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Area Guide

Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX

Experience the unique traditions and culture of this legendary North Texas institution

Private Urban Big 12

With its distinctive buff brick buildings and live oaks, the TCU campus has been a fixture of the Dallas-Fort Worth area for well over a century. University Drive divides the campus, with the residential section on the west side and most of the academic buildings on the east side. The university boasts major business and journalism schools, with close to half of students participating in Greek organizations. The Horned Frogs athletics program compete in the Big 12 conference, and home games at Carter Stadium are always rowdy affairs. Just north of campus on University Drive, University Park Village is a major destination for shopping, and the Linwood neighborhood farther north is packed with restaurants, bars, and live music venues. To the south, Bluebonnet Circle offers a couple of popular hangouts like Greenwood’s and Fred’s Texas Café. Legendary nightlife hotspots like Billy Bob’s in the Fort Worth Stockyards are tremendously popular on the weekends as well. The area surrounding TCU features a wide variety of living arrangements, with apartments, condos, and houses to suit any budget and lifestyle and many affordable options within walking distance of campus.

Rent Trends

As of June 2026, the average apartment rent in Fort Worth, TX is $1,171 for a studio, $1,271 for one bedroom, $1,591 for two bedrooms, and $1,961 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Fort Worth has decreased by -1.8% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 492 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,171/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 718 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,271/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 1,049 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,591/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,274 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,961/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

60 / 100

Limited Public Transit

Transit

20 / 100

Moderately Drivable

Drivability

70 / 100

Moderately Bikeable

Bikeability

60 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 10 Minute Walk

Groceries

80 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

60 / 100

Fair Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

50 / 100

Good Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

60 / 100

Recreation

Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

60 / 100

Limited Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

30 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

30 / 100

Limited Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

30 / 100

Somewhat Noisy

Quiet Score

80 / 100

Schools

Overton Park Elementary School

Public

Grades PK-5

542 Students

Tanglewood Elementary School

Public

Grades PK-5

508 Students

Westpark Elementary School

Public

Grades PK-5

711 Students

Bette Perot Elementary School

Public

Grades K-5

576 Students

Walsh Elementary School

Public

Grades K-5

532 Students

Harmony School Of Innovation - Fort Worth

Public

Grades 6-12

987 Students

Creekview Middle

Public

Grades 6-8

844 Students

Young Women's Leadership Academy

Public

Grades 6-12

455 Students

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts

Public

Grades 6-12

390 Students

Hillwood Middle School

Public

Grades 6-8

1,228 Students

IM Terrell Academy for STEM and VPA

Public

Grades 9-12

485 Students

Texas Academy Of Biomedical

Public

Grades 9-12

359 Students

Harmony School Of Innovation - Fort Worth

Public

Grades 6-12

987 Students

Young Women's Leadership Academy

Public

Grades 6-12

455 Students

Fort Worth Academy Of Fine Arts

Public

Grades 6-12

390 Students

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Log Cabin Village
  • Fort Worth Zoo
  • Fort Worth Botanic Garden
  • Fort Worth Museum of Science & History
  • Botanical Research Institute of Texas

Airports

  • Dallas-Fort Worth International
  • Dallas Love Field

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in June 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.