Property Management in Arlington, TX

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ARLINGTON TX  ·  76001–76018  ·  TARRANT COUNTY

Full-service property management for $175 per month — flat. McCaw Property Management combines closed-MLS Arlington intelligence, school-district-level pricing, and a fee model that puts more rent in your pocket than the percentage-fee competition.

Card	Big Number	Caption
Median Rent	$2,195	Closed citywide, 90-day
Median DOM	24 days	Rentals to lease
McCaw Fee	$175	Flat, not %
Best Yield	8.0%	3BR segment

Card source line: Source: Arlington TX MLS, trailing 90 days. Closed transactions only — 360 leases, 758 sales.

Are you looking for professional property management services in Arlington, Texas? Whether you own a single rental home near UTA, a portfolio across south Arlington, or a house you planned to sell until the market told you otherwise, managing tenants, maintenance, rent collection, and legal compliance can quickly become a second job.

At McCaw Property Management, we help rental property owners maximize returns while minimizing the stress of day-to-day management. We have served property owners throughout Dallas–Fort Worth since 2003 — 23 years — and currently manage more than 1,200 single-family homes. PropertyManagement.com ranked us #7 among the Top 100 property management companies in America and the #1 Market Leader in Dallas for 2025, and our 4.4-star rating across 840+ Google reviews is public for you to read, critical reviews included.

SERVICES BUILT FOR THIS SPECIFIC MARKET

Full-service property management for Arlington landlords

Our office sits at 1670 Keller Parkway in Keller — about 25 minutes up Highway 287/I-820 from most Arlington addresses, and we are in this market every week. Arlington is not a market a generic DFW playbook handles well: the median home here was built in 1984, five school districts cross the city limits, tenant pipelines range from GM line workers to UTA students to Viridian executives, and the difference between a home priced to the closed comps and one priced to a Zillow estimate is three weeks of vacancy. Our Arlington service model is built around three things that decide outcomes in this city: day-one pricing accuracy, screening calibrated to the tenant pipeline your street actually draws, and maintenance systems built for 40-year-old housing stock.

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Leasing & Marketing

• MLS pricing benchmarked weekly against closed Arlington comps by zip code and school district — not Tarrant County aggregates
• Professional photography and 3D walkthroughs — the standard set by Viridian and the new build-to-rent communities your listing competes against
• Syndication across 30+ rental platforms including Zillow, Apartments.com, Realtor.com, HotPads, and the NTREIS MLS rental feed
• Tenant screening calibrated to the pipeline: credit, criminal, eviction, employment, and rental history — with co-signer protocols for the UTA corridor and relocation verification for GM, Texas Health, and logistics-sector transfers

Rent Collection & Accounting

• Online ACH rent collection with automated late-fee enforcement consistent with the Texas Property Code
• Owner portal with monthly statements, 1099 prep, and on-demand year-end accounting
• Reserves managed transparently — no surprise draws on owner accounts

Maintenance & Inspections

• 24/7 emergency response through a vetted Arlington / Mid-Cities / Fort Worth vendor network
• Move-in, mid-lease, and move-out inspections with timestamped photo documentation
• Preventive maintenance built for 1984-vintage stock — HVAC, sewer lines, and roofing are at or past first replacement cycle in most Arlington neighborhoods, and our scheduling reflects it

Legal & Compliance

• Texas Real Estate Commission–compliant leases updated for current Property Code
• Eviction handling through Tarrant County JP Court, Precinct 2 — the Arlington courthouse at 700 E. Abram St. — when required
• Arlington code compliance awareness: deadbolt, window-lock, and posting requirements that trigger the city’s $150 re-inspection fees when missed
• Security deposit accounting consistent with Chapter 92 of the Texas Property Code

WHAT MCCAW ACTUALLY CHARGES

McCaw Property Management fees in Arlington, TX

Most Arlington property managers charge 8% to 10% of collected rent — a structure that quietly punishes you every time the rental market goes up. McCaw is built differently. Our Full-Service Management plan is a $175 flat monthly fee. At Arlington’s 4-bedroom median rent of $2,597, that is an effective rate of just 6.7%. On a Viridian-area lease at $3,290, the same $175 is 5.3%. And here is the honest version most managers won’t print: at Arlington’s citywide median of $2,195, our flat fee equals what an 8% manager charges — we win on everything above it, and the gap widens with every annual rent increase.

