List of neighborhoods in Fort Worth, Texas
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Poly
Polytechnic Heights Neighborhood (Fort Worth, TX)
Polytechnic Heights is an area of Fort Worth, Texas located on the southeast side. As of 2005, the area has about 12,000 citizens.Texas Wesleyan University is located in Polytechnic Heights....

Texas Wesleyan University
Texas Wesleyan University
Texas Wesleyan University is a private, coeducational, liberal arts university founded by the United Methodist Church in 1890. The main campus is located in the Polytechnic Heights Neighborhood of Fort Worth, Texas, with branch campuses in Burleson and downtown Fort Worth.-History:Texas Wesleyan...

 is located in Polytechnic Heights.

Six Points

Six Points lies southeast of Downtown Fort Worth. The neighborhood has experienced somewhat of an urban rebirth in recent years with new bars and restaurants opening on and around Race Street. Six Points is expected to continue its renaissance, due to its proximity to Downtown and housing prices that are more affordable compared with other historic neighborhoods in the Fort Worth central core.
    • Woodhaven
      Woodhaven, Fort Worth
      Woodhaven is a neighborhood at the corner of Interstate 30 and the Loop 820 East interchange in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. The neighborhood is bounded by the Trinity River to the north and the CBS Channel 11 KVTV studios to the south...

  • Echo Heights
  • Handley
    Handley (Fort Worth)
    Handley was a town in Tarrant County, Texas USA. It is located between downtown Fort Worth and Arlington along State Highway 180, and is now a part of Fort Worth.-Brief history:...

  • Ederville
  • Eastern Hills
  • White Lake Hills
  • Sagamore Hill
  • Eastchase

Stockyards

The Fort Worth Stockyards are a National Historic District
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

 north of Downtown. The Stockyards was once among the largest livestock markets in the United States and played a vital role in the city's early growth. Today the neighborhood is characterized by its many bars, restaurants, and notable country music values such as Billy Bob's
Billy Bob's
Billy Bob's Texas is a popular country & western nightclub in the Fort Worth Stockyards, Texas, United States. It promotes itself as "The World's Largest Honky Tonk" with 127,000 square feet . Billy Bob's opened April 1, 1981 to national attention with Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers as the...

. Fort Worth celebrity chef Tim Love
Tim Love
Tim Love is a well-known Texas chef, best known for his creations of urban western cooking , and his restaurant "The Lonesome Dove Western Bistro" in the historical Fort Worth Stockyards in Texas...

 of Iron Chef America
Iron Chef America
Iron Chef America: The Series is an American cooking show based on Fuji Television's Iron Chef, and is the second American adaptation of the series, following the failed Iron Chef USA. The show is produced by Food Network, which also carried a dubbed version of the original Iron Chef. Like the...

 and Top Chef Masters
Top Chef Masters
Top Chef Masters is an American reality competition show currently broadcast on the cable television network Bravo. It is a spinoff of Bravo's hit show Top Chef. In the series, 24 world-renowned chefs compete against each other in weekly challenges...

 operates multiple restaurants in the neighborhood.
  • Sansom Park
    Sansom Park, Texas
    Sansom Park is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,686 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Sansom Park is located at ....

    , a separate, incorporated city.
  • River Oaks
    River Oaks, Texas
    River Oaks is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. The population was 7,427 at the 2010 census.-Geography:River Oaks is located at ....

    , a separate, incorporated city.
  • Rock Island

Northeast

Riverside
The neighborhood of Riverside lies east of I-35W and north of 121 Airport Freeway.

The Fort Worth City Council recognizes the smaller subdivisions that make up the neighborhood as,
  • Oakhurst
  • Springdale
  • United Riverside
  • Bonnie Brae

Far North

  • Fossil Creek
  • Heritage
    Residential community of Heritage
    Heritage is a master-planned community in Fort Worth, Texas , located on the far north part of the city, close to the employment centers of AllianceTexas. Heritage is located between I35W and the US 377....

