Arlington Realtor, facts first.

Arlington is a city of about 402,134 people (July 2025 Census estimate) in Tarrant County, crossed by I-20, I-30, SH 360 and US 287. Its largest employers include General Motors, Arlington ISD and the University of Texas at Arlington, and the Entertainment District holds AT&T Stadium, Globe Life Field and Six Flags Over Texas. Zillow put the median sale price at about $327,000 in August 2026, and homes went pending in a median of 27 days in September 2026.

For tax year 2025, an Arlington ISD home paid about 2.19% combined (city 0.6298, Arlington ISD 1.0929, Tarrant County 0.1862, JPS hospital district 0.165, Tarrant County College 0.11228 per $100). Homes in Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD run about 2.12% and in Mansfield ISD about 2.24%. On a $327,000 Arlington ISD home that is about $7,150 a year, or roughly $596 a month, before exemptions; the city adds a 20% homestead exemption on top of the state's $140,000 school exemption, so filing it makes a real difference.

Look up the school district and the full list of taxing units on the Tarrant Appraisal District record for each address, because Arlington ISD, Mansfield ISD and HEB ISD homes carry different rates. After you close, file the homestead exemption with TAD right away; the city's 20% exemption plus the state's school exemption lower your bill from the first year.

The lesson in Arlington is that one city can mean five school districts. Arlington ISD covers most addresses, but parts of the city are zoned to Mansfield ISD, Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD, Kennedale ISD or Fort Worth ISD, and each carries its own tax rate and campuses. Two homes a mile apart can differ by a full school system and by hundreds of dollars a year in taxes, so look up the district on the Tarrant Appraisal District record before you fall for a house.

Arlington homes went pending in a median of 27 days in September 2026 and sold for about 98.5% of list in August, so a well-priced home moves, but about 54% still sold below list. Lead your listing with the school district and campus, since buyers shop by district here, and fix the items that kill appraisals and inspections on older Arlington homes: roof age, HVAC and visible foundation movement. Cosmetic updates like paint and lighting help photos, but they rarely make up for an inspection report that scares a buyer off.