Fort Worth consistently ranks among the nation’s fastest-growing areas. Discover why companies choose to do business in Fort Worth.
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Fort Worth and Texas provide a strong business-friendly climate with a robust and high-skilled talent pool, with lower labor and real estate costs than other large U.S. metros. Fort Worth stands out with a vibrant and dynamic culture, a central U.S. location and superior access featuring DFW International Airport, major highways, and rail. In Fort Worth, the world is within easy reach.
Texas and Fort Worth offer 0% state and local income tax, which means you and your employees keep more money in their pockets.
State of Texas
Fort Worth named the top pro-growth city in the United States for pro-growth policies and current population trends.
Pacific Research Institute (2023)
Fort Worth’s cost of doing business ranks 3% lower than the national average when it comes to tax burden, labor, rent, and energy costs.
Moody’s Analytics (2022)
Fort Worth is the 12th largest city in the United States, ahead of Boston, San Francisco, and Seattle.
U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates (July 1, 2023)
DFW is the #1 region in Texas for higher education enrollment and degree completion—22% of all students enrolled and 24% of annual degrees awarded in Texas are from a DFW area college or university.
Dallas-Fort Worth Higher Education Review (2023)
With a cost of living that’s 3.8% lower than the national average, Fort Worth offers a favorable quality of life with plenty of fun things to do.
C2ER (Q3, 2024)
The Dallas-Fort Worth region ranks as one of the most diverse economies in the nation with companies in every major industry located in the Fort Worth area.