Austinites are enjoying rent prices unlike anything they've seen in years. The Texas capital no longer has the highest rent prices among the state's largest metros, as the title now belongs to Dallas-Fort Worth.

Fort Worth has grown faster than any other major Texas city since 2020 as the city added tens of thousands of jobs.

Fort Worth had nearly 990,000 residents as of January 2024, according to recent estimates from the Texas Demographic Center — just barely surpassing Austin to become the state’s fourth-largest ...

According to data from Zillow, average rents in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro now outpace those in Austin for the first time since at least 2015.

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Fort Worth had nearly 990,000 residents as of January 2024, according to recent estimates from the Texas Demographic Center — just barely surpassing Austin to become the state’s fourth-largest ...

The growth is fueling higher rents and home prices in the North Texas city that was once seen as a more affordable option to Dallas and other major cities.

U-Haul also said the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex was the leading growing metro of 2024, based on the amount of U-Haul customers taking one-way equipment into and out of metro areas last year. The year prior, DFW was ranked No. 9.

Pearl Snap won Fort Worth’s loving embrace from the start. The Chappells started as a pop-up and catered parties and meetings. Then, they opened the bakery, 4006 White Settlement Road, along with business partner Greg Saltsman, and briefly operated a second location on South Hulen Street.

“Landman” is co-created and executive produced by Sheridan and Christian Wallace, who wrote and hosted the Texas Monthly’s podcast “Boomtown,” which the series is based on. The series premiered on Paramount+ in November 2024 and wrapped its 10-episode run on Jan. 12.

The wind chill Tuesday morning was projected to be in the low teens according to the National Weather Service’s Fort Worth office.

According to data from Zillow, average rents in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro now outpace those in Austin for the first time since at least 2015.