# Houses for Rent Decatur TX | Free Locating, 24 Hours > Free apartment locating in Decatur, TX on US-287. Small apartment stock and houses for rent matched to your budget, criteria confirmed by phone. URL: https://fortworthapartmentlocators.com/service-areas/decatur/ ![A bright apartment interior with large dark-framed windows in North Texas daylight](/images/hero/candid-photo-of-a-bright-airy-apartment-living-roo.webp) location\_on Serving Decatur & Tarrant County # Your Free Rental Locator in Decatur, TX Last updated: September 28, 2026 Fort Worth Apartment Locators Group covers Decatur, the Wise County seat on US-287 about 40 miles northwest of downtown Fort Worth. The rental market runs on garden apartment complexes, small buildings and fourplexes near the courthouse square, and owner-leased houses. We match properties to your commute and budget, then confirm criteria by phone. - payments Free to you, always - schedule Matched in 24 hours - call Criteria confirmed by phone Get Your 60-Second Match [/contact/ →](/contact/) Find My Path [/get-approved/ →](/get-approved/) - payments $0 to you, always - verified\_user Pre-qualified before you apply - badge TREC #9003398 · Licensed Texas agents - schedule Matched in 24 hours The paths ## Every approval path we run in Decatur We organize apartments here by how you get approved, not by what's wrong with your file. Paths stack, most approvals use two. ![Renter reviewing a deposit alternative agreement at a Fort Worth apartment leasing office](/images/misc/candid-photo-of-a-renter-at-a-leasing-office-count.webp) account\_balance\_wallet ### Deposit Alternatives & Money Owed The money-owed path: deposit alternatives, doubled deposits, and last-month-up-front for renters with a balance, collection, or eviction filing. See what this path costs arrow\_forward [Deposit Alternatives & Money Owed →](/deposit-alternatives-money-owed/) ![Fort Worth renter and cosigner reviewing a guarantor addendum at a kitchen table](/images/misc/candid-photo-of-two-people-at-a-kitchen-table-revi.webp) person\_check ### Cosigner & Guarantor The guarantor path: personal cosigner or guarantor service (Leap, TheGuarantors) for thin-file, first-time, self-employed, and 1099 renters. See what this path costs arrow\_forward [Cosigner & Guarantor →](/cosigner-guarantor/) ![Newly delivered luxury apartment community in lease-up along the North Fort Worth corridor](/images/misc/candid-photo-of-a-newly-delivered-fort-worth-apart.webp) apartment ### New Apartments Leasing Up The lease-up path: a maintained Lease-Up Board of Tarrant County communities in fill, with concessions, income multiples, and the paths each accepts. See what this path costs arrow\_forward [New Apartments Leasing Up →](/new-apartments-leasing-up/) ![Printed bank statements and 1099 forms for a Fort Worth apartment application spread across a desk](/images/misc/candid-photo-of-printed-bank-statements-and-1099-f.webp) description ### Proof of Income & Documentation The documentation path: which documents satisfy screening, how the income multiple works, and how to clear an automated income denial. See what this path costs arrow\_forward [Proof of Income & Documentation →](/proof-of-income-documentation/) ![Fort Worth renter reviewing a Section 8 housing voucher packet at a kitchen table](/images/misc/candid-photo-of-a-renter-at-a-kitchen-table-with-a.webp) confirmation\_number ### Housing Vouchers The Section 8 voucher path: FWHS, TCHAP, and AHA vouchers matched to Fort Worth properties that accept them, with payment standards checked and inspection timing stated factually. See what this path costs arrow\_forward [Housing Vouchers →](/housing-vouchers/) ![A large dog lying on the floor of a bright Fort Worth apartment living room](/images/misc/candid-photo-of-a-large-dog-lying-on-the-floor-of-.webp) pets ### Pet-Friendly Locating The pet-friendly path: no-breed-restriction and no-weight-limit properties, pet-charge structures compared, and approval with a restricted-breed dog. See what this path costs arrow\_forward [Pet-Friendly Locating →](/pet-friendly/) ![Fort Worth Apartment Locators Group agent on a video tour call with a renter relocating for work](/images/misc/candid-photo-of-a-person-on-a-video-tour-call-hold.webp) flight ### Relocation Services Free apartment locating for renters relocating for work to Fort Worth - commute-anchored search, sight-unseen options, and phone-verified matching. See what this path costs arrow\_forward [Relocation Services →](/relocation/) ![A bright Fort Worth high-rise apartment interior with floor-to-ceiling windows](/images/misc/candid-photo-of-a-bright-high-rise-apartment-inter.webp) diamond ### Luxury & High-Rise Locating Free luxury and high-rise apartment locating across Fort Worth's Class A submarkets, with current concession tracking and effective-rent math. See what this path costs arrow\_forward [Luxury & High-Rise Locating →](/luxury-high-rise/) ![Fort Worth Apartment Locators concierge setup - laptop on a new apartment kitchen