Arlington is a city of about 402,000 people (Census, 2025) between Dallas and Fort Worth, home to AT&T Stadium, Globe Life Field, Six Flags Over Texas and UT Arlington. I'm Ben Jimenez, a real estate agent with Real Broker, LLC, and this is everything I'd tell a client before they buy or sell in Arlington.
Ben's take: “In Arlington I always price a resale next to the nearest builder's inventory. If a new D.R. Horton home is down the road for the same money, the resale has to win on location, lot or condition.”— Ben Jimenez, Real Estate Agent, Real Broker, LLC
Arlington homes sold for a median of about $328,000 over the three months ending September 2026, up 0.4% from a year earlier, with a median of 48 days on market, up from 43 (Redfin). Sales slowed to 770 in September from 872 a year earlier, so buyers have more choice than they did last year.
Arlington is one of the more affordable big cities in DFW. With homes taking about seven weeks to sell, buyers can often negotiate repairs or closing costs, and builders like DRB Homes and D.R. Horton are competing for the same buyers.
You're competing with new construction in places like Green Oaks Preserve and California Meadows. Your price has to make sense next to a brand-new home, and your listing has to look better. I market every listing with professional photos, drone footage and a full video tour.
New construction communities I've toured in Arlington on video. Prices are as of filming, so check current homes for sale for what's available today.
Green Oaks PreserveTwo-story plan · DRB Homes · Arlington ISDFrom $429,990 when filmed in July 2026
Green Oaks PreserveSingle-story plan · DRB Homes · Arlington ISDFrom $429,990 when filmed in July 2026Ben's take: “In Arlington, the school district line moves your tax bill more than anything else. I check whether an address is Arlington ISD or Mansfield ISD before we even tour.”— Ben Jimenez, Real Estate Agent, Real Broker, LLC
Arlington's 2026-27 city rate stayed flat, below the no-new-revenue rate. The city says its share is typically only 20 to 25% of a homeowner's total bill. Most of the rest is the school district.
| City of Arlington (FY 2026-27) | $0.6298 per $100 |
| Arlington ISD | $1.0961 per $100 |
| Tarrant County | $0.186 per $100 |
| JPS Hospital District | $0.159 per $100 |
| Tarrant County College | $0.12 per $100 |
| Mansfield ISD (south Arlington) | $1.1469 per $100 |
In Arlington ISD the combined rate is about $2.19 per $100, so a $328,000 taxable value comes to about $7,190 a year before exemptions. Parts of south Arlington are in Mansfield ISD at a higher rate, and new communities can carry HOA dues (about $850 a year at Green Oaks Preserve), so I pull the exact bill before my buyers make an offer.
Ben's take: “I confirm the zoned campuses with Arlington ISD for the exact address, because new communities often open before boundaries settle.”— Ben Jimenez, Real Estate Agent, Real Broker, LLC
Most of Arlington is in Arlington ISD, nearly 51,000 students, with high schools including Arlington, Bowie, Houston, Lamar, Martin and Seguin. Arlington, Bowie, Lamar and Houston offer International Baccalaureate. South Arlington is partly in Mansfield ISD. UT Arlington is a Carnegie R1 research university with 42,787 students in fall 2026, and Tarrant County College and Arlington Baptist University are also in the city.
Ben's take: “If you buy near the Entertainment District, drive the route on a Cowboys game day before you sign. It's a great place to live, but you should know what Sunday traffic looks like.”— Ben Jimenez, Real Estate Agent, Real Broker, LLC
The Cowboys' 80,000-seat stadium with a retractable roof, home of the Cotton Bowl Classic and Big 12 Championship, and host of 9 FIFA World Cup 2026 matches including a semifinal.
The Texas Rangers' ballpark, which hosted the 2020 World Series.
Citywide on-demand rideshare since 2021, connecting to the TRE train at CentrePort, plus self-driving shuttles downtown and on the UTA campus.
I-20, I-30, SH 360, US 287 and the 360 Tollway to Mansfield, right between Dallas and Fort Worth.
GM's assembly plant is the city's #1 employer, followed by Arlington ISD, UT Arlington, Texas Health and Six Flags.
Six Flags is moving its headquarters into Choctaw Stadium, the Rangers' old ballpark, by March 2027.
| Downtown Dallas | ~20 mi |
| Downtown Fort Worth | ~13 mi |
| DFW Airport | ~14 mi |
| Dallas Love Field | ~19 mi |
| Mansfield | ~10 mi |
Straight-line distances from central Arlington. Arlington Municipal Airport (GKY) handles private aviation.
Opened March 2025 next to the stadiums, with free admission on Veterans Day.
The original Six Flags park (1961), now home to Tormenta Rampaging Run, billed as the world's tallest, fastest and longest giga dive coaster. Holiday in the Park runs late November through December.
Arlington Backyard outdoor concerts, Lockhart Smokehouse, PBR Texas, and the Miracle holiday pop-up bar in December.
1,300 acres of nature park with free trails and the River Legacy Living Science Center.
Six Flags' water park next to the theme park, open in summer.
888 rooms with a beach club, two pools and the Arlington Convention Center inside, connected by sky bridge to Live! by Loews.
Division I athletics across 16 programs and campus events at an R1 research university.
College football's Cotton Bowl Classic and the Big 12 Championship are both played at AT&T Stadium.
A reservoir on the west side of the city, about 2 miles from Green Oaks Preserve.