Full-Service Management plan

Designed for owners who want a true hands-off experience. Includes everything required to run an Arlington single-family rental from move-in through renewal:

Service	Fee
Monthly management fee	$175 flat
Tenant placement (new tenant)	75% of first month’s rent
Lease renewal	$150
Annual property condition report	$150
Management fee while vacant	$0 — we don’t charge during vacancy
Eviction administrative services	$150 flat + $75/hour court fee
Eviction third-party filing	$500–$700
HVAC preventative tune-up (twice/year)	$125 first unit, $75 each additional
Owner-requested property visit	$95 trip fee
Onboarding fee	Based on portfolio size

Full-Service also includes: marketing, market analysis, tenant screening, lease preparation, move-in & move-out property condition reports, rent collection, direct deposit owner draws, maintenance coordination, monthly owner statements, annual 1099, and owner + tenant online portals.

Lease-Only Plan

For owners who want professional tenant placement but plan to self-manage afterward. We market the property, screen tenants to our full standard, prepare the lease, and hand off a qualified resident — then you take it from there.

Service	Fee
Tenant placement	100% of first month’s rent

Lease-Only also includes: marketing, market analysis, tenant screening, lease preparation, move-in property condition report, first month’s rent collection, direct deposit, and owner statement (once).

What We Do Not Charge For

• Monthly management fees while your property is vacant — you only pay when the home is producing
• Hidden markups on maintenance — we disclose our vendor relationships transparently
• Surprise annual or platform fees — what you see on this page is what you pay

State Property Code Compliance

Texas Property Code Section 92 requires owners to provide compliant locks, doors, and smoke detectors at each tenant turnover. These are owner expenses under both McCaw plans. We coordinate the work; you pay the contractor invoice directly with no platform markup.

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WHAT THE LAST 90 DAYS ACTUALLY SHOW

Arlington rental market trends — read from the MLS, not the headlines

Rental Leasing Activity (closed in last 90 days):

The 360 closed rental transactions in Arlington over the past 90 days describe the largest, most liquid single-family rental market in Tarrant County outside Fort Worth — and a disciplined one. The median home leased in 24 days at a $2,195 median rent. Underneath that headline: 51% of homes leased at full asking rent, while 41% required a price cut before securing a tenant. In a market with this much closing volume, that split is the clearest evidence you will find that day-one pricing — not the market — decides whether your home leases in three weeks at full ask or sits, then cuts.

Bedrooms	Closed (n)	Median rent	Median sq ft	Median DOM	Rent / sq ft
2 BR*	4	$1,823	993	31	~$1.75
3 BR	260	$2,053	1,575	23	~$1.34
4 BR	88	$2,597	2,090	28	~$1.22

*Small sample — directional only. Source: 360 closed Arlington rental transactions, NTREIS MLS, trailing 90 days ending June 9, 2026. Rent/sq ft calculated on segment medians.

Where the rent premiums are — closed leases by zip code:

Arlington is too large to price as one market. Here is every zip code with 10 or more closed leases in the window:

Zip	Area	Closed (n)	Median rent	Median DOM
76005	Viridian (master-planned, NE)	26	$3,290	38
76002	Southeast / Mansfield ISD zone	53	$2,400	27
76012	North-central	17	$2,300	23
76013	West-central	19	$2,300	16
76001	Southwest	45	$2,215	31
76016	West / SW Green Oaks	31	$2,200	13
76018	Southeast	38	$2,027	26
76014	East-central	28	$2,000	30
76017	South-central	64	$1,995	24
76010	Central / UTA-east	16	$1,922	25
76015	Central-south	12	$1,900	24

Source: NTREIS MLS closed lease transactions, trailing 90 days, zips with 10+ closings.