counter](/images/misc/candid-photo-of-a-kitchen-counter-in-a-new-fort-wo.webp) auto\_awesome ### Move-In Concierge The free post-signing setup service: Oncor electricity plan, internet, renters insurance, and mover rates, plus renewal support. See what this path costs arrow\_forward [Move-In Concierge →](/move-in-concierge/) Not sure which one? Start with the Router [/get-approved/ →](/get-approved/) Why us here ## How Free Rental Locating Works Here check\_circle ### Free to you, the owner or community pays a referral fee and nothing is added to your rent check\_circle ### We confirm which electricity utility covers each building - Oncor or Wise Electric Cooperative - before we send you any option check\_circle ### We ask about water, trash, and fees outside base rent when we verify criteria so you know the full monthly number check\_circle ### Every criteria threshold and availability claim we send you carries a verification date check\_circle ### If your credit or history is complicated, we route you to the paths that stay open and to owners who review files directly check\_circle ### Licensed Texas agents under Spirit Real Estate Group, LLC (TREC #9003398) This market sits inside the Tarrant County area we cover as a free apartment locator in Fort Worth [/ →](/) . Same approval paths, same phone verification, priced against local rents rather than a county-wide average. ## Getting to Fort Worth and Getting Around A car is required for all trips. No bus or rail service operates here. US-287 is the main route to Fort Worth, running southeast through Alvord and Boyd before reaching the Alliance area at the north edge of Tarrant County. From Alliance you continue into Fort Worth via I-35W or the local grid. The drive to downtown Fort Worth runs roughly 45 to 55 minutes depending on traffic and your destination inside the city. US-287 is toll-free from Wise County into Tarrant County. The I-35W TEXpress lanes near Alliance add a tolled option for faster travel but are not required; the frontage road is a free alternative. US-380 runs east to Denton in about 40 minutes, which opens the Denton job market and the University of North Texas campus. US-81 is a local north-south route through Wise County. FM 51 connects south toward Weatherford and Parker County. Daily shopping and medical services are within the city or a short drive on one of these routes. Tell us your work address and budget. We match properties to your real commute window, then call each leasing office or owner to confirm availability and criteria before you pay an application fee. ## What Actually Rents Here The rental market runs narrower than in Fort Worth or Weatherford. Garden apartment complexes, small buildings and fourplexes near the courthouse square, owner-leased duplexes, and single-family houses make up the available stock. Newer apartment product is limited; most buildings here were constructed before 2000. The few larger complexes run formal screening processes, including automated platforms like RealPage. The smaller buildings and individually owned properties are where a leasing manager or owner makes a direct decision, and a larger deposit or a co-signer often carries real weight when a file has a complication. Before you apply to any property, confirm what is included in the base rent. Some complexes bill water and trash as flat monthly add-ons outside the quoted rent; that changes the real monthly total. Hospital and school-district employment carries meaningful weight with local owners when they are reviewing a file. Pull your own name in Wise County Justice of the Peace records before applying; a dismissed eviction case still shows on screening reports and affects owner decisions. Electricity utility territory is split across the city. Confirm which utility serves the building before you sign. At Oncor addresses, you set up a retail provider through the state's competitive market. At Wise Electric Cooperative addresses, the co-op is the utility and there is no provider choice. Why believe any of this ## We're new, so here's our method instead of a wall of reviews This brand hasn't placed enough renters to publish counts or ratings, and inventing them would be a misrepresentation. What we can show you is exactly how the work gets done. call ### We call the leasing office Criteria change without notice and listing sites don't track them. Before you spend an application fee, we confirm the income multiple, the deposit structure, and what the property does with your specific flag, by phone. event\_available ### Every number carries a date A rent, a concession, a criteria threshold, or a lease-up status is only useful if you know when it was true. Every one we send you has a verification date attached, and we pull Lease-Up Board records older than 60 days. report ### We publish the failure mode Our list updates in real time and it can still be wrong. Sometimes a community hasn't updated their system, sometimes someone applied twenty minutes ago. If a unit's gone when you call, tell us and