Living in West 7th & Cultural District / Arlington Heights, Fort Worth
The Cultural District holds Fort Worth's major museums, Dickies Arena and the Will Rogers complex. West 7th adds dense dining and apartments, and Arlington Heights offers older homes on brick-paved Camp Bowie.
Getting around
Downtown Fort Worth is a few minutes east on West 7th Street or I-30. Dallas is a 45-minute-plus I-30 drive.
- Downtown Dallas ~45 min 35 mi
- Legacy West (Plano) ~55 min 45 mi
- DFW Airport ~38 min 26 mi
- Downtown Fort Worth ~5 min 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Fort Worth (Tarrant County, Fort Worth ISD) | 0.67 | 1.0291 | 0.4635 | 2.1626% |
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
- World-class museums and arena
- Dining near West 7th
- Close to Downtown Fort Worth
Tradeoffs
- Event traffic around Dickies Arena
- Older Arlington Heights homes need updates
- Long commute to Dallas
Nearby
Kimbell Art Museum, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Dickies Arena, Will Rogers Memorial Center, Fort Worth Botanic Garden
Development watch
The $1.7 billion Westside Village broke ground in March 2026 on the former Fort Worth ISD headquarters site at University Drive. Its first phase includes an office building and 308 homes. The eight-story Van Zandt project is underway at West 7th and Foch.
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