Where lakefront living comes without the lakefront price tag, charming cottage and starter homes along Lake Worth, a tight-knit Lake Worth ISD, and Highway 199 and Loop 820 putting downtown Fort Worth and Meacham Airport just minutes away
Lake Worth is a small Tarrant County city of about 4,700 residents (2020 Census) on the southeast shore of the reservoir it’s named for. Inside city limits, homes are older and priced well below the area; the pricier lakefront is mostly in Fort Worth, often on leased land. Check the city on every address.
About $112K–$400K
Older, modest homes on Hiawatha, Pueblo, Navajo, Delaware, Huron and Osage trails, between Lake Worth Boulevard and the lake, mostly about 750 to 2,000 square feet.
2026 sales ran from $140,000 to $240,000, with a few larger homes listed near $390,000. Some of these streets are in Fort Worth, so check each parcel.
About $150K–$295K
Smaller homes on small lots near the southeast shore of the lake, along Lakeside Drive, Wallis Road and Lake Vista Street.
2026 sales ran about $150,000 to $230,000, with listings up to about $294,000. One of the lowest entry prices in the area; no HOA found.
About $165K–$465K
A mix of modest homes and larger houses on bigger lots near Lake Worth Boulevard, on Woodlake, Highland Lake, Hodgkins, Rench and Edgemere.
A 3,236-square-foot home on Woodlake sold for $465,000 in August 2026. Edgemere is labeled both Lake Worth and Fort Worth online, so verify the city.
About $625K–$1.08M
Waterfront homes on land owned by the City of Fort Worth, which manages residential leases around the lake and must approve all construction.
2026 listings ran from about $625,000 to $1,075,000. You may be buying a lease, not the land; Fort Worth has let some leaseholders buy their lots.
About $407K–$507K typical
Neighborhoods wrapping the reservoir with Lake Worth-area addresses inside Fort Worth city limits, including Scenic Shores.
Zillow’s typical values ran from about $407,000 in South Lake Worth to about $507,000 in East Lake Worth. Fort Worth’s city tax rate applies.
About $305K–$347K typical
Newer suburban subdivisions northeast of the lake, including Marine Creek Meadows, The Trails of Marine Creek and Cheyenne Ridge.
Zillow’s typical values ran about $305,000 to $347,000. Builders, HOA dues and any PIDs weren’t confirmed, so ask for them.
About $374K typical
A separate town on the northwest side of the reservoir that also uses 76135 addresses.
Zillow’s typical value was about $374,000, the highest of the small towns around the lake. Lakeside sets its own city tax rate.
About $187K–$191K typical
A separate small city just southeast of Lake Worth, between the lake and Fort Worth’s north side.
Zillow’s typical value was about $187,000 to $191,000, among the lowest-priced options near the lake. Confirm its tax rate and school district by parcel.
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Lake Worth ISD kept its rate flat at $1.2265 per $100 for 2026. Add Tarrant County $0.186, JPS $0.159 and Tarrant County College $0.12.
The City of Lake Worth’s 2026 rate is reported at about $0.517; confirm it in the city’s adopted ordinance.
That’s about 19 cents per $100 less than Fort Worth’s city rate, roughly $377 a year on $200,000 of value.
The reservoir and much of its shoreline belong to the City of Fort Worth, which leases lakefront lots to homeowners.
On a lease lot, you may own the house but not the land, and Fort Worth must approve construction.
Ask whether a lakefront home is leasehold or fee simple, and get the lease terms before you make an offer.
The 76135 ZIP code covers Fort Worth, Lakeside and other areas, and listing sites label neighboring streets inconsistently.
The city decides your tax rate, utilities and permit rules, and it can change from one side of a street to the other.
On the Tarrant Appraisal District record, look for “City of Lake Worth” as a taxing unit.
Redfin’s median sale price inside the city was about $224,900 for the three months ending August 2026, with homes taking about 53 days to sell.
About 41 percent of homes had a price cut, and homes sold for about 95.6 percent of list.
With only about 17 sales a month, the median swings a lot, so judge each home by its own comparable sales.
Neighborhood names are street-cluster descriptions, not legal subdivision names, except where noted; price ranges come from Redfin, Zillow (typical home values, mid-2026), Homes.com and listing portals and are indicative, so ask for a current comparative market analysis. Results for Lake Worth Beach, Florida were excluded. Population is the 2020 Census count (4,711); the Census Bureau’s 2024 estimate was 4,813. The 76135 ZIP code includes parts of Fort Worth, Lakeside and other areas, and portals label some Indian Trails and Edgemere streets as Fort Worth; confirm the city on the Tarrant Appraisal District record. Lake Worth Leases lots are owned by the City of Fort Worth; lease terms and any lot purchase option should be confirmed with Fort Worth’s Lake Worth Lease Management Section. Tax figures: Lake Worth ISD 1.2265 (adopted September 16, 2026, per the Fort Worth Report); Tarrant County 0.186; JPS 0.159; Tarrant County College 0.12; City of Lake Worth about 0.517063 as reported, not confirmed against Ordinance 1351 (2025: 0.494737); City of Fort Worth 0.70565. No city exemption amounts were confirmed. Redfin city figures rest on small monthly samples. No builders, HOAs or PIDs were confirmed for the Marine Creek area. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
Lake Worth’s food and shopping run along one spine: Lake Worth Boulevard and Jacksboro Highway. You’ll find a handful of long-running local spots, most of the area’s chains in one stretch, and the lake’s trails and ramps just across the city line in Fort Worth.
6312 Jacksboro Hwy
A Lake Worth fixture since 1985, serving home-style breakfast and lunch plus a bakery case known for cinnamon rolls and pies.
Listed hours are weekdays 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. and weekends 6 a.m. to 4 p.m., so it’s an easy first stop before a morning of home tours.
3980 Boat Club Rd, Ste 117
A church-run coffeehouse open since 2013 that roasts its own beans and hosts live music. Listed weekday hours start at 6:30 a.m.
6709 Lake Worth Blvd
A location of the Fort Worth-based Tex-Mex group, known for its chips and hot sauce.
6334 Lake Worth Blvd
A local burger stand on the boulevard’s main retail stretch.
6548 Lake Worth Blvd (listed as Fort Worth)
A long-running local hamburger grill. Its listing uses a Fort Worth 76135 address, so confirm the city.
6015 Jacksboro Hwy
A taco stand on Jacksboro Highway for a quick lunch or a late bite.
6324 Lake Worth Blvd
A neighborhood Chinese takeout and dine-in spot next to the boulevard’s shopping strip.
1349 Bomber Rd, Fort Worth
A waterfront patio with burgers, catfish and live music, which bills itself as the lake’s only waterfront restaurant. It sits in Fort Worth city limits, across the lake.
6547 Lake Worth Blvd
A doughnut and coffee shop in the same center as Chipotle, for a sweet stop on the way to work.
Whataburger 6120 · Taco Casa 6105 · Applebee’s 6301 · Chili’s 6536 · Chick-fil-A 6556 · Panera 6535 · Chipotle 6547 · Rosa’s 6050 Hawrylak St
Most national chains sit together on one stretch of Lake Worth Boulevard, which makes errands quick. The McDonald’s at 6360 is listed as closed.