we'll re-verify and send replacements the same day. badge ### Licensed, and named We're licensed Texas agents under Spirit Real Estate Group, LLC (TREC #9003398), designated broker Tom Birdwell. Single county, so we can verify instead of guess. Local answers ## Decatur questions ### Are there apartments near the hospital in Decatur? expand\_more A few garden complexes and small buildings sit within a short drive of Medical City Decatur. The hospital is the largest employer in Wise County, and several local owners factor hospital employment positively when reviewing a file. We tell you which properties are closest to the hospital when we send your matches. ### Which electricity provider serves my address here? expand\_more It depends on the specific address. Parts of the city fall under Wise Electric Cooperative, where the co-op is the utility and there is no retail provider choice. Other addresses are served by Oncor, where the grid is deregulated and you pick a retail provider by comparing plans at the state Power to Choose site and reading the Electricity Facts Label. We confirm which utility covers the building before sending you any option. ### Is the US-287 drive to Fort Worth tolled? expand\_more No toll from Wise County to Alliance. US-287 runs toll-free into Tarrant County. Near Alliance you have the option to use the I-35W TEXpress lanes for a faster trip, but they are optional; the frontage road is a free alternative. The toll question only applies once you reach the Alliance area. ### Are there actual apartment complexes here, or mostly houses? expand\_more Both, but the stock is small. A few garden apartment complexes operate here, plus small buildings and fourplexes near the courthouse square, duplexes, and single-family houses leased by individual owners. Newer product is limited. If you need a large complex with formal conditional-approval programs, Weatherford and the Alliance area carry more options. We tell you what is available at your budget before you tour. ### Can you help if I have a broken lease, bad credit, or an eviction? expand\_more Often, yes. Most decisions here are made by individual owners and small-building managers rather than automated platforms, so a larger deposit or a co-signer carries real weight. Hospital and school-district employment also matters to local owners. Pull your own name in Wise County Justice of the Peace records before applying; a dismissed case still shows on screening reports. Texas landlords are generally required to provide written tenant selection criteria before you pay an application fee. ### Are water and trash included in the rent? expand\_more Not always. Some complexes bill water and trash as flat monthly add-ons outside the quoted base rent. Ask what is included before you compare quotes. We confirm the full monthly cost, including any flat utility add-ons, when we verify criteria with each leasing office. ### Is apartment locating in Wise County really free? expand\_more Yes. The service is free to you and nothing is added to your rent. The property owner or community pays a referral fee when you sign a lease. Licensed agents under Spirit Real Estate Group, LLC (TREC #9003398). ### How fast can I get rental options? expand\_more Usually the same day. Send us your budget, move date, and anything on your record you want us to know about. We come back with a verified list of properties, criteria confirmed with each owner or leasing office by phone. ### Still have a question? Tell us your budget, move date, and anything on your record you're worried about. We usually come back the same day. Get Your 60-Second Match [/contact/ →](/contact/) ## Also Searching Nearby? These neighboring Tarrant County markets often turn up options at a different price for a similar commute. location\_on ### Springtown \*\*Fort Worth Apartment Locators Group\*\* covers Springtown, a small Parker County town on \*\*SH-199\*\* about 30 miles northwest of downtown Fort Worth. The town sits past \*\*Azle\*\* on the same state highway, and the drive runs through Azle and Lake Worth before reaching the west side of Fort Worth. Springtown has a town square with a few local businesses. \*\*Weatherford\*\* is roughly 20 minutes south on \*\*FM 51\*\* and carries the hospital, a community college, and the larger grocery options for this part of Parker County. \*\*Eagle Mountain Lake\*\* is accessible southeast via Azle. The rental market is houses and land, not apartments. Single-family houses leased by individual owners, manufactured homes on lots, and a small number of duplexes near the town square make up what rents here. No conventional apartment communities with an onsite leasing office operate here. Acreage rentals often mean well water and septic rather than city utilities, and some tenants are responsible for mowing several acres. Ask who maintains what and confirm the utility setup before signing. If you need a community with a formal application process and conditional-approval paths, Weatherford carries that inventory. Electricity