Sales Market Context for Investors Underwriting Arlington:

758 single-family homes closed in Arlington over the past 90 days at a median price of $343,495 and a median 20 days on market, with the median sale closing at 98.3% of original list. Unlike the for-sale softness in DFW’s premium suburbs, Arlington’s sale market remains brisk in the 3-bedroom segment (15-day median DOM) — investor competition is real at the entry point, and well-priced acquisition targets do not wait.

Bedrooms	Closed (n)	Median price	Median sq ft	Median DOM
3 BR	433	$309,000	1,658	15
4 BR	262	$394,000	2,410	23

Source: 758 closed Arlington sale transactions, NTREIS MLS, trailing 90 days ending June 9, 2026.

Calculated Gross Yield by Segment:

Segment	Median rent	Annualized	Median sale	Gross yield
3 BR	$2,053	$24,636	$309,000	8.0%
4 BR	$2,597	$31,164	$394,000	7.9%

Gross yield = (median monthly rent × 12) ÷ median sale price, same 90-day window. Excludes vacancy, taxes, insurance, capex, and management. Indicative only.

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THE MARKET IN ONE PARAGRAPH

Why Arlington earns its place in a serious DFW rental portfolio

Arlington is the largest single-family rental market in Tarrant County outside Fort Worth itself: roughly 403,000 residents, about 106,500 single-family homes, and — per Tarrant Appraisal District data — approximately 1 in 5 of those homes already investor-owned. Renters occupy 45% of the city’s households. Demand is anchored by employers that do not relocate: the General Motors Arlington Assembly Plant (~10,500 employees, GM’s full-size SUV flagship and Tarrant County’s third-largest employer), the University of Texas at Arlington (42,710 students plus 6,300 staff), Texas Health Arlington Memorial, the Entertainment District’s stadium economy, and a west-side logistics corridor where the Prologis Interchange 20 industrial park hit full occupancy in early 2026. Arlington has no commuter rail and no citywide transit — every tenant drives, which makes proximity to these job centers a street-by-street pricing variable that regional rent estimates simply cannot see.

What separates Arlington from the suburbs around it is the breadth of its tenant pipelines feeding very different housing stock: workforce households near the GM plant and the logistics corridor, students and university staff around UTA, families paying a measurable premium to be inside Mansfield ISD lines, and executives and renters-by-choice in Viridian at nearly $3,300 a month. A management strategy that treats those four pipelines the same will underperform in all four. One built around them — screening, pricing, and marketing each home to the pipeline its street actually draws — is how an individual owner competes with the institutional capital now active here, including new build-to-rent product like the 226-unit Yardly Eden community delivering on Mansfield Webb Road.

Arlington micro-markets landlords should know

North Arlington & the Entertainment District

North of I-30 around AT&T Stadium, Globe Life Field, and Six Flags: 1960s–80s ranch stock plus the Viridian master-planned community (76005) to the northeast — the city’s rent premium leader at a $3,290 closed median. Tenant base: stadium and hospitality workers, young professionals, corporate relocations. This is also the only part of Arlington where short-term rentals are broadly legal (see the city rules section below).

UTA / Downtown corridor

The blocks around the University of Texas at Arlington — 42,000+ students and the densest rental demand in the city. Stock is 1950s–70s, small, and maintenance-intensive; rent-to-price ratios are the city’s best, but screening discipline (co-signers, income verification) matters more here than anywhere else, and vacancy risk clusters May–August with the academic calendar.

East Arlington

East of the Collins corridor to the Dallas County line: the city’s most affordable entry ($170K–$280K) and its highest raw yields, anchored by GM plant and logistics tenants. Two honest cautions: this is Arlington’s oldest housing stock, and the city’s Code Compliance division is most active here — budget maintenance reserves and know the deadbolt/window-lock/address-posting rules before the $150 re-inspection fees find you.