6360 Lake Worth Blvd
Store #972, the city’s main full grocery run, with pickup and delivery. Listed hours are 6 a.m. to 11 p.m.
6580 Azle Ave
The area’s main shopping center, with Target, Ross, Michaels, Hobby Lobby, Boot Barn, Five Below, PetSmart and Ulta. Its address is listed in both Lake Worth and Fort Worth.
9601 Fossil Ridge Rd, Fort Worth
3,621 acres with more than 20 miles of trails on the lake’s northwest side, run by the City of Fort Worth. Call 817-392-7410 for hours and fees.
Lake Worth, City of Fort Worth parks
Public boat ramps on the lake, run by Fort Worth. Buy day, week or annual passes by QR code or ParkMobile zone 25933.
Errands are easy here. Walmart, Target and Lake Worth Towne Crossing sit within a short drive of each other on Lake Worth Boulevard and Azle Avenue. Kroger, ALDI and H-E-B weren’t confirmed inside the city.
The lake is the big draw, but most of its parks, ramps and waterfront dining are run by or located in Fort Worth. They’re included and labeled, because that’s where Lake Worth residents actually go.
Verified October 2026. This is a curated selection of businesses with Lake Worth, Texas addresses plus clearly labeled spots in Fort Worth, not an exhaustive directory; results for Lake Worth Beach, Florida were excluded. Lake Worth is a Tarrant County city of about 4,700 residents (2020 Census). Hours change and were not all confirmed; call ahead before you go. Ginger Brown’s hours agree across several listings, but one directory shows older evening hours. Jobo’s lists a Fort Worth 76135 address. The McDonald’s at 6360 Lake Worth Blvd is listed as closed, and HomeTown Buffet at 6332 is likely closed. Lake Worth Towne Crossing is listed at 6580 Azle Ave in both Lake Worth and Fort Worth. The Point on Lake Worth, the Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge and the Casino Beach and Arrow S Park ramps are in Fort Worth city limits. A state fish-consumption advisory applies to Lake Worth. Listings are informational and not endorsements; no business paid for placement. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
From a Fort Worth Reservoir and a Lakeside Resort to a Bomber-Plant Boom and a Small City on the Shore
Before the reservoir, the West Fork of the Trinity River wound through prairie and bottomland northwest of Fort Worth.
Long before the lake, the West Fork of the Trinity River corridor northwest of Fort Worth was Native American country. The Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge, at the lake’s upper end, describes its grounds as a site where thousands of historic and prehistoric artifacts have been found. A 1984 state marker for an 1869 raid once stood at Mosque Point on the east shore.
Anglo-American settlement followed in the late 1800s, and land along the river was in private hands by the early 1900s. A resident’s history in the Fort Worth Report cites survey papers showing that James Hodgkins and William Charbonneau, later remembered as founders of Lake Worth Village, owned land near the future lake. Their names survive today on Hodgkins and Charbonneau roads.
The City of Fort Worth dammed the West Fork for its water supply, and the reservoir first filled on August 19, 1914.
Work on the dam began around 1911, and the reservoir, built for about $1.6 million, first filled on August 19, 1914, according to the City of Fort Worth. The city calls it the second municipal water supply reservoir built in Texas, after Dallas’ White Rock Lake. The Handbook of Texas credits Fort Worth’s mayor of the time with pushing the project through.
The lake covers about 8.5 square miles. The City of Fort Worth still owns the lake and much of the land around it, and the Tarrant Regional Water District holds the water rights. The reservoir lies inside Fort Worth’s city limits, so the City of Lake Worth, which grew up on its southeast shore, is a separate city named for the lake, not its owner.
A municipal beach opened in 1917, and Casino Park, with its boardwalk, ballroom and roller coaster, followed in 1927.
Swimmers flocked to a sandy stretch on the lake, and in 1917 Fort Worth opened a municipal beach with a bathhouse and concessions. Carnival rides followed in 1919, and in 1920 more than 150,000 bathing tickets were sold. In 1926 a private company leased the site, and Casino Park, billed as the “Atlantic City of the West,” opened on May 28, 1927, according to the Handbook of Texas.
The park had a boardwalk, a ballroom for 2,400 people and the nearly mile-long “Thriller,” then the largest roller coaster in the Southwest. A fire on June 17, 1929, burned much of the park. It was rebuilt in Spanish-style stucco and reopened on May 7, 1930, the same day a new bridge carrying the Jacksboro Highway opened just to the north.
A 1920s subdivision called Indian Oaks became the heart of today’s City of Lake Worth.
In the mid-1920s, the widow of rancher George T. Reynolds sold his property as a subdivision called Indian Oaks, the community that became today’s City of Lake Worth. The Handbook of Texas describes it as a popular residential and recreational spot in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Its streets still carry tribal names such as Shawnee, Delaware and Navajo.
Nearby, the Casino Ballroom became a year-round music venue, hosting big-band stars such as Tommy Dorsey, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and Count Basie. Casino Beach reopened under new owners in 1951 and kept drawing crowds for another two decades. The ballroom was torn down in 1973, closing the chapter on the lake’s long resort era, which had stretched across more than half a century.
World War II brought a bomber plant and an Army air field to the lake’s south shore.
Consolidated Vultee broke ground on April 18, 1941, for a B-24 Liberator bomber plant, today’s Air Force Plant 4. Its 2008 Texas historical marker says the first B-24 rolled off the line on April 17, 1942, ahead of schedule. The plant’s wartime workforce peaked at about 32,000, according to that marker, drawing thousands of workers to the area northwest of Fort Worth.
Next door, an airfield that became Fort Worth Army Air Field in 1942 was renamed Carswell Air Force Base in 1948. The plant later built the B-36, B-58, F-111 and F-16, and Lockheed Martin operates it today. In 1994 Carswell became Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base. The Handbook of Texas notes that Indian Oaks grew after the war.
State Highway 199 linked Fort Worth to the lake, and Loop 820 reached the area in the 1970s.
State Highway 199, the Jacksboro Highway, connected Fort Worth to the lake and the Casino Park area. In the 1940s and 1950s, the stretch between Fort Worth’s Northside Drive and the lake, much of it inside Fort Worth, was known for nightclubs and dance halls that drew stockyard workers, Carswell personnel and Fort Worth society. Author Ann Arnold later chronicled that era in a book.
That nightlife era faded by the end of the 1950s. Lake Worth Boulevard grew into the city’s main commercial corridor, lined with restaurants, shops and services. According to a TxDOT Fort Worth District history, the Northwest Loop 820 segment passing Lake Worth was completed as a six-lane highway with frontage roads in 1977, putting the city minutes from the rest of the region.
Residents incorporated as Lake Worth Village in 1949, renamed the city in 1962 and adopted a charter in 1965.
The City of Lake Worth and the Texas Municipal League give 1949 as the year residents incorporated as Lake Worth Village; the Handbook of Texas says only “the early 1950s.” The 1950 Census counted 2,351 residents. City services followed quickly: water and police departments in 1954, a fire department in 1955, a municipal court in 1957 and a sewer department in 1959.
The library opened in 1961, and in 1962 the name changed from City of Lake Worth Village to City of Lake Worth. The city adopted its home-rule charter on April 6, 1965, later amended in 1968, 2003, 2008 and 2019. The population reached 4,958 in the 1970 Census, close to where it has stayed ever since on 2.46 square miles.
