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LAKESIDE
Written by Eric Duran — Founder and Realtor, The Fort Real Estate · Updated October 20, 2026
The short answer: Lakeside buys you land. The median home sits on 0.51 acres — more than double Lake Worth or Benbrook, both at 0.23 — at a $361,000 median across 34 closings in the twelve months to October 2026. That is 2,071 square feet, built around 1960, about $184 a foot. It took a median 38 days at 95.8% of asking, and with only 34 sales the median is a guide rather than a settled figure.
Lakeside is the smallest city on Fort Worth’s west side and the easiest one to drive through without noticing. It straddles ZIPs 76135 and 76108, sits on Lake Worth’s western shore, and feeds Lake Worth ISD. Its combined property tax rate of about 2.469% is second only to River Oaks among the west-side cities, because a small city spreads its costs over very few rooftops.
What you are buying here is land. The median Lakeside sale last year sat on 0.51 acres — more than double the 0.23-acre median in both Lake Worth and Benbrook — and homes built since 1980 sit on closer to a full acre. That is the whole reason to look at Lakeside rather than the cheaper city next door.
Thirty-four single-family homes closed in the twelve months to October 2026, at a median of $361,000 for about 2,071 square feet. That is a modest sample, so treat the median as a guide rather than a settled number. Homes went under contract in a median of 38 days at 95.8% of their original asking price — the softest ratio of the three west-side cities.
Underneath that average, the market splits cleanly along age. The 17 pre-1960 sales closed at a median of $305,000 and took 43 days at 93.8% of ask. The five sales built between 1980 and 1999 closed at $494,900 on nearly an acre, at 99.1% of ask in six days. Five sales is a thin cohort and worth saying so plainly, but the direction is unmistakable: newer houses on big lots are the scarce thing here, and they do not sit. Lakeside also had the lowest share of listings that failed to sell, 11% against 26% in Lake Worth and 25% in Benbrook — priced correctly, a Lakeside house does not linger.
Market snapshot — October 2026
34 single-family homes closed in the twelve months to October 2026
Median sale price: $361,000 — closed sales ran from $204,500 to $775,000
Median 38 days to contract, at 95.8% of the original asking price
Median home: 2,071 square feet, built 1960, on 0.51 acres — about $184 per square foot
Lot size is more than double Lake Worth and Benbrook, both 0.23 acres
Property tax: about 2.469% — second only to River Oaks among the west-side cities
Only 11% of finished listings failed to sell — the lowest on the west side
Sample size is 34 sales, so the median is a guide rather than a settled figure. Source: NTREIS closed and active data, pulled October 2026. Tax rates from Tarrant County, 2026 adopted. Market conditions change — contact The Fort Real Estate for current numbers.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Where is Lakeside, Texas?
Lakeside is a small incorporated city on the western shore of Lake Worth, northwest of Fort Worth, spanning ZIPs 76135 and 76108. It is its own city, not a Fort Worth neighborhood, and it feeds Lake Worth ISD.
What do homes in Lakeside sell for?
34 single-family homes closed in the twelve months to October 2026 at a median of $361,000, ranging from $204,500 to $775,000. The median home was 2,071 square feet, built in 1960, on 0.51 acres — about $184 per square foot. With only 34 sales, treat that median as a guide rather than a precise figure.
Why are Lakeside lots so much bigger?
Lakeside developed as lakeside acreage rather than as platted subdivisions, and it never densified. The median sale last year sat on 0.51 acres against 0.23 acres in both Lake Worth and Benbrook, and homes built since 1980 average closer to a full acre. The land is the reason to buy here.
What is the property tax rate in Lakeside?
About 2.469% — Lake Worth ISD at 1.2265, the city at 0.75 and the shared county levies at 0.4923. That is second only to River Oaks among the west-side cities, and roughly 0.37 points above Benbrook, which works out to about $1,300 a year more on a $361,000 home.
Do homes sell quickly in Lakeside?
It depends entirely on the house. Overall the median took 38 days at 95.8% of ask. But the 17 pre-1960 sales needed 43 days and closed at 93.8%, while the five sales built between 1980 and 1999 closed at 99.1% of ask in six days. Lakeside also had the lowest failed-listing rate on the west side at 11%.
Which school district serves Lakeside?
Lake Worth ISD. Confirm the specific campus assignment for an address with the district before relying on it.