What it's like to live in Benbrook
Benbrook is a small city in Texas with home prices that remain within reach, crime rates well below the national average, a highly educated workforce, and schools with smaller class sizes than the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Benbrook deals with air quality that falls short of national benchmarks, a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin, hot summers, and a car-dependent commute, with few people using transit.
The good
- Affordable home prices
- Low crime rates
- Highly educated workforce
- Low student-teacher ratio
The not so good
- Air quality concerns
- High rent burden for renters
- Hot summers
- Car-dependent — few commuters use transit
How Benbrook compares
Median household income
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to Benbrook
Based on Benbrook's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$3,132
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $62,640 a year
- 55% of Benbrook renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$59,280
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $29,640
- Homes cost 3.4× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Cost of living▲ 11% above US
$1,566/mo median rent
Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,566 a month median. Not a bargain, not a budget-buster. About typical for a city this size. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $296,400. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.
Median home value $296,400 · 55% of renters cost-burdened
Job market
3.9% county unemployment
Unemployment in Tarrant County is 3.9%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.
Tarrant County (county-wide)
Safety▼ 42% below US
191 violent crimes per 100k
Pretty safe, all things considered. Violent crime sits below the national average, nothing alarming, just ordinary city-life awareness.
Property crime 1511/100k · Benbrook Police Department · 2025 data
Getting aroundNear US average
25 min average commute
Commutes run about average, at 25 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 12% work from home.
How workers get to work
Climate
Summers run seriously hot, with average highs pushing 96°F, and winters are chilly but manageable, with lows around 35°F.
Average month
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Education & workforce▲ 21% above US
44% bachelor's degree or higher
The population is well-educated, with 44% holding college degrees. That points to a strong professional base and generally a healthy local economy.
Schools
5 public schools inside the boundary
There are 5 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 15:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.
Parks & recreation
The nearest national park or historic site is Waco Mammoth National Monument (76 miles away).
Bottom line
Benbrook's strongest points are home prices that remain within reach and crime rates well below the national average; the main tradeoffs are air quality that falls short of national benchmarks and a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin. A year of median rent ($1,566/mo) equals 22% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit anyone prioritizing low crime and college-educated professionals. It may be a harder fit for anyone who doesn't drive.
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