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For developers, the City of Forest Hill offers plentiful land in an ideal location at the hub of four major North Texas growth regions:  Arlington, Mansfield, Kennedale and south Fort Worth.  Additionally, the city offers limitless access to commuters along the primary route from the southwest Metroplex to the Mid-Cities, Fort Worth and Dallas.  With over 8,600 employees working at the various businesses that comprise the Carter Industrial Park and the thousands of students at the Tarrant County College South Campus, Forest Hill is a prime regional location for retail and restaurant development.

For more information about business development opportunities, contact Venus Wehle, Director of Economic Development and Community Relations at 817-568-3046.

Incentives

The City of Forest Hill understands that infrastructure costs and other costs can prevent business expansion or new development from occurring.  The City of Forest Hill is willing to examine financial incentives on a case-by-case basis. 

For more information regarding city incentives, please call City Manager, David Miller at 817-568-3045.

Fast Facts

Area: 4.2 square miles
Population 2007 approx. 13,000
Households 2006  3,700
Households 2007  4,100
2000 census average household size = 3.04
 

Demographics

   
Employment Year 2000 - 3,351
 
2030 Demographic forecast
 
 
2005
2010
2020
2030
Population  
11,864
12,586
14,007
14,060
Households  
3,898
4,137
4,611
4,629
Employment   
3,849
4,194
5,193
5,663

Airports:

D/FW International : 23 miles
Alliance Airport: 26 miles
Meacham International : 15 miles
Fort Worth Spinks Airport : 11 miles

Hospitals:

Cook Children’s Medical Center : 10 miles
John Peter Smith Hospital :   8 miles
Baylor All Saints :   9 miles
Plaza Medical Center :  9 miles
Harris Methodist Fort Worth : 10 miles      
Medical Center of Arlington:  10 miles
Huguley Memorial Medical Center : 10 miles


A Regional Hub

The City of Forest Hill is centrally located in fast-growing south Tarrant County at the hub of Arlington, Mansfield, Kennedale and Fort Worth.  The City is ideally situated and ready to take advantage of the rapid expansion of these regions.

Close to Anywhere in North Texas

Forest Hill is located along one of the busiest freeways in North Texas.  Interstate 20 runs through the heart of Forest Hill and makes access to Highway 287, South Loop 820 and Interstate 35W easy.  Just minutes from city limits, these major thoroughfares intersect to form one of the highest traffic count areas in southern Tarrant County.  In fact within just a 10 minute drive from Forest Hill, there are more than 236,000 consumers ready and available to spend their money, lending to the success of any retail business.    

We invite you to contact us and explore how you and your business can partner with the City of Forest Hill and become a driving force in our mission to become Community Driven.

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