What is the average rent for a house in Fort Worth in 2026?

The Fort Worth-Arlington single-family lease average was $2,467 a month, $1.34 per square foot, in the Second Quarter 2026 (Texas Real Estate Research Center). At the ZIP level, 76179 single-family homes rented at a $2,199 median as of October 4, 2026 (RentCast).

How long does it take to rent a house in Fort Worth right now?

About 37 days on average for 76179 single-family homes as of September 5, 2026, with Haslet (76052) around 41 days and Keller (76248) around 34 as of October 1, 2026 (all RentCast). Well-priced, rent-ready homes typically lease inside the first two weeks.

Is the Fort Worth housing market a buyer's market in 2026?

It is soft on the sale side: 3.6 months of supply in Tarrant County in August 2026 (MetroTex) and 27.6 percent of active listings with a price cut in September (Realtor.com county data), with the metro existing-home median at $355,000, down 0.6 percent year over year (Dallas Fed, May).

Are rents in Fort Worth going up or down?

At the metro level, the TRERC Q2 2026 report shows three-bedroom-or-less rent per square foot at $1.39, level with the prior year, and four-bedroom-plus at $1.25, up from $1.21. ZIP-level medians move month to month; check the date on the figure you are using.

How often is this page updated?

Monthly, after the RentCast pull and whenever TRERC, MetroTex, or the Dallas Fed publish a new period. The month in the title is the month of the ZIP-level RentCast pull; each figure keeps its own source date.

Where do these numbers come from?

RentCast (ZIP-level rents and days on market, our own pulls), the Texas Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M (metro lease table), MetroTex Association of REALTORS (months of supply), Realtor.com's county listings file (price-cut share), and the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (jobs, wages, unemployment, sale median). Nothing on the page comes from a listing-site estimate.

Tarrant County · Owner Guide

What is the Fort Worth rental market doing right now? October 2026 snapshot

By Andrew ChavisUpdated September 6, 20265 min read

The Short Answer

Soft on the sale side, steady on the rent side, with a job market that keeps the tenant pool full. As of this refresh: single-family homes in 76179 rent at a $2,199 median (RentCast, October 4, 2026) and leased in about 37 days on average in RentCast's September 5 read; the Fort Worth-Arlington single-family rental average is $2,467 a month, $1.34 per square foot (Texas Real Estate Research Center, Second Quarter 2026); Tarrant County carries 3.6 months of housing supply (MetroTex, August 2026) and 27.6 percent of active listings cut price in September (Realtor.com county data); Fort Worth payrolls grew 3.4 percent annualized over the three months ending May, unemployment held at 4.0 percent, and average hourly wages reached $37.23 (Dallas Fed, Fort Worth Economic Indicators, May 2026 data). Every figure on this page carries its source and date, and the page is refreshed monthly; the month in the title is the month of the ZIP-level RentCast pull, and each figure keeps its own source date.

Rents: What a House Leases For

Metro level first, because it sets the frame. The Texas Real Estate Research Center's Second Quarter 2026 report puts the Fort Worth-Arlington single-family lease average at $2,467 a month, $1.34 per square foot on an average 1,891 square feet. Split by size: three bedrooms or fewer average $2,144 ($1.39 per square foot) and make up 61.6 percent of leases; four or more average $2,986 ($1.25 per square foot) and make up 38.5 percent. Then the ZIP, which is what a landlord actually prices against: 76179 single-family median $2,199 (RentCast, October 4, 2026); 76052 (Haslet) $2,199 and 76248 (Keller) $3,000 on a small active set (RentCast, October 1, 2026). The metro average sits above the 76179 median because the metro includes the larger, newer north-side stock; use the ZIP for pricing and the metro for context.

Days to Lease: How Fast a Priced-Right House Moves

In 76179 single-family homes averaged 37 days to lease as of September 5 and all property types in the ZIP about 54 days at the end of August (RentCast). Haslet ran about 41 days on roughly 244 active listings; Keller about 34 days on roughly 67 (RentCast, October 1, 2026). The averages are inflated by homes that launched overpriced or under-prepared; a rent-ready home priced to the current active set gets most of its traffic in the first two weeks. The number to manage to is day 14, not the average.

Supply and Price Cuts: The Sale Side Is Soft

Tarrant County carried 3.6 months of housing supply in August 2026 (MetroTex Tarrant County Housing Report), and 27.6 percent of active listings had a price reduction in September (Realtor.com Residential Listings Database, county file). The Fort Worth-Arlington existing-home median was $355,000 in May, down 0.6 percent year over year, with closed sales down 1.7 percent for the month (Dallas Fed). A soft sale side does two things for a landlord: it keeps some would-be buyers renting, and it makes holding a house as a rental the stronger position for an owner who would otherwise sell into a price cut.

Jobs and Wages: The Tenant Pool

Fort Worth payroll employment grew at a 3.4 percent annualized rate over the three months ending May 2026, against 2.3 percent for Texas. The unemployment rate held at 4.0 percent, below the state's 4.3 percent. Average hourly earnings reached $37.23, up 3.4 percent year over year and above the Texas average of $35.32 (all Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Fort Worth Economic Indicators, May 2026 data). Rent is paid out of wages; a market where wages outgrow rents is a market where a correctly priced house stays leased.

How to Read This Page

Each figure names its source and the date the source covers. The ZIP-level rents come from our own RentCast pulls; the metro table from the Texas Real Estate Research Center's quarterly report; supply from MetroTex; price cuts from Realtor.com's county file; jobs, wages, unemployment, and the sale median from the Dallas Fed. When a source has not published a newer number by refresh day, the old number stays with its old date rather than being guessed forward. What we do not publish here: ZIP-level concession rates, which no primary source reports, and any figure we could not fetch ourselves.

Common Questions

What is the average rent for a house in Fort Worth in 2026?: The Fort Worth-Arlington single-family lease average was $2,467 a month, $1.34 per square foot, in the Second Quarter 2026 (Texas Real Estate Research Center). At the ZIP level, 76179 single-family homes rented at a $2,199 median as of October 4, 2026 (RentCast).
How long does it take to rent a house in Fort Worth right now?: About 37 days on average for 76179 single-family homes as of September 5, 2026, with Haslet (76052) around 41 days and Keller (76248) around 34 as of October 1, 2026 (all RentCast). Well-priced, rent-ready homes typically lease inside the first two weeks.
Is the Fort Worth housing market a buyer's market in 2026?: It is soft on the sale side: 3.6 months of supply in Tarrant County in August 2026 (MetroTex) and 27.6 percent of active listings with a price cut in September (Realtor.com county data), with the metro existing-home median at $355,000, down 0.6 percent year over year (Dallas Fed, May).
Are rents in Fort Worth going up or down?: At the metro level, the TRERC Q2 2026 report shows three-bedroom-or-less rent per square foot at $1.39, level with the prior year, and four-bedroom-plus at $1.25, up from $1.21. ZIP-level medians move month to month; check the date on the figure you are using.
How often is this page updated?: Monthly, after the RentCast pull and whenever TRERC, MetroTex, or the Dallas Fed publish a new period. The month in the title is the month of the ZIP-level RentCast pull; each figure keeps its own source date.
Where do these numbers come from?: RentCast (ZIP-level rents and days on market, our own pulls), the Texas Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M (metro lease table), MetroTex Association of REALTORS (months of supply), Realtor.com's county listings file (price-cut share), and the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas (jobs, wages, unemployment, sale median). Nothing on the page comes from a listing-site estimate.