Today’s Lake Worth ISD grew from the Rosen Heights rural school district and took its current name in 1959.
Lake Worth ISD traces its roots to the Rosen Heights Rural Independent School District. Accounts differ on the start: one history dates the district’s formation to 1916, while the district’s centennial materials date its first school to 1923, when 16 students met in a vacant store donated by local businessman James Hodgkins. The first graduating class finished in 1939.
The district dropped “Rural” from its name in 1950, and on September 1, 1959, it officially became Lake Worth ISD. Effie Morris Elementary, named for an educator who served 44 years as a teacher and principal, dates to 1968 in the district’s history. The district covers about twelve square miles, including the City of Lake Worth and small parts of Sansom Park and north Fort Worth.
Fort Worth set aside the lake’s marshy upper end in 1964, creating what became the Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge.
Citizens and the Fort Worth Audubon Society pushed to protect the marshy upper end of Lake Worth. In February 1964 the Fort Worth Park Board designated a 381-acre site around Greer Island as a wildlife sanctuary and nature preserve. Fort Worth expanded it to more than 3,000 acres in 1967 and formally adopted the name Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge in 1975.
Its bison herd began in 1973 with three animals donated by Oklahoma’s Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, and the first calf was born in 1974. The refuge was named a National Natural Landmark in 1980. The City of Fort Worth lists it at 3,621 acres, one of the largest city-owned nature centers in the country, with more than 20 miles of trails.
Lake Worth Towne Crossing anchored the boulevard, Fort Worth dredged the lake, and lease lots began moving to ownership.
Lake Worth Towne Crossing, a 48-acre open-air center at Lake Worth Boulevard and Azle Avenue, brought national retailers to the area; a directory dates its opening to 2005. Across the water, Fort Worth adopted a Lake Worth Vision Plan in 2011 and committed about $117 million, largely from gas-drilling revenue, to dredging and infrastructure. About 2.2 million cubic yards were removed by 2014.
Many lakefront homes sit on land leased from the City of Fort Worth. In 2025, Fort Worth’s City Plan Commission approved replatting a block of the Lake Worth Leases Addition so leaseholders could buy their homesites. In 2026, the Texas Education Agency appointed a board of managers to govern Lake Worth ISD until state exit criteria are met. The 2020 Census counted 4,711 residents.
Compiled from the Texas State Historical Association Handbook of Texas (Lake Worth, Lake Worth Village and Casino Beach entries), the City of Lake Worth’s history and charter, the City of Fort Worth, the Texas Municipal League, Tarrant County Archives’ historical marker list, the 301st Fighter Wing base history, the Friends of the Fort Worth Nature Center, Lake Worth ISD history, TxDOT, the Fort Worth Report, Fort Worth Weekly and U.S. Census counts; results for Lake Worth Beach, Florida were excluded. The reservoir and much of its shoreline are owned by the City of Fort Worth, not the City of Lake Worth. Incorporation is dated 1949 by the city and the Texas Municipal League and “the early 1950s” by the Handbook of Texas. Lake Worth ISD’s origin is dated 1916 or 1923 depending on the source. The 1911 construction start and the Hodgkins and Charbonneau land history come from a resident’s published account. The 1977 Loop 820 date is from a TxDOT project history. The 2005 Towne Crossing opening is from a shopping-center directory and was not confirmed. No Texas Historical Commission marker was found inside city limits. Population figures are total counts only. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
Trunk-or-Treat on Charbonneau Road, a December Tree Lighting and a Monster Bash at the Nature Center
The City of Lake Worth’s free Halloween night: costumed trunk-or-treating in the parking lot, games and an inflatable haunted house at 7005 Charbonneau Road.
The 2026 event is Thursday, October 29, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. It’s documented in 2024, 2025 and 2026, run by the city and the Lake Worth Public Library.
Want to decorate a trunk or donate candy? Call the library at 817-237-9681. The Multi-Purpose Facility shares a building with the library and Senior Center.
A free community evening hosted by the Lake Worth Police Department, held at Lake Worth Park, 3501 Roberts Cut Off, in 2026. Documented in 2022 and on October 6, 2026.
The city’s holiday tree lighting, held in recent years at the Multi-Purpose Facility. Documented on December 2, 2022, and December 5, 2025. The 2026 date hasn’t been posted yet.
The Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge marks the 1969 “Lake Worth Monster” sightings with hayrides, guided hikes, talks, a costume contest and food trucks. Regular admission applies. Held in 2019, 2024 and on October 24, 2026.
Keelboat and dinghy racing at the Fort Worth Boat Club, which moved from Lake Worth to Eagle Mountain Lake in 1934. The 97th edition ran April 17–19, 2026. Entry fees apply.
A Fort Worth tradition since 1896, with rodeo performances at Dickies Arena and livestock shows at Will Rogers Memorial Center, about a 20-minute drive from Lake Worth.
The City of Lake Worth runs a few free community events a year, centered on the Multi-Purpose Facility on Charbonneau Road. The lake itself, its parks and the Nature Center are run by the City of Fort Worth.
Named plainly: a city Easter event has been documented only in 2026, so it’s left off until it returns. The Wings Over Cowtown air show at NAS Fort Worth JRB isn’t held every year; it ran in 2016 and 2024 and is tentatively listed for spring 2027.
Check the city’s calendar at lakeworthtx.org for current details.
Dates, times and details shift annually and should be confirmed with organizers; the City of Lake Worth, the Lake Worth Police Department, the Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge, the Fort Worth Boat Club and the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo publish current information. Results for Lake Worth Beach, Florida were excluded. Lake Worth events listed here were documented in at least two years: Trunk or Treat (2024, 2025, 2026), National Night Out (2022, 2026) and the Christmas Tree Lighting (2022, 2025). Monster Bash (2019, 2024, 2026) and the Fort Worth Boat Club Annual Regatta (2024, 2025, 2026) are held in Fort Worth; the regatta is on Eagle Mountain Lake, not Lake Worth. The 2026 Christmas Tree Lighting date and venue were not yet published. No city Fourth of July event, holiday parade or farmers market with two years of evidence was found. Stock Show dates are from Dickies Arena. Events in Fort Worth are outside Lake Worth city limits. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
What to know about Lake Worth schools:
The school tax: Lake Worth ISD’s 2026 rate is $1.2265 per $100, about $1,043 a year on a $225,000 homestead after the $140,000 state exemption.
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Lake Worth is served by Lake Worth ISD, a five-campus district of about 3,200 students. Since April 2026 it has been governed by a TEA-appointed board of managers, and two campuses changed in 2025. So this starts with the district, then the current campuses.
6805 Telephone Rd, Lake Worth
Lake Worth ISD is the school district based in and serving the City of Lake Worth, plus small parts of Sansom Park and north Fort Worth. Call 817-306-4200 or visit lwisd.org.
The district has about 3,200 students on five campuses for 2026–27, after closing its early learning academy and renaming a campus in 2025.
There’s no street-address locator online. Use the district’s District Boundaries page or call the district to confirm the zoned campuses for a specific home.
3801 Merrett Dr, Lake Worth
The elementary campus inside the City of Lake Worth, named for an educator who served the district for 44 years. It took the Effie Morris name in 2025–26.
