Fort Worth, Texas
Tanglewood, Fort Worth
A southwest Fort Worth neighborhood of mostly post-1950s brick and stone homes along a Trinity River branch, just west of TCU.
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Inside Tanglewood
Tanglewood sits southwest of downtown Fort Worth, just west of TCU, on former ranch and dairy land along a branch of the Trinity River. The original deed restrictions required brick or stone homes with at least a two-car attached garage, which is why so many streets are lined with single-story ranch homes on large, tree-shaded lots, with newer and larger rebuilds mixed in. It fits buyers who want Fort Worth ISD's Tanglewood Elementary, trail access along Overton Park and a short drive to TCU and the Hulen corridor.
The lesson here is that the lot often carries the value. Original 1950s and 1960s ranch homes and full rebuilds sit on the same streets, so price per square foot can swing widely from one house to the next. If you are selling an original ranch, I price it against land value and recent rebuild sales as well as remodeled comps, and if you are buying, I walk the house with an eye on foundation, roof and drainage, since parts of the area sit in low ground near the river and flood control mattered here historically.
Around Tanglewood
Photos via Wikimedia Commons. Fort Worth Stockyards: chrisc39, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sundance Square: Renelibrary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Worth Water Gardens: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0
Overton Park, a nearly 50 acre linear park built in 1959, About 2 miles of multi-use trails connecting to Foster Park, Tennis courts at the north end of Overton Park, Trinity River trail access built from the early 1970s, Near Colonial Country Club and TCU
Tanglewood is roughly bounded by Simondale Drive and South Hulen Street east to west and by Hartwood Drive, Mockingbird Lane and Bellaire Drive South north to south, with quick access to Chisholm Trail Parkway, I-30 and Highway 183.
Tanglewood homes are in the City of Fort Worth ($0.67 per $100 for FY2026) and Fort Worth ISD ($1.0291 per $100 for 2025-26), plus Tarrant County and its hospital and college districts. Established areas like this generally have no MUD, but I still pull the appraisal district record for each address so you see every taxing entity and any exemptions.
Where Tanglewood sits
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Every home that sold in Tanglewood, last 90 days
Sale price, price per square foot and days on market for each sale, pulled from the MLS by Miguel. Useful if you are thinking about selling or want to know if a listing is priced right.
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- Wikipedia: Tanglewood, Fort Worth, Texas
- CandysDirt: Tanglewood in Fort Worth Is a Throwback to Calmer Times (Aug 2022)
- Century 21 Judge Fite: 4116 Harlanwood Drive, Tanglewood Addition (May 2026)
- Listing: 3209 Tanglewood Trail, Tanglewood Add (June 2025)
- City of Fort Worth: FY2026 Budget (adopted rate $0.67)
- Fort Worth ISD Board Brief, Aug 26, 2025 (2025-26 tax rate)
HOA dues, MUD and PID assessments and school zoning change by section. Miguel verifies them for every address.