Southeast Arlington / Hwy 360 corridor

South of I-20 toward Kennedale and Mansfield: 1980s–2000s homes on larger lots where the controlling variable is the school district line. Addresses zoned to Mansfield ISD lease faster and higher than equivalent Arlington ISD homes a few streets over — the 76002 zip’s $2,400 median versus the citywide $2,053 3-bedroom median is that effect in hard numbers.

Southwest Arlington / Mansfield ISD zone

West of Cooper, south of Arkansas Lane: 1990s–2010s family homes, 1,800–2,800 sq ft, predominantly Mansfield ISD — which earned a TEA “B” with 20 A-rated campuses in 2025 and is the single strongest demand driver in the Arlington rental market. Family tenants ask for it by name. Lower yield on acquisition, longest tenancies and lowest turnover in the city.

Dalworthington Gardens & Pantego

Two independent municipalities enclaved inside Arlington, with their own city tax rates (DWG $0.6160 and Pantego $0.5700 per $100, versus Arlington’s $0.5998) and their own code enforcement — Arlington’s ordinances, including its short-term rental rules, do not apply here. Quiet, larger-lot rentals with low investor saturation.

West Arlington

West of Great Southwest Parkway, north of I-20: 1970s–90s suburban stock at the city’s most accessible prices, next door to a growing logistics employment base — and home to the city’s fastest lease-ups (76016 at 13 days). Watch the school line: portions fall into Grand Prairie ISD, where the combined property tax rate (~2.90%) is the highest of any Arlington school zone.

Five school districts, one city — the hidden rent variable

School district boundaries in Arlington follow neither zip codes nor neighborhood names, and they are the most under-appreciated pricing variable in this market. Verify the actual district for any parcel at tad.org before buying or pricing — my team does this on every Arlington home we take on, because a wrong assumption here misprices a home by $200–$400 a month.

District	Arlington coverage	2025 standing	Rent impact
Mansfield ISD	Southwest & south Arlington	TEA “B”; 20 A-rated campuses; #80 in TX (Niche)	Clear premium — requested by name
HEB ISD	Northern fringe near Euless	#20 in TX (Niche)	Premium, limited inventory
Arlington ISD	Most of the city; 54,750 students	TEA score 76; A-rated campuses nearly doubled in 2025	Neutral citywide; campus-level variance
Kennedale ISD	Small SE corner	#461 in TX (Niche)	Neutral
Grand Prairie ISD	Eastern edges	Highest combined tax zone (~2.90%)	No premium; tax drag

Arlington’s landlord rules: what the city does (and does not) require

Owners coming from other DFW cities are often surprised by this one: Arlington has no general registration or licensing requirement for standard long-term single-family rentals. Dallas requires annual SFR registration with a fee. North Richland Hills implemented rental registration in August 2025. Arlington has not — one less annual filing.

What Arlington DOES enforce, and where owners get caught:

• Duplexes: non-owner-occupied duplexes must register under the city’s Duplex Inspection Program and are inspected annually.
• Code Compliance: single-family rentals face complaint-driven inspections under the Uniform Housing Code. The common citations are mundane and avoidable — missing deadbolts, non-functioning window locks, address not visibly posted, exterior lighting. After the first re-inspection, each additional re-inspection bills $150.
• Short-term rentals: legal only in the designated STR Zone around the Entertainment District (bounded by E. Lamar Blvd., Center St., E. Abram St., and the SH 360 frontage), in RM-12/RMF-22 zoning, and in non-residential districts — under Ordinances 19-014 and 19-022, with a permit, a city inspection, and a 12-person occupancy cap. A standard single-family home in ordinary residential zoning outside that zone cannot legally operate as an Airbnb, and violations run up to $2,000 per offense. If your Arlington STR strategy came from a YouTube video, check the zone map first — most of the city is off-limits.

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Evictions in Arlington: the court, the costs, and the 2026 rule changes

Nobody buys a rental planning for an eviction, but you should know what one costs and where it happens before you ever need it. Virtually all Arlington addresses file at Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Court, Precinct 2 — located inside Arlington at the Southeast Subcourthouse, 700 E. Abram St., Suite 200. It is one of the busiest justice courts in Texas at 15,000+ filings a year, which means procedural mistakes get no sympathy.

