{"id":111130,"date":"2025-08-01T20:14:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T20:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/111130\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T20:14:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T20:14:11","slug":"where-i-live-fort-worth-resident-enjoys-living-close-to-everything-in-alamo-heights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/111130\/","title":{"rendered":"Where I Live: Fort Worth resident enjoys living \u2018close to everything\u2019 in Alamo Heights"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Zoe Metcalf<\/strong><\/p>\n

I live in a corner of Fort Worth known as Alamo Heights, tucked between Interstate 30 West and Vickery Boulevard and running parallel to Hulen Street. When I first moved here in the fall of 2021, I knew I wanted to be close to everything \u2014 and this neighborhood checks every box.<\/p>\n

I love the peace and quiet in my little pocket of the city. As a single woman, finding a neighborhood that felt safe and comfortable was essential \u2014 somewhere I could go for a walk or hop in the car and be anywhere in the city within minutes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The homes here are older. The lots are small but filled with mature trees, and the bungalow architecture reminds me of Grosse Pointe, Michigan, where I lived in the mid-1990s.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The community is a mix of young families and longtime retirees. It seems like generations of young homeowners got their start here, lovingly renovating and improving these homes before moving on as their families grew.<\/p>\n

Within minutes, I can be at a Texas Christian University game, downtown at Sundance Square for shopping or dinner with friends, catching a show at Dickies Arena or wandering through the incredible museums in the Cultural District.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I can pop over to Magnolia Avenue for brunch or head to South Main Village for its mix of restaurants, wineries, breweries and quirky shops.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I love that I can enjoy the outdoors on the Trinity Trails, visit the Fort Worth Zoo, the botanic garden or the nature center and refuge \u2014 all right here in town. This community truly has everything, and it\u2019s all so accessible.<\/p>\n

Nearby Hulen Street is lined with everything from boutique shops and a mall to chain restaurants, parks, churches and a public library. I can get my nails done, see a movie, grab groceries, hit the gym, have my car serviced, and run a million errands \u2014 all without leaving Hulen. It makes life feel simple. Cozy. Manageable. Like I\u2019m not in a big city at all, even though downtown is only 2 miles away.<\/p>\n

Fort Worth is one of the fastest-growing cities in the country \u2014 on the forefront of everything from aerospace to artificial intelligence. It\u2019s a financial hub. An oil and gas stronghold. A stock show and rodeo town with deep Texas roots.\u00a0<\/p>\n

And yet, it still feels like a small town.\u00a0<\/p>\n

That charm lives in neighborhoods like mine. Alamo Heights \u2014 and Arlington Heights just across the freeway \u2014 feels like the kind of place where neighbors still sit on their porches and watch kids play in the street.<\/p>\n

Fort Worth isn\u2019t the city where I was born, but it\u2019s the place I\u2019ve chosen to call home. I came here to start over, and I\u2019ve found nothing but opportunity and support. I have a meaningful job that connects me with other Fort Worthians and allows me to do work that matters to Texans. And I\u2019ve made dear friends in this city that surprised me in the best way.<\/p>\n

Fort Worth is still \u201csmall town\u201d enough for this small-town girl. And I\u2019m proud to call it mine.<\/p>\n

Zoe Metcalf is a nonprofit professional and lives in the Alamo Heights neighborhood of Fort Worth.<\/p>\n

\nAlamo Heights<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

Total population<\/strong>: 3,468
Female: 53% | Male: 47%<\/p>\n

Age<\/strong>
0-9: 9%
10-19: 13.2%
20-29: 23.2%
30-39: 14.8%
40-49: 12.5%
50-59: 10.6%
60-69: 9%
70-79: 5.7%
80 and older: 2.2%<\/p>\n

Education<\/strong>
No degree: 11.9%
High school: 13.8%
Some college: 24.7%
Bachelor\u2019s degree: 32.4%
Post-graduate: 17.2%<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Race<\/strong>
White: 45.1% | Hispanic: 40.2% | Black: 10.2% | Asian: 2.9% | Two or more: 1.5%<\/p>\n

Click on the link to view the schools\u2019 Texas Education Agency ratings:<\/p>\n

Source: Census Reporter<\/a><\/p>\n

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