comps from the same zip code. The spread is usually bigger than people expect.