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Westover Hills: Fort Worth's best-kept secret for easy entertaining

There are so many great places to live in Fort Worth that it helps to have an expert on your side. The Neighborhood Guide presented by Briggs Freeman Sotheby's International Realty gives you insider access from the agents who live and work there, providing in-the-know info about your possible new community.

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Fun fact: Westover Hills is one of the wealthiest towns in Texas. This incorporated city sits just 4.5 miles west of downtown Fort Worth; has its own town hall, city council, and police department; and is home to 277 homes and roughly 700 residents.

"Westover Hills is a quiet community known for its luxury homes with large, landscaped lots located on peaceful, tree-lined streets," says real estate agent Caren Parten. "The spacious lots allow larger homes which are ideal for either indoor or outdoor entertaining, and the 'hills of Westover' are the best walking streets in town."

Parten, who lives nearby, has been selling homes in Westover Hills for the past 18 years. She says she typically walks through the neighborhood daily, enjoying its wide streets, namesake hills, and scenic views.

Parten offered up a few of her personal favorites about life in Westover Hills. Here's her guide to the area:

Where to eat & drink
Westside diners are enjoying two newer additions to the Cultural District with last year’s opening of Emilia’s at the The Crescent Hotel and Bricks and Horses at the Bowie House.

Emilia’s gives a taste of Mediterranean dining courtesy of executive chef Preston Paine, and Bricks and Horses is a classic chophouse featuring offerings from locally sourced ranches and farms and features both indoor and outdoor dining.

In addition, Hudson House is now a Fort Worth favorite. It specializes in down-home comfort food and a variety of fresh seafood. FYI: There is golf cart parking just outside the entry.

There are also several older favorites located along Camp Bowie Boulevard: Lucille’s for traditional American food, Kincaid’s for great hamburgers, and The Lunch Box for a delicious chicken salad sandwich.

Where to play
Nearby Airfield Falls Trail Head & Conservation Park offers the largest natural waterfall in Tarrant County, having access to the Trinity Trails with walking/cycling paths throughout the area. This park is home to native wildlife and a stopover for monarch butterflies during their northern migration.

Feel like shopping? The Shops At Clearfork is the perfect destination for luxury shopping, family dining, and all types of entertainment, and is just 11 minutes from Westover Hills.

If you don’t want to leave the 76107 ZIP code, Birdie, Hale House, You Are Here, Initially Yours, PS The Letter, Lawrence's, Zoe & Jack, and Toy Works are all nearby.

What to see
The nearby Cultural District includes Fort Worth's world-class museums: Kimbell Art Museum, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Amon Carter Museum of American Art, and "a special hidden gem," as Parten calls the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame.

The Fort Worth Botanic Gardens boasts an a 120-acre campus containing several different garden displays, including a Japanese garden and a sculptured rose garden. There are also year-round seasonal events in the park for the entire family to enjoy.

A major highlight of the area is Dickies Arena, which hosts great touring entertainment and the famous Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo.

Where to live
"Driving through the neighborhood, you will see plenty of workmen and construction activity, showing there is a multitude of home remodeling and recent new-built homes in Westover Hills," Parten says. "It looks like the area is undergoing an architectural facelift, which will only add to the overall beauty and value of the neighborhood."

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Caren Parten works and plays in Westover Hills. For more information on buying and selling a home in the area, click here, email cparten@briggsfreeman.com, or call 817-229-9826.

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One Texas community makes list of the richest small towns in America

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Bunker Hill Village is a coveted address in the Houston area.

An upscale community in Texas is among the top 10 richest towns in America, according to a new 2024 report. The community is Bunker Hill Village in Houston, and it's home to the richest residents in Texas. Sorry, Colonial Hills.

The analysis, by loan provider TitleMax, lists the 50 richest small towns — one from each state — using median household income data from the U.S. Census Bureau. In Bunker Hill Village, the median household income is about $250,000, the report says.

Of course, "small town" is a bit of a misnomer for Bunker Hill Village. Situated 13 miles west of downtown Houston, Bunker Hill joins five other communities – Hunters Creek, HiIlshire, Hedwig, Piney Point, and Spring Valley – to make up Houston's iconic Memorial Villages. In 2023, Bunker Hill was ranked the third-most expensive Houston neighborhood, with homes on the market for upwards of $2.7 million.

Notably, the area is home to Houston's only Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house.

"We are very proud of our quiet, wooded environment, and as a community, we work hard to preserve it for future generations," the city's website says.

The study found that more than half (56.5 percent) of the 1,250-home community make over $200,000 a year, while the enclave's median household income amounts to $247,188.

To put that into perspective, TitleMax revealed that the national median household income is $67,521. The Census Bureau's 2023 American Community Survey estimates the median income of a household in Texas came out to $75,780 in 2023.

Bunker Hill joins the likes of Houston's Bellaire and West University Place as some of the most affluent suburbs in America. The North Texas suburb of Southlake also made it on that list.

The No. 1 slot went to Monte Sereno, a suburb of San Jose, California with a median household income of more than $250,000, according to the report.

"While many people consider cities to be the epicenters of the rich, many retreat to small towns that offer safety, beauty, and privacy," the report's author wrote.

These are the top 10 wealthiest small towns in America, with their median household incomes:

No. 1 – Monte Sereno, California ($250,000-plus)
No. 2 – Cherry Hills Village, Colorado ($250,000-plus)
No. 3 – Mission Hills, Kansas ($250,000-plus)
No. 4 – Short Hills, New Jersey ($250,000-plus)
No. 5 – Scarsdale, New York ($250,000-plus)
No. 6 – Belle Meade, Tennessee ($250,000-plus)
No. 7 – Glencoe, Illinois ($248,851)
No. 8 – Bunker Hill Village, Texas ($247,188)
No. 9 – Clyde Hill, Washington ($238,958)
No. 10 – Chevy Chase Village, Maryland ($238,333)

The full report can be found on titlemax.com.

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