Living in Arlington
Home of the Cowboys and Rangers: the entertainment capital of the metroplex, centrally placed between Dallas and Fort Worth.
Getting around
Between Dallas and Fort Worth. Arlington uses on-demand rideshare transit (Via) instead of fixed bus routes.
- Downtown Dallas ~29 min 20 mi
- Legacy West (Plano) ~46 min 36 mi
- DFW Airport ~27 min 16 mi
- Downtown Fort Worth ~23 min 15 mi
Off-peak drive estimates from OpenStreetMap routing (OSRM), measured from each area's center on 2026-10-21. Rush hour is often much longer.
2025 property tax rates
| Location | City | School district | County | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington (Tarrant County, Arlington ISD) | 0.6298 | 1.0929 | 0.4635 | 2.1862% |
2025 tax rates per $100 of value, from Republic Title's 2025 DFW Area Tax Rates (compiled from county appraisal districts). County column includes county, community college and hospital districts where they apply. Excludes MUD/PID and special districts, and is before homestead exemptions.
Strengths
- Entertainment District
- Central between both cities
- Moderate prices
Tradeoffs
- Event-day traffic
- Few rail options
- Car-dependent
Nearby
AT&T Stadium, Globe Life Field, Six Flags Over Texas, Texas Live!, UT Arlington
Development watch
Continued growth around the Entertainment District.