A little history: Arlington was founded in 1876 on the Texas & Pacific Railway and incorporated in 1884. It's named after Robert E. Lee's Arlington House in Virginia. GM's assembly plant arrived in 1954, and Six Flags Over Texas opened in 1961.
Representation on builder pricing, upgrades and the builder contract, starting from your first model-home visit in Arlington.
Live video tours, in-person inspections and remote closing, so you can buy in Arlington before you move to Texas.
Rent, tax and HOA numbers worked out before you offer on a rental in Arlington.
A relaunch for Arlington homes that came off the market: new pricing review, professional photos, drone and video tours, and a real marketing plan.
Selling the big house, finding the right-size next one, and timing both so you only move once.
Contingent offers, temporary leasebacks or bridge financing, lined up so your sale and your purchase close on a schedule that works.
From pre-approval and down payment programs to inspection and closing, explained step by step before you sign anything.
Private showings, professional photo, drone and video production, and pricing built on true comparable luxury sales.
Ben Jimenez has helped Dallas-Fort Worth buyers, sellers and investors since 2021, with 56+ transactions, $23M+ in sales volume and a 5.0 rating from 46+ five-star reviews. He works in Arlington and across DFW on new construction, relocation, investing and multifamily, relaunching homes that didn't sell, downsizing, selling and buying at the same time, first-time buyers, and luxury homes over $1 million. Texas real estate license 0784675.
Arlington homes sold for a median of about $328,000 over the three months ending September 2026, up 0.4% from a year earlier, with a median of 48 days on market (Redfin). Ben Jimenez, a real estate agent with Real Broker, LLC who works in Arlington, prices homes against recent sales and nearby new construction.
For 2026-27, the City of Arlington's rate is $0.6298 per $100, Arlington ISD's is $1.0961, Tarrant County's is $0.186, JPS Hospital District's is $0.159 and Tarrant County College's is $0.12, for about $2.19 per $100 in Arlington ISD. Parts of south Arlington are in Mansfield ISD at $1.1469. Ben Jimenez pulls the exact tax bill before his buyers make an offer.
Most of Arlington is in Arlington ISD, nearly 51,000 students, and parts of south Arlington are in Mansfield ISD. Ben Jimenez, a real estate agent who works in Arlington, confirms the zoned schools for the exact address with the district.
Green Oaks Preserve is a gated DRB Homes community in west Arlington near Lake Arlington, from $429,990 to $571,340 when Ben Jimenez filmed it in July 2026. California Meadows is a D.R. Horton community in south Arlington, from $349,990 to $494,990 when filmed. Ben Jimenez represents buyers on new construction from the first model-home visit.
Green Oaks Preserve is built by DRB Homes. Brightland Homes was merged into DRB Group in April 2025, so some sites still list Brightland. The community is gated, zoned to Arlington ISD and about 2 miles from Lake Arlington.
Arlington has Via Arlington, a citywide on-demand rideshare since 2021 that connects to the TRE train at CentrePort, plus self-driving shuttles in downtown and on the UT Arlington campus. It doesn't have DART or light rail.
Arlington has AT&T Stadium, Globe Life Field, Six Flags Over Texas and Hurricane Harbor, Texas Live!, the National Medal of Honor Museum, River Legacy Park and Lake Arlington, plus UT Arlington athletics.
Arlington had 394,266 residents at the 2020 Census and an estimated 402,134 as of July 1, 2025, all in Tarrant County.
Ben Jimenez is a Dallas-Fort Worth real estate agent with Real Broker, LLC (Texas license 0784675) who has toured Arlington new construction communities including Green Oaks Preserve and California Meadows on video. He has closed 56+ transactions and $23M+ in sales volume since 2021, with a 5.0 rating from 46+ five-star reviews. Reach him at 469-730-6895 or ben@findyourhomedallas.com.
Ben Jimenez, a real estate agent with Real Broker, LLC, takes over Arlington listings that didn't sell. He starts with why it didn't sell, including competition from builder inventory, then relaunches it with a new pricing review, professional photos, drone and video tours, and a marketing plan built for that home.
Texas has state programs such as TDHCA's My First Texas Home and TSAHC's Home Sweet Texas for buyers who qualify. Ben Jimenez, a real estate agent who works with first-time buyers in Arlington, connects buyers with lenders who use those programs before they start touring.
Yes. Common ways are a contingent offer, a temporary leaseback after your sale closes, or bridge financing, and some builders work with contingent buyers. Ben Jimenez lines up the sale and purchase so both close on a workable schedule.
Yes. Ben Jimenez, a real estate agent who helps people relocating to Dallas-Fort Worth, runs showings by live video and handles inspections and builder walk-throughs in person, and closing can be done remotely if the title company allows it.
It depends on the numbers for the specific property: rent, a combined tax rate near 2.2%, insurance and HOA rules. With UT Arlington's 42,787 students and major employers like GM, Ben Jimenez runs rent and expense numbers before his investor clients make an offer.
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*Redfin Arlington housing market, three months ending September 2026. **City of Arlington, Arlington ISD, Tarrant County, JPS and TCC 2026 adopted rates (Tarrant County Truth in Taxation summary), summed. Sources: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 and 2025 estimates; City of Arlington budget pages; Arlington ISD; UT Arlington Fast Facts; DRB Homes and D.R. Horton community pages and listings; Six Flags, Texas Live!, Loews, National Medal of Honor Museum and River Legacy sites; Wikipedia. Distances are straight-line. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Updated November 10, 2026.