4801 Huffines Blvd, Fort Worth
A Lake Worth ISD elementary with a Fort Worth mailing address, northeast of the lake. Grade spans are listed differently by TEA and the district, so confirm.
5250 Estrella Dr, Fort Worth
A Lake Worth ISD elementary with a Fort Worth mailing address. Campus assignment depends on the home, so verify by address.
3651 Santos Dr, Fort Worth
The district’s middle school, serving students from across Lake Worth ISD.
4210 Boat Club Rd, Lake Worth
The district’s high school, offering academics, fine arts, athletics, career and technical education and student leadership. The campus site lists a Fort Worth mailing city.
Appointed by TEA
TEA appointed a five-member board of managers and a new superintendent in April 2026. They govern in place of the elected trustees until the district meets state exit criteria. Meetings stay public.
District programs
Lake Worth ISD partners with Tarrant County College for dual credit, and the board approved a new associate degree opportunity for high schoolers. Pre-K is offered for eligible families; see lwisd.org.
4801 Marine Creek Pkwy, Fort Worth
TCC’s Northwest Campus is a short drive east of Lake Worth, with associate degrees, workforce training and dual credit. TCU and UT Arlington are farther afield.
Outside city limits
The 76135 ZIP code crosses several school districts, including Azle, Castleberry, Eagle Mountain-Saginaw and Fort Worth ISD. Never assume the district from the ZIP; check the appraisal record.
Lake Worth ISD kept its rate flat at $1.2265 per $100 for 2026. On a $225,000 homestead, after the $140,000 state school exemption, the school share is about $1,043 a year.
Owners 65 and older or disabled get another $60,000 off, plus a school tax ceiling. The full bill is in the equity section.
TEA ordered a board of managers in December 2025 after one campus received a fifth straight unacceptable rating, and appointed it in April 2026.
Schools run normally. The board’s draft goals aim for no D- or F-rated campuses by 2031. Control returns to elected trustees after state exit criteria are met.
Lake Worth ISD was rated D in 2026, after a D (62) in 2025 and an F (59) in 2024.
The Fort Worth Report said the district posted some of Tarrant County’s largest spring 2026 STAAR gains, up 9 points in math and 3 in reading, while still trailing the state average.
Most Lake Worth ISD campuses carry Fort Worth mailing addresses, and a “Lake Worth” address can sit in another district.
Older school names still show up on school-rating websites. Confirm the current campus with the district before you buy.
Accountability ratings are intentionally not shown on the campus cards. They change every year and are described above as district-level context only; use TXschools.gov for current ratings. Ratings referenced: Lake Worth ISD D (2026, per the Fort Worth Report, August 14, 2026; exact score not found), D with a score of 62 (2025) and F with a score of 59 (2024), per NBC DFW. Campus assignment must be confirmed with Lake Worth ISD (817-306-4200; District Boundaries page at lwisd.org). Whether every parcel inside Lake Worth city limits is in Lake Worth ISD was not confirmed at the parcel level. Campus names reflect the district’s 2026–27 list; Effie Morris Early Learning Academy closed after 2024–25, and N.A. Howry S.T.E.A.M. Academy was renamed Effie Morris S.T.E.A.M. Academy. The disciplinary alternative campus is not listed. School tax figures use Lake Worth ISD’s adopted 2026–27 rate of $1.2265 ($0.7265 maintenance and operations and $0.50 debt service), adopted September 16, 2026. The state school homestead exemption is $140,000, plus $60,000 for owners 65 and older or disabled. Enrollment is approximate from 2026 news reports; the official 2025–26 TEA figure was not located. Governance details are from TEA. No private or charter schools are listed; none were confirmed inside city limits. No individual officials are named. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
Median Sales Price
The middle sale each month in Lake Worth as reported to NTREIS. Lake Worth is a small city, so a handful of sales can move this line a lot from one month to the next.
Redfin put Lake Worth’s median near $225,000 for the three months ending August 2026, down about 17 percent, after about $285,000 in the spring. With only about 17 sales a month, the mix of homes sold drives much of that swing.
Price against homes inside the city limits. The 76135 ZIP also covers Fort Worth and Lakeside, and some lakefront homes sit on leased lots, which sell differently from deeded land.
A falling median isn’t a discount on every house. Compare recent sales on your street, and check whether the lot is leased from Fort Worth before you compare prices.
Redfin showed Lake Worth homes taking about 53 days to go under contract, selling for about 95.6 percent of list, with roughly 4 in 10 listings taking a price cut. That’s a market leaning toward buyers.
The first two weeks bring the most traffic a listing will ever get. If they pass without an offer, that is pricing information. Acting in week three beats acting in week ten.
With price cuts this common, there’s room to negotiate. Ask for repairs or closing-cost help, especially on older homes that need foundation, roof or plumbing work.
Under 10 showings means buyers are deciding quickly. Rising counts mean people are walking through and walking away, which is a different problem from nobody looking at all.
This separates a pricing problem from a presentation problem. Plenty of showings and no offer usually means something specific is putting people off, and that is fixable without dropping the price.
High showings-to-pending means you can be selective without losing homes. Read it against days on market: low on both is a hot market, high on both means the leverage is yours.
Lake Worth closes fewer than 20 homes in a typical month, so read the three-month trend, not a single bar, and compare each month with the same month last year.
Fewer comparable sales means appraisals lean on a small set of comps. Price with care and document upgrades so the appraiser can support your number.
Freddie Mac’s 30-year average was 7.24 percent on October 29, 2026. Lake Worth’s 2026 city rate of $0.517 per $100 is below Fort Worth’s $0.706, and both sides share the 76135 ZIP, so confirm which city the address is in.
Charts supplied by NTREIS via 10K Research and Marketing and update automatically. Data reflects residential activity reported to the MLS and may be revised as late-reported sales come in. The charts cover the City of Lake Worth as defined in NTREIS; homes with 76135 addresses in Fort Worth, Lakeside or other cities may be reported separately. Comparison figures are from Redfin (median $224,851, down 16.7 percent, about 53 days on market, 95.6 percent sale-to-list, 40.9 percent of listings with price cuts, three months ending August 2026; spring 2026 three-month median $284,853). City tax rates are 2026 rates: City of Lake Worth 0.517063 (confirmed through a neighboring city’s rate table) and City of Fort Worth 0.70565. Leased lakefront lots are owned by the City of Fort Worth. Mortgage rate from Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey, October 29, 2026. Market statistics describe the area as a whole and are not a substitute for a comparative market analysis on a specific property. Texas is a non-disclosure state, so publicly available sale prices elsewhere are estimates rather than recorded figures. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
Pick a purchase year and the price fills in. If you own here, type over it with what you actually paid. This calculator runs on the Tarrant County index, which more than doubled from 2015 to 2025. It has been close to flat since 2023, and Lake Worth’s own sale prices softened in 2026, so read recent years with that in mind.
Bought here? Tap the number and enter what you paid.
Federal house price index growth, indexed to the purchase year, where the purchase year equals 100.
Tarrant County’s federal home price index rose about 106 percent from 2015 to 2025, from 146.87 to 301.99.
Nearly all of that came before 2023. The index rose only about half a percent in 2025, and Lake Worth’s own sale prices have been soft in 2026.
Long-time owners have built real equity. Buyers since 2022 have gained mostly by paying down the loan.