Cost item	Amount (2026)
Eviction suit filing fee	$54
Constable citation service, per defendant (increased Jan 1, 2026)	$90
E-filing surcharge	$2
Writ of Possession, if needed (increased Jan 1, 2026)	$180
Typical total, one defendant, uncontested with writ	~$326

Two changes took effect January 1, 2026: the constable and writ fees increased (shown above), and under Rule 510.16(b), a landlord seeking a default judgment must provide the court the tenant’s known email and mailing address in writing at or before judgment — miss it and the case is dismissed and you start over. The standard Texas timeline runs roughly 3–6 weeks from the 3-day notice to vacate through writ execution when handled correctly. My team handles Arlington filings at JP 2 as part of management — owners never set foot in the courthouse.

Court fees and procedures change; figures reflect published Tarrant County schedules as of June 2026. General information, not legal advice — consult an attorney for your specific situation.

COMMON QUESTIONS FROM ARLINGTON OWNERS AND INVESTORS

What is the average rent for a single-family home in Arlington, TX?

Across the 360 single-family homes that closed for lease in Arlington over the past 90 days, the median rent was $2,195/month. By bedroom count, medians run roughly $2,053 for 3-bedroom homes (1,575 median sq ft) and $2,597 for 4-bedroom homes (2,090 median sq ft). Location moves these numbers substantially: Viridian (76005) closed at a $3,290 median, while the Mansfield ISD-heavy 76002 zip closed at $2,400.

How long does it take to lease a rental home in Arlington, TX?

The median time-to-lease across 360 closed transactions was 24 days. The fastest zip codes were 76016 (13 days) and 76013 (16 days); Viridian’s premium product took 38. About 51% of homes leased at full asking rent and 41% required a price reduction first — which makes accurate day-one pricing the single biggest factor in your vacancy time.

Is Arlington, TX a good market for single-family rentals?

By the closed numbers, yes: 3-bedroom homes sold at a $309,000 median and leased at a $2,053 median over the same 90-day window — an 8.0% gross yield, the strongest of any major Tarrant County submarket. Two offsets to underwrite honestly: the median Arlington home was built in 1984, so maintenance reserves are real, and investor-owned property carries no homestead exemption — roughly $1,100/year more in school taxes than an owner-occupant pays on a median home.

What are typical property management fees in Arlington, TX?

Most Arlington property managers charge 8% to 10% of collected monthly rent — $164 to $260 at Arlington’s median rents. McCaw Property Management charges a $175 flat monthly fee on our Full-Service plan: 6.7% effective at the 4-bedroom median, 5.3% on a Viridian-level lease. Tenant placement is 75% of one month’s rent under Full-Service (100% under Lease-Only), lease renewal is $150, and we charge no management fee during vacancy.

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Do I have to register my rental house with the City of Arlington?

No. Arlington has no general registration or licensing requirement for long-term single-family rentals — unlike Dallas, which requires annual registration, and North Richland Hills, which implemented rental registration in 2025. Exceptions: non-owner-occupied duplexes must register under the Duplex Inspection Program, and all rentals remain subject to complaint-driven code compliance inspections.

Can I run an Airbnb or short-term rental in Arlington?

Only in limited areas. Short-term rentals are legal only within Arlington’s designated STR Zone near the Entertainment District, in RM-12/RMF-22 zoning, and in non-residential districts — with a city permit and inspection, under Ordinances 19-014 and 19-022. A standard single-family home in ordinary residential zoning outside the STR Zone cannot legally operate as a short-term rental; fines run up to $2,000 per offense.

Which Arlington school district commands the highest rent?

Mansfield ISD, serving southwest and south Arlington, is the strongest school-driven premium in the city — the Mansfield ISD-heavy 76002 zip showed a $2,400 median closed rent versus $2,053 citywide for 3-bedrooms, and the district earned a TEA “B” with 20 A-rated campuses in 2025. HEB ISD (#20 in Texas per Niche) also carries a premium on the northern fringe but covers limited inventory. Verify any parcel’s actual district at tad.org before pricing.

