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Forest Hill is a city in south-central Tarrant County, Texas, functioning as a residential suburb of Fort Worth. It sits at the intersection of Interstate 20 and the I-820 loop, about eight miles southeast of downtown Fort Worth, and reported a 2020 population of 13,955. The city's location along one of the metroplex's busiest corridors — with roughly 190,000 vehicles passing daily on I-20 — makes it both highly visible and well-connected to the rest of the Dallas–Fort Worth region. The community has a layered history. It was known first as Brambleton Station and then as Forest Hill Village before taking its current name, and it grew as a Fort Worth suburb in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. An electric interurban streetcar that ran hourly from Cleburne through Forest Hill into Fort Worth helped tie the young town to the regional economy, and Old Mansfield Road and Forest Hill Drive were among its earliest main streets. Growth accelerated in the postwar decades, with the population climbing from a few thousand in the 1960s to more than ten thousand by the mid-1970s. Today Forest Hill is a working- and middle-class community with a largely owner-occupied housing base. Public education is split between the Everman Independent School District and the Fort Worth Independent School District, depending on location within the city. Commercial development along I-20 remains a focus for local leaders, who are working to capture more retail spending from the highway's heavy traffic flow. Residents are minutes from downtown Fort Worth, Arlington, and the broader metroplex, and the city offers a suburban setting with notably quick freeway access. For buyers, Forest Hill presents an established Tarrant County suburb close to Fort Worth's south side and major employment centers.

Population 13,955

County Tarrant

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Where is Forest Hill, Texas?

Forest Hill is in south-central Tarrant County, Texas, at the intersection of Interstate 20 and the I-820 loop, about eight miles southeast of downtown Fort Worth and roughly fifteen minutes' drive from the city center.

Is Forest Hill part of Fort Worth?

No. Forest Hill is an incorporated city in its own right, although it functions as a Fort Worth suburb and is surrounded by the Fort Worth area. Its population was 13,955 at the 2020 census.

What school districts serve Forest Hill?

Forest Hill is served by portions of the Everman Independent School District and the Fort Worth Independent School District. Students in the Fort Worth ISD area may attend schools such as Forest Oak Middle and O.D. Wyatt High School.

How far is Forest Hill from downtown Fort Worth?

Forest Hill is about eight miles southeast of downtown Fort Worth, roughly a fifteen-minute drive via Interstate 20. The city's I-20 location also puts Arlington and the rest of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex within easy reach.

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