The anchor is Redfin’s Lake Worth city median sale price: about $224,851 for the three months ending August 2026, down 16.7 percent on the year.
That rests on only about 17 sales a month, so it swings. Zillow’s typical value runs higher, around $238,000 to $241,000.
Know what you paid? Type it in. The growth rate still applies.
Inside Lake Worth city limits, a $225,000 homestead pays roughly $3,100 a year at 2026 rates, after the school, county and hospital homestead exemptions.
The same home on the Fort Worth side of the line pays Fort Worth’s higher city rate, roughly $400 more a year before any Fort Worth exemption.
On a lake lease lot, ask what the lease costs on top of taxes.
Freddie Mac’s 30-year fixed average was 7.32 percent on October 22, 2026, with the 15-year at 6.68 percent.
The 2026 conforming limit is $832,750, and the Tarrant County FHA limit is reported at $563,500, both well above the Lake Worth median.
Homes took about 53 days to sell, at about 95.6 percent of list, and about 41 percent cut their price. Buyers have room to negotiate.
Growth rates are the FHFA All-Transactions House Price Index, annual values 2009 through 2025: Tarrant County, Texas (FRED series ATNHPIUS48439A, base 2000 equals 100), the State of Texas (TXSTHPI) and the United States (USSTHPI). State and national figures are annual averages of published quarters. The Tarrant County series recorded 146.87 in 2015 and 301.99 in 2025, a rise of about 106 percent, and rose about 0.5 percent in 2025. FHFA describes county indices as developmental and subject to revision. No city-level index is published for Lake Worth. The prefilled dollar figures are derived, not published: they apply the Tarrant County index to an anchor of $225,000, rounded from Redfin’s Lake Worth city median sale price of $224,851 for the three months ending August 2026 (17 August sales, 53 median days on market, 95.6 percent sale-to-list, 40.9 percent of homes with price drops). Small samples make city medians volatile; Redfin reported a three-month median of $284,853 in April 2026. Zillow’s typical value of about $238,000 to $241,000 is undated and was not confirmed against Zillow Research data. Entering your own purchase price replaces the estimate entirely. Tax examples use 2026 rates: Lake Worth ISD 1.2265, City of Lake Worth 0.517063 (Ordinance 1351, confirmed via a published neighbor-rate table, not the ordinance text), Tarrant County 0.186, JPS Health Network 0.159 and Tarrant County College 0.12, with the $140,000 school exemption, a 20 percent county and hospital homestead exemption (confirm on TAD) and TCC’s $5,000 exemption. City of Lake Worth exemptions were not confirmed and are not applied. The Fort Worth comparison uses its 0.70565 city rate. Lake lease fees are excluded. The index is built from conforming loans and excludes jumbo lending and all-cash purchases. Equity figures assume a 30-year fixed mortgage at that year’s Freddie Mac annual average rate, held to today, with no refinancing, no extra principal and no additional borrowing, and exclude closing costs, property taxes, insurance, maintenance, improvements and selling costs. Freddie Mac rates are from the October 22, 2026 survey; the FHA limit is from a lender summary of HUD data and should be confirmed on HUD’s lookup. This is an illustration for general reference, not an appraisal, a comparative market analysis, a valuation or investment advice. Past appreciation does not predict future appreciation. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
Lake Worth sits where Loop 820 meets SH 199, about 15 to 20 minutes from downtown Fort Worth. It’s a 2.5-square-mile city of about 4,700 residents next to a Fort Worth-owned lake and nature refuge, with its own police, fire and library and one of the lower city tax rates in the area.
Typical Off-Peak Drive Time from Lake Worth City Hall
Around Lake Worth
Estimated minutes off-peak from City Hall. Check a live map before relying on any of them.
Lake Worth’s 2026 city rate is $0.517063 per $100, below Saginaw ($0.587), Azle ($0.676), Fort Worth ($0.706), Lakeside ($0.75) and Sansom Park ($0.872).
On a $225,000 home, the gap with Fort Worth is about $400 a year.
Sales tax is 8.25 percent, and Texas has no state income tax.
Fort Worth runs public boat ramps at Casino Beach and Arrow Park, with day, week and annual passes on ParkMobile (zone 25933).
The Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge has 3,621 acres, more than 20 miles of trails, a bison range and a prairie dog town.
In town, the city has ten parks, and the Trust for Public Land says 99 percent of residents live within a 10-minute walk of one.
TxDOT’s $104 million SH 199 widening reached substantial completion in April 2026.
It widened the highway from four to six lanes west of the lake, added a new lake bridge and built bridges at Rankin, Surfside, Love Circle, Hodgkins and Azle Avenue.
Loop 820 and SH 199 meet right in town, about 15 to 20 minutes from downtown Fort Worth off-peak.
The lake and much of its shore belong to the City of Fort Worth. Many waterfront homes sit on leased lots, with 50-year leases that run to 2032.
Fort Worth has offered some leaseholders a path to buy their lots, including a 2025 replat.
Ask Fort Worth’s Lake Worth Lease Management Section, 817-392-8053, whether a lot is leased or deeded.
Lake Worth ISD was rated D in 2026 and has been governed by a TEA-appointed board of managers since April 2026.
A 2018 state advisory limits eating seven fish species from the lake; swimming and boating aren’t affected.
NAS Fort Worth JRB sits just south of the lake. Check aircraft noise contours for any specific address.
Lake Worth runs its own police, fire, library and utility billing. Since April 2026, CWD picks up trash, recycling and bulk items every week.
Redfin’s city median was about $225,000 for the three months ending August 2026, against about $338,000 in Fort Worth in May.
Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth plant, with about 19,000 employees, is a short drive south.
Drive times are estimates from Lake Worth City Hall at 3805 Adam Grubb along typical routes. They were not measured from a live traffic source, should be treated as accurate to within several minutes, and will run longer at rush hour. The Nature Center route follows Texas Parks and Wildlife directions; other times are approximate. City tax rates are 2026 rates from the Tarrant County truth-in-taxation summary and the City of Saginaw’s area-rate table. SH 199 details are from TxDOT. Lockheed Martin’s headcount is from its January 12, 2026 release. The fish advisory is Texas DSHS ADV-60 (2018). Aircraft noise contours were not checked by address. Park counts are from the City of Lake Worth; park access is from the Trust for Public Land. Boat ramp passes and the Nature Center are run by the City of Fort Worth. Lease details are from Fort Worth’s Lake Worth Lease Management Section and the Fort Worth Report. Trash service is from Community Waste Disposal and City Ordinance 1315. Market figures are Redfin’s and rest on small monthly samples. School ratings are district-level only, from TEA and the Fort Worth Report. Population is the 2020 Census count (4,711). Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
Answered with verified specifics, including who really owns the lake, how lease lots work, the 2026 tax rate line by line, the school district’s state governance and what the base next door means for noise.
No. Lake Worth is its own home-rule city in Tarrant County, with its own council, police and fire departments, library and utility billing. It incorporated in 1949 as Lake Worth Village, took its current name in 1962 and adopted its charter in 1965.
The confusion makes sense: Fort Worth surrounds much of the city and owns the lake next door. Plenty of homes with Lake Worth-area mailing addresses are actually inside Fort Worth.
Which city you’re in decides your city tax rate, trash service, permits and where you vote. Check the Tarrant Appraisal District record before you buy.