  • Park Glen
  • Summerfields
  • Marine Creek
  • Lake Country
  • Harriet Creek Ranch
  • Woodland Springs

Arlington Heights

Arlington Heights is a neighborhood that is generally bound by Camp Bowie Boulevard to the north & west, Interstate 30 to the south, and Montgomery to the east. Most of the homes in Arlington Heights were built in the 1920s and are of either a Bungalow or Tudor architectural style. Arlington Heights is a well maintained neighborhood with many families, young professionals, and retirees. Property values in the Arlington Heights have risen in recent years due to its proximity to the Cultural District, Downtown, Camp Bowie Boulevard, and its location on Fort Worth's Westside, which makes it adjacent to many of the city's most elite neighborhoods.

  • Como
    Como Neighborhood (Fort Worth, TX)
    The Como neighborhood is located on the west side of Fort Worth. Como was named after Como, Italy. This neighborhood is an historically African-American neighborhood....

  • Ridglea
  • Ridglea Hills
  • Ridgmar

Rivercrest

Rivercrest is one of the most prestigious neighborhoods in the city of Fort Worth. It lies to the north of Camp Bowie Boulevard. Rivercrest contains a diverse housing stock, which includes historic mansions, smaller tudor and bungalow style homes, intimate apartment buildings, as well as numerous new large homes that have replaced smaller, older homes. Much of the neighborhood surrounds Rivercrest Country Club, one of the oldest private country clubs in the State of Texas.

  • Las Vegas Tr.

Westover Hills
Westover Hills, Texas
Westover Hills is a town in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. The population was 682 at the 2010 census.Westover Hills, as of 2000, was the wealthiest location in Texas by per capita income and the 12th highest-income place in the United States....

Westover Hills is actually a tiny municipality that is completely surrounded by the city of Fort Worth. It lies just north of Camp Bowie Boulevard and is adjacent to Shady Oaks Country Club, the home course of golf legend Ben Hogan
Ben Hogan
William Ben Hogan was an American golfer, generally considered one of the greatest players in the history of the game...

. It is one of the wealthiest areas of the city and the home of many of Fort Worth's most prominent citizens. The housing stock consists almost exclusively of large mansions constructed from the early twentieth century up to the present day. Homes in Westover Hills set are large lots and are surrounded by trees.
  • Westworth Village
    Westworth Village, Texas
    Westworth Village is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,472 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Westworth Village is located at ....

    , a tiny municipality almost entirely surrounded by Fort Worth.

Upper West Side

The Upper West Side is a district on the western end of Downtown. It is bound roughly by Henderson Street to the east, the Trinity River
Trinity River (Texas)
The Trinity River is a long river that flows entirely within the U.S. state of Texas. It rises in extreme north Texas, a few miles south of the Red River. The headwaters are separated by the high bluffs on the south side of the Red River....

 to the west, Interstate 30
Interstate 30
Interstate 30 is an Interstate Highway in the southern United States. I-30 runs from Interstate 20 west of Fort Worth, Texas, northeast via Dallas, Texas, and Texarkana, Texas, to Interstate 40 in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The route parallels U.S. Route 67 except for the portion west of...

 to the south, and White Settlement Road to the north. The neighborhood contains several small and mid-sized office buildings and urban residences, but very little retail.

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Sundance Square
Sundance Square
Sundance Square is the name of an area in downtown Fort Worth, Texas. Named after the Sundance Kid in western folklore, it is a popular place for nightlife and entertainment in Fort Worth and for tourists visiting the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex...

Sundance Square is a 14 block mixed-use area that consists of office buildings, hotels, urban residences, bars, restaurants, retailers, and cultural venues. The district has experienced many new residential and commercial developments in recent years, yet has managed to maintain its rich architectural heritage through historic preservation.

Cultural District

The Fort Worth Cultural District lies across the river to the west of Downtown Fort Worth and is renowned for its high concentration of notable museums such as the Amon Carter Museum
Amon Carter Museum
The Amon Carter Museum of American Art is located in Fort Worth, Texas. It was established by Amon G. Carter to house his collection of paintings and sculpture by Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell. Carter’s will provided a museum in Fort Worth devoted to American art.When the museum opened...

, Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History is located on 1600 Gendy Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76107 in the city's Cultural District. It was opened in 1945 as the Fort Worth Children's Museum and moved to its current location in 1954. In 1968, the museum adopted its current name...

