Fort Worth home prices (US$/m²): returns since 2012
Fort Worth home prices, measured as the typical value per square meter (data: Redfin). This is the value of the property itself — bricks and mortar — not an investor's total return.
It excludes rent received and all costs (closing, property taxes, maintenance, vacancy). Compare it against U.S. inflation (CPI) and the S&P 500 below to see whether Fort Worth real estate kept up.
Fort Worth sits at the western half of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, historically the more affordable and lower-key of the two, with roots in cattle, energy and defense manufacturing rather than finance. It shared in the broad Sun Belt run-up that followed 2020, as Texas drew migration from costlier states, and then in the cooling that came with higher mortgage rates. For most of its modern history it has tracked below the coastal metros on price per square meter, a gap that has long been part of the region's draw. The table below shows how that value held up against inflation.
Cumulative return by window (in U.S. dollars)
| Window | Cumulative |
|---|---|
| 1 year | -2% |
| 5 years | 16% |
| 10 years | 85% |
Largest historical drop: -11% · annual volatility: 6% . Typical home price per m² (Redfin). Excludes rent received, closing costs, property taxes, maintenance and vacancy — the value of the property itself, not the investor's total return.
All pages
Descriptive, educational content computed from official public data. Not investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.