Fairways on one side, Lake Bridgeport on the other
Head west out of Bridgeport toward the water and you hit the Runaway Bay edge — the stretch where town gives way to golf-course lots and lake breezes. Runaway Bay itself is a tiny golf-and-lake city next door, and this side of Bridgeport borrows its best features: fairway views, quick ramp access, and streets where a golf cart is legitimate transportation.
The rhythm out here is unhurried in a way that's earned, not marketed. Retirees make up a healthy share of the neighborhood, joined by families who wanted elbow room and weekenders who never quite left. Bridgeport's shops and schools are minutes back up the road, downtown Fort Worth is about 45 minutes, and the eighteenth hole is closer than either.
Expect a laid-back mix along the Runaway Bay edge: single-story ranch homes backing to fairways, brick-and-stone customs with lake glimpses, and a handful of newer builds filling in the gaps. Lots run larger than in-town Bridgeport, often with space for a boat, an RV pad, or both. Golf-cart garages are not a punchline here — they're a feature buyers actually request. The area suits golfers, obviously, but also anyone who wants water-adjacent living in North Texas with more house and yard for the money than the shoreline itself typically offers.