The City of Fort Worth. Fort Worth built the reservoir on the West Fork of the Trinity River, and it first filled on August 19, 1914. Fort Worth calls it the only water supply it owns, and the Tarrant Regional Water District holds the water rights.
The lake covers about 8.5 square miles and lies entirely inside Fort Worth city limits. The City of Lake Worth, on the southeast shore, is all land.
So lakefront leases, docks, boat ramps and shoreline construction are handled by Fort Worth’s Lake Worth Lease Management Section at 817-392-8053, not by the City of Lake Worth.
Lake Worth uses the 76135 and 76136 ZIP codes, but both also cover large parts of Fort Worth, so a ZIP code proves nothing.
The reliable test is the Tarrant Appraisal District record. Its list of taxing units should include “City of Lake Worth” if the parcel is in the city.
You can also call Lake Worth Utility Billing at 817-255-7900, since the city bills water, sewer and trash only to the addresses it serves. Getting this right matters: Lake Worth’s city tax rate is $0.517063 per $100, while Fort Worth’s is $0.70565.
For 2026, the main rates per $100 are the City of Lake Worth $0.517063, Lake Worth ISD $1.2265, Tarrant County $0.186, JPS Health Network $0.159 and Tarrant County College $0.12. Some properties also pay the Tarrant Regional Water District, about $0.027.
On a $225,000 homestead, that comes to roughly $3,100 a year after the $140,000 school exemption and the county and hospital homestead exemptions.
The Fort Worth Report found the median Lake Worth ISD homestead’s school bill fell to about $952 in 2026. Your own bill depends on your appraised value and exemptions.
Lake Worth’s 2026 city rate of $0.517063 per $100 is lower than its northwest Tarrant County neighbors: Saginaw $0.586649, Azle $0.6756, Fort Worth $0.70565, Lakeside $0.75, White Settlement $0.7623 and Sansom Park $0.8725.
The city rate did rise from $0.494737 in 2025, and about 32 cents of it pays debt service rather than operations.
Remember the school rate is the biggest line on every bill. Lake Worth ISD’s $1.2265 is higher than some neighboring districts, so compare the full bill for a specific address, not just the city line, when you compare homes near the city line.
If it’s your main home, file a homestead exemption with the Tarrant Appraisal District. School districts must exempt $140,000 of value, and owners 65 and older or disabled get another $60,000 plus a school tax ceiling. Homestead values are capped at 10 percent growth a year.
The appraisal district held most home values steady for 2025 and 2026. 2027 is the next residential reappraisal year, so watch for your notice in the spring.
The protest deadline is May 15 or 30 days after your notice, whichever is later; May 15, 2027 falls on a Saturday, so confirm the date on your notice.
Lake Worth ISD serves the City of Lake Worth. It has about 3,200 students on five campuses, two inside the city and three with Fort Worth addresses, and its central office is at 6805 Telephone Road.
The district was rated D in 2026, after a D (62) in 2025 and an F (59) in 2024.
Attendance zones don’t always follow city lines, and some nearby addresses are in other districts. Check the school district on the appraisal record, then confirm the campus with Lake Worth ISD at 817-306-4200 for the current school year.
In April 2026, the Texas Education Agency appointed a five-member board of managers and a new superintendent to govern Lake Worth ISD. TEA announced the intervention in December 2025 after one campus received a fifth consecutive failing rating, which state law addresses with either a campus closure or a board of managers.
Schools operate normally. The board sets policy, holds public meetings and oversees the budget, with draft goals focused on reading and math.
Control returns to the elected trustees gradually once TEA’s exit criteria are met, a process that has taken about two years in other districts. Families can follow the board’s public meetings and posted agendas on lwisd.org.
Lake Worth is one of the lower-priced cities around Fort Worth. Redfin’s city median was about $224,851 for the three months ending August 2026, compared with about $338,000 for Fort Worth in May 2026.
The number swings because only a handful of homes sell each month. Redfin showed $267,340 for May 2026 and $225,000 for February 2025, when just five homes sold.
For pricing, look at six to twelve months of comparable sales from the same streets rather than any one month’s median. Lakefront lease-lot homes trade in a different range entirely and need their own comparables.
It’s a small, thin market. Redfin has shown around 28 homes for sale at a time, and monthly sales are often in the single digits or teens.
For the three months ending August 2026, homes took about 53 days to sell at about 95.6 percent of list, and roughly 41 percent cut their price.
That means buyers often have room to ask for repairs or seller concessions, especially on older homes. Updated, well-priced homes still move faster, so sellers who prepare and price right from day one avoid the price-cut cycle and the longer market time that comes with it.
Many waterfront homes around the reservoir sit on land owned by the City of Fort Worth and leased to the homeowner. Fort Worth says the leases began as one-year fishing-camp permits and later became 50-year leases running from 1982 to 2032.
Fort Worth has offered purchase options where lots can be platted with utilities, and in 2025 its City Plan Commission backed replatting a block of the Lake Worth Leases Addition so residents could buy their homesites.
Before you offer, ask whether the lot is leased or deeded, what the lease costs and when it ends. Call 817-392-8053.
On Fort Worth-owned lake land, all construction needs Fort Worth’s approval. The Lake Worth Lease Management Section asks for a site plan, a survey and a description of the work, and a separate sewage permit may apply.
Docks must meet Fort Worth’s Lake Worth Boat Dock Ordinance and standards. Older docks that don’t meet them may be documented as legal nonconforming, and private dredging needs its own permit.
Work on land inside Lake Worth city limits uses City of Lake Worth building permits. Ask both cities before you plan a project near the shoreline.
The City of Fort Worth runs the public ramps, and parking passes are digital. Signs with QR codes at the Casino Beach and Arrow Park ramps let you buy a day, week or annual pass by phone.
You can buy day and weekly passes ahead on ParkMobile using zone 25933, and annual passes through ParkMobile’s Lake Worth Boat Ramps page. Resident-rate annual passes require verification through Fort Worth’s Lake Worth Lease Management Section.
Follow Texas zebra mussel rules: clean, drain and dry your boat before moving between lakes, and carry the required safety gear for everyone aboard.
Fishing is popular, but a 2018 Texas Department of State Health Services advisory limits eating seven species because of PCBs and dioxins.
No one should eat smallmouth buffalo, and women of childbearing age and children under 12 shouldn’t eat flathead catfish. Blue catfish, common carp, freshwater drum, striped bass and white bass are limited to one to three meals a month.
State officials say swimming, boating and catch-and-release fishing aren’t a concern. Some older pages still cite a 2010 advisory, which the 2018 advisory replaced. Check the DSHS website for the current guidance before you plan a fish fry.
Possibly. NAS Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base sits just south of the lake, and Lockheed Martin flight-tests F-35s from the same runway.
Noise around the base is mapped as day-night average sound contours of 65, 70, 75 and 80 decibels, and the City of Lake Worth coordinates with the base through a regional joint land use study.
Whether a specific Lake Worth home falls inside a contour wasn’t verified here. Check the address on NCTCOG’s NAS JRB noise map, and visit the home at different times of day before you buy, including a weekday, when the base is typically busier.
The City of Lake Worth bills water, sewer and trash together. Contact Utility Billing at 3805 Adam Grubb, 817-255-7900, weekdays 8 to 5.
