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Working as an Agent in Arlington, TX: Five School Districts and a Stadium District

The Bauer Group team. Published September 29, 2026. Updated October 8, 2026.

Short answer. Arlington is the second-largest city in Tarrant County, and its residents live in five school districts. It has a university, two major stadiums and no rail line. On an Arlington file, the school district comes from the address, and the neighborhood tells you which market you are in.

Compare brokerage support for Arlington

A local question to bring: How will I verify the school district and help clients assess their own travel needs across Arlington?

Use the local checks above to prepare questions about the work you want to do. Ask how a brokerage supports those files, how opportunity assignment works in your chosen area and what the written terms include. The Bauer Group is based in Frisco. This guide does not establish a separate office or guarantee local opportunities.

Arlington by the numbers: age, ownership and value

Arlington
Population (5-year estimate)397,742
Housing units153,137
Homes built since 20108%
Homes built before 199033%
Median year built1986
Owner-occupied homes54%
Vacant housing units7%
Median home value$304,700
Median gross rent$1,470

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020 to 2024. These are estimates with margins of error, and 5-year figures lag the newer city estimates quoted elsewhere on this page.

What this suggests

  • Only 8% of homes were built since 2010, and 33% predate 1990. Nearly every file is a resale, so roofs, older systems and inspections matter more than builder paperwork.
  • Only 54% of occupied homes are owner-occupied. A large share of homes are rentals, so landlord and tenant basics come up.
  • 7% of housing units are vacant, more than in most places we cover.
  • Its median home value is the second lowest of the 19 places with a page on this site, so buyers here are often more price-sensitive.

This is our reading of the numbers, not a Census statement. Every neighborhood differs.

Home sales snapshot, July 2026

These are closed sales of single-family homes in the month, from the multiple listing service, with the same month a year earlier for comparison.

Arlington
Closed sales243
Closed sales, year earlier241
Median price$336,050
Median price, year earlier$333,000
Average days on market42
Sold price as share of list price96.2%
Active listings794
Months of inventory3.3
  • Median price was $336,050, up 1% from a year earlier. Homes sold for 96.2% of list price on average after 42 days on market, and 794 homes were listed, about 3.3 months of supply. As a rough rule of thumb, that is a pace that tends to favor sellers.

Source: North Texas Real Estate Information System (NTREIS) single-family MLS data for July 2026, prepared by the Texas Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M University. One month of data. Small cities have few sales, so figures can swing a lot from month to month. Sales by builders and sales not listed in the NTREIS MLS are not counted. Treat this as background, not a price for any particular home, and check current figures before you quote them.

The third-largest city in the metro

Arlington had 394,266 residents in the 2020 Census. It is the second-largest city in Tarrant County after Fort Worth, and the third largest in the metro after Dallas and Fort Worth.

Census Bureau estimates for the year to July 2025 show Arlington losing more than 1,000 residents, while Fort Worth added nearly 20,000. Arlington is a settled market. Growth is not what drives the work.

Five school districts

Arlington residents live in five districts: Arlington ISD, Mansfield ISD, Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD, Kennedale ISD and Fort Worth ISD. A buyer's "Arlington schools" question has five possible answers.

Check the district for the exact address, every time.

A university and a stadium district

The University of Texas at Arlington reports more than 40,000 students, according to Wikipedia. AT&T Stadium (Dallas Cowboys), Globe Life Field (Texas Rangers) and an entertainment district sit in the city.

Both bring people, and both bring event traffic. Rentals near campus and homes near the venues attract different buyers than a quiet street on the south side. That is our reading. Learn a few areas well rather than the whole city thinly.

Getting around

Arlington was long the largest U.S. city without public transit. It has had limited options since: the MAX bus from 2013 to 2017, and Via on-demand service since 2017. Most clients drive, so commute and highway access come up in most searches.

Look-up list for Arlington files

Search the property address on the appraisal district site to see which county tax roll it sits on. Check it on every file.

  • Tarrant Appraisal District
  • School district: use the district's own address lookup for the exact address
  • Special district: ask whether the address sits in a PID or MUD before the contract

Common questions

Which school district serves Arlington?

Five do: Arlington ISD, Mansfield ISD, Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD, Kennedale ISD and Fort Worth ISD. It depends on the address.

Is Arlington growing?

Slowly at most. The Census Bureau's 2025 estimates show it losing more than 1,000 residents.

Is there public transit in Arlington?

Limited. Via on-demand service has run since 2017. There is no rail line.

Sources

Education only. Not legal, tax or financial advice. Population figures are U.S. Census Bureau counts or estimates as reported by the sources above. Confirm licensing and disclosure rules with the Texas Real Estate Commission and your broker.

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