Where are Arlington evictions filed, and what do they cost?

Arlington evictions are filed at Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Court, Precinct 2 — 700 E. Abram St., Suite 200, in Arlington. As of January 1, 2026: $54 filing fee, $90 constable citation per defendant, and $180 for a Writ of Possession — roughly $326 total for a typical uncontested case requiring a writ, over a 3–6 week timeline when handled correctly.

Are build-to-rent communities impacting the Arlington rental market?

Yes, and increasingly. The 226-unit Yardly Eden townhome-for-rent community (Taylor Morrison, $55M) began leasing on Mansfield Webb Road in late 2025, joining the established 180-home Avilla Lakeridge community in southeast Arlington — and DFW is the nation’s largest build-to-rent market overall. For individual landlords, BTR raises the marketing and amenity bar in the southeast corridor specifically; well-maintained homes in established school zones still hold a location advantage BTR product cannot replicate.

How is the Arlington sales market for buying a rental in 2026?

Liquid and competitive at the entry point: 758 single-family homes closed in 90 days at a $343,495 median, with 3-bedroom homes at a $309,000 median moving in just 15 days and the median sale closing at 98.3% of list. Sellers are not giving deep discounts in the 3-bedroom segment, so the yield opportunity comes from buying right and pricing rent to the closed comps — not from waiting for distress.

About the data on this page

Rental and sale figures are computed from North Texas MLS (NTREIS) closed transactions for single-family properties in Arlington, TX, for the 90-day period ending June 9, 2026: 360 closed leases and 758 closed sales. Medians are reported throughout. City, tax, school, and court figures are drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau, the Arlington Economic Development Corporation, the Tarrant Appraisal District (2024–2025 rates), the City of Arlington, the Texas Education Agency, and Tarrant County Justice Court fee schedules, current as of June 2026. Tables are refreshed quarterly. This page is market information, not legal, tax, or investment advice — consult your attorney or CPA for decisions specific to your situation.

— Kyle McCaw, Broker/Owner, McCaw Property Management · TREC License #0562767 · Author of The DFW Landlord Survival Manual · 1670 Keller Pkwy, Suite 100, Keller, TX 76248 · 817-491-2553 · kyle@mccawpm.com

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Dallas/Fort Worth, Addison, Grapevine, McKinney, Duncanville, Flower Mound, Southlake, Keller, Desoto, Coppell, Mansfield, Irving, Waxahachie, Watauga, Euless, Richland Hills, The Colony, Lewisville, Haslet, Haltom City, Garland, Little Elm, Richardson, Roanoke, Allen, Trophy Club, Rowlett, Balch Springs, North Richland Hills, Plano, Argyle, Sachse, Burleson, Addison, Northlake, Wylie, Denton, Carrollton, Krum, Royse City, Weatherford, Farmers Branch, Ponder, Rockwall, Aubrey, Irving, Azle, Forney, Prosper, Grand Prairie, Lake Worth, Seagoville, Melissa, White Settlement, Arlington, Bedford, Benbrook, Alliance, Justin, Hurst, Granbury, Saginaw, Crowley, Midlothian, Sendera Ranch, Summerfields, Frisco and Cedar Hill.

 

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Author

Kyle McCaw is the founder and broker of McCaw Property Management and a Texas licensed real estate broker (License #0562767). He has been investing in and managing single-family rentals across the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex since 2003, and personally owns a portfolio of single-family rental homes — so the strategy on this page comes from an owner who underwrites the same deals our clients do.

Kyle is an active member of the National Association of Residential Property Managers (NARPM) and has spoken at several national conferences across the single-family rental management and investing industries. McCaw Property Management is rated the #1 property management company in the Roanoke / DFW Metroplex by PropertyManagement.com and has been named to Texas A&M University’s Aggie 100 list of fastest-growing Aggie-owned businesses five times.