Alvarado, TX Housing Market: 283 Homes Sold (September 2025 to September 2026)

Q: What does the typical Alvarado home cost?

The typical Alvarado home sold for $315,000 (about $164 per square foot) over the last twelve months.

Q: How fast do homes sell in Alvarado?

The typical Alvarado home went under contract in 54 days; 10.2% sold within the first week.

Q: Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Alvarado?

The median Alvarado lease ran $2,250/month this year; principal and interest on the median $315,000 home is roughly $1,792/month with 10% down.

Buyers hold the cards: most homes sell under asking and take about 54 days to find a buyer.

Alvarado market at a glance

Homes sold (12 months): 283
Median sale price: $315,000 (about $1,792/month with 10% down at a 6.5% 30-year rate, principal & interest)
Median price per square foot: $164
Median days on market (list to contract): 54; 10.2% went under contract within a week
Sold over asking: 14.8% · Sold under asking: 43.8%
Typical home: 3 bed, 1,963 sqft, built 2021, mostly Alvarado ISD
Price range of sales: $65,000 – $1,225,000
On the market right now: 133 active listings, 32 under contract, 5.6 months of supply, median asking $319,000
How buyers paid: Conventional 29.7%, FHA 43.8%, VA 10.2%, Cash 10.2%, Other 6%
Seller contributions: 74.6% of sellers chipped in, typically $10,000
Contract to close: about 30 days
Median rent (same home types, 44 closed leases): $2,250/month. Owning the median home runs about $1,792/month principal & interest with 10% down
HOA: 50.2% of sales had a mandatory HOA, typically $41/month
New construction: 44.5% of sales, median $327,450 vs $284,900 resale

Five-year price history in Alvarado

Median sale price by quarter: 2022 Q1: $306,415 · 2023 Q1: $307,490 · 2024 Q1: $354,150 · 2025 Q1: $347,500 · 2026 Q1: $310,000 · 2026 Q4: $314,990.

Median price by elementary school zone

Alvarado N: 171 sales, median $313,700, $162/sqft
Alvarado S: 88 sales, median $319,950, $168/sqft
Lillian: 11 sales, median $350,000, $192/sqft

Pricing right vs. cutting the price in Alvarado

Sellers who held their original asking price sold in 17 days at 100% of ask. Sellers who overpriced and later cut took 89 days and kept 93% of the original ask, roughly $23,000 left on the table on a typical Alvarado listing.

Most active Alvarado neighborhoods

Lone Oak: 64 sales, median $312,945, 58 days on market
Sunset Ridge: 22 sales, median $405,000, 144 days on market
Eagle Glen 50: 12 sales, median $402,500, 89 days on market
Eagle Glen Elements: 9 sales, median $354,900, 166 days on market
Stonegate Manor Ph 3: 9 sales, median $375,000, 29 days on market
Woolard: 8 sales, median $232,500, 14 days on market

Nearby markets

Burleson · Cleburne · Godley · Joshua · Venus · Keene · Grandview · Rio Vista

Common questions

Is now a good time to buy in Alvarado? Buyers hold the cards: most homes sell under asking and take about 54 days to find a buyer.

What does the typical Alvarado home cost? $315,000, about $164 per square foot, or roughly $1,792/month with 10% down before taxes and insurance.

How fast do homes sell in Alvarado? The typical home went under contract in 54 days; 10.2% sold within the first week.

Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Alvarado? The median Alvarado lease ran $2,250/month this year, while principal and interest on the median $315,000 home is roughly $1,792/month with 10% down, before taxes and insurance.

Source: NTREIS MLS closed sales, September 5 2025 to September 5 2026. Aggregate data only; Texas is a non-disclosure state. Compiled by Pax Realty (Ryan Storch, Broker). Explore all 186 cities · Full dataset · Text Ryan · Call/text (972) 974-1821.