What's a good cap rate in Fort Worth?

In Fort Worth, cap rates typically run around 5.8% (Fort Worth metro median). A deal above that line is outperforming the local market; below it, you're paying up for appreciation or stability. TrueCap shows where any specific Fort Worth deal lands versus this benchmark.

What's the average rent for a rental in Fort Worth?

A typical rental in Fort Worth runs about $1,723–$2,273/mo (HUD Fair Market Rent, 2–3BR). TrueCap auto-fills HUD Fair Market Rent for the exact address you enter.

What is the property tax rate in Texas?

Texas's effective property tax rate is about 1.68% of value per year — the figure TrueCap applies by default for Fort Worth deals. You can override it with the exact local rate.

Fort Worth, TX

Fort Worth rental property analysis

Fort Worth offers Dallas-metro growth at a meaningfully lower entry price — steady population gains with more attainable acquisitions.

Fort Worth market snapshot

Balanced market

Mid-range cap rates — cash flow and appreciation are both realistically on the table.

Typical cap rate

5.8%

Fort Worth metro median

Typical rent

$1,723–$2,273/mo

HUD FMR · 2–3BR · 2026

Typical price

$280,000–$380,000

est., all-in

Property tax

1.68%

Texas effective

Rent is HUD Fair Market Rent where available, otherwise a market estimate; price is a market estimate. Cap-rate and tax are the defaults TrueCap applies — enter a specific address for exact, auto-filled numbers.

Sources & methodology. These are screening defaults and market estimates — not an appraisal, and not financial, tax, or legal advice. Verify rents, taxes, insurance, and local landlord/tenant law against the county assessor and your state's landlord-tenant statute before relying on them.

Data: HUD Fair Market Rent · FRED 30-yr mortgage rate · Tax Foundation (property tax) · Updated June 2026

Metro-level estimates — precision is lower at the neighborhood and parcel level; pull a specific address for exact, auto-filled figures. Reviewed by the TrueCap team. See our full methodology.

Is Fort Worth a good place to buy rentals?

Better starting math than Dallas with the same growth tailwind. As always in Texas, underwrite the effective property-tax rate, not the listing's stale number.

See the full Texasinvesting guide — taxes, landlord law & top metros →

Neighborhoods to look at in Fort Worth

Far North Fort Worth

Newer SFRs, family renters, low vacancy.

Riverside

Value-add stock, improving demand.

Haltom City

Affordable, strong cash flow for the metro.

Neighborhood notes are starting points, not recommendations — always underwrite the specific property.

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