Bring an application and photo ID. The deposit is $100 for owners and $175 for renters, plus a $20 nonrefundable new-service fee. Bills go out the last week of the month and are due by the 15th.
Electricity is in Texas’s competitive retail market, so you choose a provider while the local utility delivers power. Confirm the electric and gas companies for your address before move-in, so the lights and stove work on day one.
Since April 1, 2026, Community Waste Disposal (CWD) has served Lake Worth under a city franchise. Trash and recycling are both picked up weekly in 95-gallon carts; former Tuesday and Friday routes now run Wednesday, and former Monday and Thursday routes run Thursday.
Bulk items and loose brush go out weekly on trash day, up to four cubic yards. Limbs must be under six inches thick and five feet long.
Use CWD’s schedule tool to confirm your day, or call 972-392-9300, option 2. Some older city pages still mention the previous hauler.
Lake Worth sits where SH 199 meets Loop 820, with quick connections to I-35W and I-30. Off-peak, plan on about 15 to 20 minutes to downtown Fort Worth, 15 to the Stockyards and to Lockheed Martin, 25 to Alliance and 30 to 40 to DFW Airport.
TxDOT’s $104 million SH 199 widening reached substantial completion in April 2026, adding lanes west of the lake, a new lake bridge and new bridges at several cross streets.
Rush hour adds time, so test-drive your commute at the hour you’d actually make it.
The city has ten parks. Lake Worth Park at 3501 Roberts Cut Off has ball fields, a skate park, a playground and a walking trail, and the Keenum-Shelton Dog Park on Dakota Trail has separate areas for large and small dogs.
The Mary Lou Reddick Public Library at 7005 Charbonneau Road is open Tuesday through Saturday and shares a building with the Senior Center and a rentable Multi-Purpose Facility.
Next door, Fort Worth’s Nature Center & Refuge has 3,621 acres, more than 20 miles of trails and a bison herd. Admission is charged.
Lake Worth is a stable, built-out city, not a fast-growth suburb. The census counted 2,351 residents in 1950, peaked at 4,958 in 1970 and counted 4,711 in 2020.
With about 2.5 square miles and little vacant land, change comes mostly from infill, remodeling and commercial turnover along Lake Worth Boulevard and Loop 820, not new subdivisions. That keeps the housing stock mostly established, with listings often showing homes built in the 1950s and 1960s.
The city runs under a home-rule charter adopted in 1965 and amended several times since, with an elected mayor and council working alongside an appointed city manager.
Answers were verified as at October 2026 from the City of Lake Worth (history, charter, utility billing, parks, library, fire and EMS pages), the City of Fort Worth (Lake Worth Lease Management Section, boat ramps, Nature Center), the Tarrant Appraisal District, the Tarrant County truth-in-taxation summary, the Texas Comptroller, Lake Worth ISD, TEA, Texas DSHS, TCEQ, TxDOT, NCTCOG, Community Waste Disposal, the U.S. Census Bureau, Redfin, the Trust for Public Land, the Fort Worth Report, the Texas Tribune and KERA News. Results for Lake Worth Beach, Florida were excluded. Tax figures use 2026 rates; the City of Lake Worth rate was confirmed through published county and neighbor-rate tables. The $3,100 example applies the $140,000 school exemption, a 20 percent county and hospital exemption (confirm on TAD) and TCC’s $5,000 exemption; city exemptions were not confirmed and are not applied, and the water district rate is excluded. Drive times are estimates, not live traffic. Aircraft noise contours, electric and gas providers and flood zones were not verified by address. Lease terms come from Fort Worth’s published lease history and should be confirmed for each lot. School ratings are district-level only. No current officials are named. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
Lake Worth runs its own police, fire, library and utility billing from one City Hall on Adam Grubb, and contracts trash with CWD. The lake itself belongs to Fort Worth, so lakefront leases, docks and ramps go through Fort Worth. Start with the appraisal record, then use the numbers below.
3805 Adam Grubb, Lake Worth
817-237-1211
Open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with departments closed for lunch from 11:30 to 12:30. Lake Worth is a home-rule city that runs its own police, fire, library and utility billing.
Services here are for homes inside city limits. Many Lake Worth-area addresses are in Fort Worth, so check the appraisal record first. The city website is lakeworthtx.org.
3805 Adam Grubb
817-255-7900
Bring an application and photo ID. Deposit: $100 for owners, $175 for renters, plus a $20 new-service fee. Email [email protected].
Bills go out the last week of the month and are due by the 15th; then a $10 or 10 percent late fee applies. Pay online through the city’s Tyler portal, or sign up for free bank draft.
Police dispatch
817-237-1224
For a main break or sewer backup after hours, call police dispatch. During office hours, call Utility Billing at 817-255-7900.
City Hall
817-237-1211
Building permits and inspections. Example: sheds under 120 square feet in residential zoning need no building permit; larger accessory buildings need approved plans.
City Hall
817-255-7922
Zoning, land use, platting and subdivision questions. Call before buying a lot you plan to build on or split.
City Hall
817-255-7916
Weekdays 8 to 5. Report high grass, debris, early bulk set-out, outside storage or unapproved parking through the city’s online code compliance form. Ask here about rental and short-term rental rules.
7209 Comanche Trail, Lake Worth
817-238-8738
Pets need a city tag with proof of rabies vaccination: $15 for one year or $30 for three. Hen permits are $25 a year, and adoptions are $25. Call ahead for shelter hours.
7005 Charbonneau Rd
817-237-9681
Open Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 9 to 5, Thursday 9 to 7 and Saturday 9 to 1; closed Sunday and Monday. Free cards for residents, plus e-books, hotspots and study rooms.
7005 Charbonneau Rd
817-237-1211
Three rentable rooms with a kitchen, next to the library and Senior Center. Reserve and pay online through the city site. Home of the city’s Trunk or Treat.
lakeworthtx.org
The city publishes an annual Lake Worth Community Guide (Volume XVII, April 2026) and posts news and events at lakeworthtx.org. Ask City Hall about emergency alert sign-ups.
3805 Adam Grubb
Non-emergency 817-237-1224
Lake Worth runs its own police department. Records: 817-255-7940, weekdays 7:30 to 4:30; reports usually take 7 to 10 working days.
6620 Charbonneau Rd
911
The city fire department provides first response; Fort Worth’s EMS system took over ambulance service from MedStar in July 2025. Call City Hall for non-emergency questions.
National hotline
1-800-222-1222
Free, confidential help around the clock for poisonings and medication questions.
City of Lake Worth franchise
972-392-9300, option 2
Since April 1, 2026, trash, recycling and bulk are picked up weekly. Bag trash inside the gray cart, set out by 7 a.m.; bulk and brush up to 4 cubic yards on trash day. Use CWD’s schedule tool for your day.
Oncor delivery area
Outages 888-313-4747
In the deregulated market, choose a retail provider at powertochoose.org. Confirm the delivery company for your address before move-in.
Natural gas
Leaks 866-322-8667
Smell gas? Leave, then call 911 and Atmos from a safe distance. Customer service: 888-286-6700. Confirm gas service at your address.
Before any digging project
811
Call 811 at least two business days before you dig for a fence, dock post or pool.
broadbandmap.fcc.gov
Look up which internet providers serve a specific address and the speeds they report, before you commit to a home.
