Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
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| | Metro Area (out of 45): | |
| | Healthy Housing: 24th | |
| | Prior Rank: 35th | |
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| | Central City (out of 44): | |
| | Healthy Housing: 2nd | |
| | Prior Rank: 24th | |
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| | Click here for comparison to prior report. | |
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| | Data source: 2011 American Housing Survey | |
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Location Summary
Positive Findings: Compared to the national average, the Fort Worth-Arlington area had fewer homes with broken plaster or peeling paint, signs of mice, water leaks from the outside, and a lack of complete plumbing and kitchen facilities. Fort Worth-Arlington homes in the central city area had fewer problems with holes in floors, broken plaster or peeling paint, evidence of mice, water leaks from inside and outside, flush toilet and sewage disposal breakdowns, heating equipment breakdowns, a lack of complete plumbing and kitchen facilities, exposed wiring, and roofing, siding, or window problems. Outside the central city, homes in the Fort Worth-Arlington area had fewer problems with mice, water leaks from outside, and incomplete plumbing. Rental units had fewer issues with broken plaster or peeling paint, signs of mice, water leaks from the outside, a lack of complete plumbing and kitchen facilities, water supply stoppage, sewage disposal breakdowns, heating equipment breakdowns, and window problems. Owner-occupied units in the Fort Worth-Arlington area were less likely to suffer from broken plaster or peeling paint, signs of mice, water leaks from the inside or outside, a lack of complete plumbing and kitchen facilities, and exposed wiring.
Areas for Improvement: Compared to the national average, Fort Worth-Arlington-area homes had more open cracks or holes in the walls, signs of rats, room heaters without a flue, and roofing and foundation problems. Within the central city, units were more likely to have evidence of rats and room heaters without a flue. Housing units outside the Fort Worth-Arlington central city area were more likely to have open cracks or holes in the walls or floors, signs of rats, flush toilet and heating equipment breakdowns, rooms with no working electrical outlets, and roofing, siding, window, and foundation problems.
Rental units were more likely to have room heaters without a flue; owner-occupied units were more likely to have open cracks or holes in the walls and floors, evidence of rats, room heaters without a flue, and roofing and foundation problems.
Community Information: The Fort Worth-Arlington MSA is comprised of Tarrant and Johnson counties, Texas. In 2011, the MSA included 786,068 occupied dwelling units, 56.1% of which were located in the central cities of Fort Worth and Arlington. Of cities surveyed, the housing stock of the MSA ranked among the youngest and most heavily rental for the entire MSA and among the least heavily rental for the central city. The percentage of pre-1940 homes ranked 6th-youngest (3.1%) for the MSA and 3rd-youngest (4.6%) for the central city. The median house age in the Fort Worth-Arlington MSA was 1983. The percentage of rental units ranked 16th-most heavily rental (37.5%) for the MSA and 7th-least heavily rental (43.1%) for the central city. Compared to other locations, the Fort Worth-Arlington area had a lower poverty rate. The poverty rate ranked 16th (11.9%) for the MSA and 8th (14.8%) for homes in the central city.