varies by address. Most of the area falls in \*\*Tri-County Electric Cooperative\*\* territory, where you do not choose a retail provider. Some addresses are on the \*\*Oncor\*\* deregulated grid, where you pick a retail electric provider and compare plans at the state Power to Choose site. Propane instead of natural gas is common outside the town limits. SH-199 is free - no toll from Parker County into Tarrant County. \*\*Parker County Justice of the Peace\*\* records are worth pulling on your own name before applying; a dismissed case still shows on screening reports. Apartment locating in Springtown arrow\_forward [Springtown →](/service-areas/springtown/) location\_on ### Azle \*\*Eagle Mountain Lake\*\* anchors the market here. The city sits on the lake's western shore with marinas and direct water access, bordering the unincorporated communities of \*\*Briar\*\* and \*\*Pelican Bay\*\* along the shoreline. \*\*Central Park\*\* and the \*\*Azle Memorial Library\*\* serve the community core. \*\*Highway 199\*\* is the primary commute route into Fort Worth, running about 25 minutes under normal traffic. \*\*FM-730\*\* is the secondary corridor north toward Springtown. No transit serves the city; a car is required for every trip. The rental inventory is limited as of 2026 and skews away from conventional apartments. Most available units are single-family houses, some with lakefront access and potential dock use included. Duplexes fill out the available pool; a small number of smaller apartment buildings exist but inventory is thin. When dock access or lake use is part of a lease, get the specifics in writing before you sign. Individual owners make their own approval decisions, which means criteria vary property by property and case-by-case review is more common than automated screening. The city spans two counties. Most rental addresses fall inside Tarrant County, but western portions sit in Parker County. That county line matters for utilities: properties on the Parker County side may fall inside cooperative electric territory, meaning there is no retail electricity provider to shop. Some addresses outside the city limits run on well water or septic rather than municipal service, so confirm before you assume. \*\*Azle ISD\*\* covers most city addresses; parts fall inside \*\*Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD\*\*. Confirm the school district by address before you sign. Apartment locating in Azle arrow\_forward [Azle →](/service-areas/azle/) location\_on ### Alliance Town Center Fort Worth Apartment Locators Group covers \*\*Alliance Town Center\*\* at Golden Triangle Boulevard and I-35W, the retail heart of \*\*AllianceTexas\*\*, a roughly 27,000-acre master-planned employment corridor with one of the largest concentrations of distribution, logistics, and technology employment in North Texas. Amazon, BNSF Railway, and Fidelity Investments all operate within the AllianceTexas footprint. \*\*Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance\*\* is a few minutes north. \*\*Texas Motor Speedway\*\*, \*\*Tanger Outlets\*\*, and a Buc-ee's are a few miles further north on I-35W. Renters choosing this address almost always do so for the commute, and on that measure nothing in the metro competes if your job is in the AllianceTexas corridor. The rental stock is almost entirely newer product built in the last fifteen years: garden apartments, mid-rises, and townhome-style units with resort-style amenity packages. As of 2026, rents run above the Fort Worth median. Quoted rent is rarely the full number: amenity fees, valet trash, and covered parking charges are standard additions, and free-rent concessions at properties in lease-up typically carry a repayment clause if you break the lease before the term ends. Race weekends at Texas Motor Speedway create meaningful congestion on I-35W; check the calendar against your move-in date and any lease-start logistics. A car is required for most daily trips. I-35W, US-377, and North Tarrant Parkway are the main arteries. TEXRail's northern Fort Worth stations serve part of this corridor, but which station is closest depends on the specific address. Schools split between \*\*Keller ISD\*\* and \*\*Northwest ISD\*\* depending on your address, and the dividing line is not always obvious from the zip code; confirm before you commit to a lease if schools are a factor. For renters with a complicated credit file or an eviction judgment, the formal approval processes here are thorough: a co-signing company, a structured deposit, or documented assets are the standard routes in. If an older eviction judgment is the issue, the older stock in Diamond Hill, East Fort Worth, or Las Vegas Trail offers more flexibility. Apartment locating in Alliance arrow\_forward [Alliance Town Center →](/service-areas/alliance-town-center/) ![](/images/hero/candid-wide-shot-of-a-bright-airy-fort-worth-apart.webp) ## Looking for an apartment in Decatur? Matched in 24 hours. 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