, Kimbell Art Museum
Kimbell Art Museum
The Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, hosts a small but excellent art collection as well as traveling art exhibitions, educational programs and an extensive research library. Its initial artwork came from the private collection of Kay and Velma Kimbell, who also provided funds for a new...

, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth
The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth was first granted a Charter from the State of Texas in 1892 as the "Fort Worth Public Library and Art Gallery", evolving through several name changes and different facilities in Fort Worth...

, and National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame
National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame
The National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame is a museum and association which honors women of the American West who have displayed courage or spirit and who have distinguished themselves while exemplifying the pioneer spirit...

. The area has experienced significant urban revitalization in recent years, especially along West 7th Street which has been vital in connecting the Cultural District with Downtown. Among the largest recent developments have been Museum Place, West 7th, Montgomery Plaza
Montgomery Plaza
Montgomery Plaza is a shopping mall and located on W. 7th Street just west of downtown Fort Worth. In 1928, Montgomery Ward located its regional retail and mail order warehouse to West 7th Street, just across the Trinity River from Downtown Fort Worth. This was one of nine regional centers...

, and So7. These combined developments, as well as several other smaller infill projects, have brought well over 1,000 new housing units in a mixed-use setting to create a true urban environment.

Near Southside
Near Southside, Fort Worth
Near Southside lies directly south of downtown Fort Worth, Texas and is the second largest employment center in Tarrant County with over 30,000 employees working in numerous medical institutions and other institutions...

Near Southside
Near Southside, Fort Worth
Near Southside lies directly south of downtown Fort Worth, Texas and is the second largest employment center in Tarrant County with over 30,000 employees working in numerous medical institutions and other institutions...

 is lies directly south of Downtown and is the second largest employment center in Tarrant County
Tarrant County, Texas
Tarrant County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, it had a population of 1,809,034. Its county seat is Fort Worth. Tarrant County is the sixteenth most populous county in the United States and the third most populous in Texas. The county is named in honor...

 with over 30,000 employees working in numerous medical institutions and other institutions. The district is often referred by to locals to the "medical district" or "hospital district." Today the Near Southside is considered to be one of the city's most up-and-coming neighborhoods. Historic architecture, eclectic restaurants such as Spiral Diner
Spiral Diner
The Spiral Diners are vegan restaurants located in Near Southside Fort Worth, with a second location in Dallas, Texas. The Fort Worth location is currently the city's only vegan restaurant.- History :...

, Hot Damn, Tamales!, King Tut, and Nonna Tata, and the neighborhood's walkability has attracted residents seeking an urban environment. The city of Fort Worth recently declared the Near Southside as an Urban Design District, which requires new development to abide by specific zoning and aesthetic standards that will help to improve the walkability and mixed-use aspects of the neighborhood as it continues to revitalize. Numerous new living options such as historic lofts, townhomes, live+work units, and the rehabilitation of historic single-family homes continue to attract residents to the area.
  • Berkley Place

South

  • Bluebonnet Hills
  • Camelot
  • Candleridge
  • Colonial/Bellaire
  • GreenBrier
  • Hallmark
  • Hulen Heights http://www.hulenheights.com
  • Highland Hills
  • Morningside
  • Overton Park
  • Overton South
  • Overton West
  • Overton Woods
  • Park Hill
  • Rollin Hills
  • South Hills
  • Stonegate
  • Summer Creek
  • Tanglewood
    Tanglewood Neighborhood (Fort Worth, TX)
    Tanglewood is a neighborhood in Fort Worth, Texas located slightly southwest of downtown. It is located near a branch of the Trinity River. In Fort Worth, Tanglewood is known as a nice and very safe neighborhood. The neighborhood has a bicycle path and many tall trees. Please be careful...

  • TCU
    Texas Christian University
    Texas Christian University is a private, coeducational university located in Fort Worth, Texas, United States and founded in 1873. TCU is affiliated with, but not governed by, the Disciples of Christ...

     Area
  • University Place
  • University West
  • Wedgwood
  • Wedgwood Central
  • Wedgwood East
  • Wedgwood Middle
  • Wedgwood South
  • Wedgwood Square
  • Wedgwood West
  • Westcliff
  • Worth Heights
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