City of Fort Worth, Real Estate Division
817-392-8053
Fort Worth owns the lake and its shoreline lots. Call for lease terms, purchase options, dock permits and resident boat-ramp verification.
City of Fort Worth
Buy day, week or annual passes on ParkMobile, zone 25933, or by QR code at the ramps. Clean, drain and dry boats to stop zebra mussels.
9601 Fossil Ridge Rd, Fort Worth
817-392-7410
About 3,600 acres, 20-plus miles of trails, bison and a prairie dog town. Adults $6, seniors $3, children 3 to 12 $2.
Lake Worth reservoir
dshs.texas.gov
A 2018 advisory limits eating seven fish species from the lake, and says no one should eat smallmouth buffalo. Swimming and boating aren’t affected.
2500 Handley-Ederville Rd, Fort Worth
tad.org
File your homestead exemption (Form 50-114) and protest by May 15 or 30 days after your notice. 2027 is a reappraisal year.
Look for “City of Lake Worth” as a taxing entity to confirm a home is in city limits.
6713 Telephone Rd, Room 101, Lake Worth
817-238-4435
Property tax payments, vehicle registration and titles. Open weekdays 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with a property-tax drop box outside.
6713 Telephone Rd, Suites 202 & 205
817-884-1550
Vital records in Suite 202, weekdays 8 to 5; passports in Suite 205, 817-238-4457. Deed searches are online or downtown.
5816 Azle Ave, Lake Worth
817-238-9197
All services are by appointment through DPS online scheduling. Vehicle registration is at the Northwest Subcourthouse.
2700 Premier St, Fort Worth
817-831-8683
Register and find countywide vote centers for each election at tarrantcountytx.gov/elections.
6805 Telephone Rd, Lake Worth
817-306-4200
Serves the City of Lake Worth. Confirm the zoned campus with the district; it has been governed by a TEA-appointed board of managers since April 2026.
Azle
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle, plus Medical City Fort Worth and JPS in Fort Worth. Confirm the nearest ER for your address.
About twenty minutes
One, the appraisal record: is “City of Lake Worth” a taxing entity? Two, leased or deeded? Call Fort Worth’s lease office for any lakefront lot. Three, the FEMA flood map.
Four, aircraft noise contours for the address. Five, the school zone with Lake Worth ISD.
Verified October 2026 against the City of Lake Worth (lakeworthtx.org), the City of Fort Worth, Community Waste Disposal, the Tarrant Appraisal District, Tarrant County, Texas DPS, Texas DSHS, TEA and the Fort Worth Nature Center. Results for Lake Worth Beach, Florida were excluded. Not confirmed and worth a call: municipal court location and hours, fire department non-emergency number, emergency alert sign-up, rental registration and short-term rental rules, the CWD phone line, household hazardous waste drop-off options, Atmos service by address, Lake Worth ISD contact details, DPS and Nature Center hours, current boat ramp fees, hospital addresses and the local post office. Oncor and Atmos numbers are their standard published lines. Services listed for the City of Lake Worth apply inside city limits only. The lake, its shoreline lots, ramps and the Nature Center are run by the City of Fort Worth. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
Lake Worth is a small lakeside city with a big catch: the lake belongs to Fort Worth, many shoreline homes sit on leased land, and plenty of “Lake Worth” addresses aren’t in the city. Prices are among the lowest around Fort Worth, but the details decide the deal. Here’s what I watch for my clients.
The 76135 ZIP code and “Lake Worth” mailing addresses cross into Fort Worth and nearby towns, and listing sites label neighboring streets differently. The city line decides your tax rate, trash service, permits and codes. I check the Tarrant Appraisal District record for “City of Lake Worth” on every address before we write an offer.
Fort Worth owns the lake and many shoreline lots. Its residential leases run from 1982 to 2032, and some lots can now be bought after replatting, including 11 lots approved in 2025. A lease ending in 2032 usually rules out a standard 30-year mortgage, so we get lender and title sign-off before the offer, and call Fort Worth’s lease office at 817-392-8053.
Redfin’s city median was about $225,000 for the three months ending August 2026, down 16.7 percent, but that rests on 9 to 17 sales a month. The steadier signal: homes took 53 days to sell, up from 32. Buyers have more leverage than in 2024, and sellers win by pricing to the latest comps and pre-inspecting.
Listings show many Lake Worth homes date to the 1950s and 1960s. On those homes, I have buyers budget for a foundation evaluation, a sewer-line camera scan, and a look at galvanized pipes, the electrical panel and the HVAC’s age. Near the lake or a creek, pull the FEMA flood map and get an insurance quote during the option period.
The Tarrant Appraisal District held most home values steady for 2025 and 2026. 2027 brings new values, and with Lake Worth’s sold price per square foot down about 12 percent on Redfin, owners have a case to check theirs. Protest by May 15 or 30 days after your notice. New owners should file the homestead exemption as soon as they move in.
House rents run about $1,700 to $2,300 a month. At 7.32 percent, a $225,000 purchase with 5 percent down is about $1,470 a month in principal and interest, and roughly $2,050 to $2,200 with taxes and insurance. That’s close to rent, so value-add or below-median buys are what pencil. Ask the city about rental and short-term rental rules first.
Lake Worth ISD’s board of managers and its 2027 district rating. Fort Worth’s lease-lot sales as 2032 approaches. The 2027 TAD reappraisal. The city’s next tax rate, after it rose to $0.517063 for 2026. And the 2027 loan limits due in late November. I’ll post updates here as each one lands.
Check the appraisal record for “City of Lake Worth” to know your city, utilities and tax rate. Second, ask whether a lakefront lot is leased or deeded. Third, check aircraft noise contours for the address. Fourth, pull the FEMA flood map near the shore. Fifth, confirm the school zone with Lake Worth ISD.
Three Lake Worth-specific things to raise with all three. On a lease lot, ask about leasehold financing first: a lease ending in 2032 shortens the options. Make sure escrow uses the right city, since Fort Worth’s city rate is higher. And on older homes, ask about renovation loans that fold repairs into the mortgage. I don’t receive referral fees from any lender.
Either is fine. I answer my own phone, and you won’t get routed to a call center or handed to a junior agent. Send me an address and I’ll tell you whether it’s really in Lake Worth, whether the lot is leased or deeded, what the tax bill looks like and what to check before you offer.
Bobby Franklin, REALTOR® · Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team · 214-228-0003 · northtexasmarketinsider.com
Information on this page is provided for general reference and is not legal, tax, insurance, environmental or lending advice. Market figures are Redfin’s for the City of Lake Worth, three months ending August 2026, and rest on small monthly samples. Rents are from Zillow, HotPads and Apartments.com listings, fall 2026. The payment example assumes a 30-year fixed loan at Freddie Mac’s October 22, 2026 average of 7.32 percent. Lease history and the 2025 replat are from the City of Fort Worth and the Fort Worth Report; leasehold financing rules vary by lender and loan program. Reappraisal timing is from the Tarrant Appraisal District’s plan as reported by secondary sources. Rental registration and short-term rental rules were not confirmed. School information is district-level only. Lender relationships involve no compensation. Bobby Franklin, REALTOR®, TREC #0805459, Legacy Realty Group – Leslie Majors Team.
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