Balch Springs, TX Housing Market: 205 Homes Sold (September 2025 to September 2026)

Q: What does the typical Balch Springs home cost?

The typical Balch Springs home sold for $257,499 (about $160 per square foot) over the last twelve months.

Q: How fast do homes sell in Balch Springs?

The typical Balch Springs home went under contract in 26 days; 27.8% sold within the first week.

Q: Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Balch Springs?

The median Balch Springs lease ran $1,870/month this year; principal and interest on the median $257,499 home is roughly $1,465/month with 10% down.

A fair fight: well-priced homes move in about 26 days, and 17.1% still beat asking.

Balch Springs market at a glance

Homes sold (12 months): 205
Median sale price: $257,499 (about $1,465/month with 10% down at a 6.5% 30-year rate, principal & interest)
Median price per square foot: $160
Median days on market (list to contract): 26; 27.8% went under contract within a week
Sold over asking: 17.1% · Sold under asking: 54.6%
Typical home: 3 bed, 1,656 sqft, built 2025, mostly Mesquite ISD
Price range of sales: $88,500 – $570,000
On the market right now: 53 active listings, 19 under contract, 3.1 months of supply, median asking $294,499
How buyers paid: Conventional 32.2%, FHA 42.4%, VA 4.4%, Cash 17.6%, Other 3.4%
Seller contributions: 72.2% of sellers chipped in, typically $5,195
Contract to close: about 31 days
Median rent (same home types, 78 closed leases): $1,870/month. Owning the median home runs about $1,465/month principal & interest with 10% down
HOA: 58.5% of sales had a mandatory HOA, typically $79/month
New construction: 51.7% of sales, median $265,499 vs $243,500 resale

Five-year price history in Balch Springs

Median sale price by quarter: 2022 Q1: $230,750 · 2023 Q1: $239,000 · 2024 Q1: $295,000 · 2025 Q1: $249,950 · 2026 Q1: $244,000 · 2026 Q3: $270,000.

Median price by elementary school zone

Gentry: 79 sales, median $253,229, $155/sqft
Mackey: 27 sales, median $400,000, $171/sqft
Gray: 26 sales, median $266,500, $171/sqft
Hodges: 26 sales, median $219,000, $163/sqft
Lagow: 10 sales, median $225,000, $161/sqft
Floyd: 8 sales, median $219,000, $164/sqft

Pricing right vs. cutting the price in Balch Springs

Sellers who held their original asking price sold in 10 days at 100% of ask. Sellers who overpriced and later cut took 57 days and kept 93.6% of the original ask, roughly $17,100 left on the table on a typical Balch Springs listing.

Most active Balch Springs neighborhoods

McKenzie Trails: 71 sales, median $250,499, 10 days on market
Arcadia Trails Classic 60: 15 sales, median $431,450, 97 days on market
Arcadia Trails: 10 sales, median $369,249, 148 days on market
Spring Oaks 03: 10 sales, median $224,500, 41 days on market

Nearby markets

Dallas · Garland · Mesquite · Grand Prairie · Irving · Richardson · Rowlett · Cedar Hill

Common questions

Is now a good time to buy in Balch Springs? A fair fight: well-priced homes move in about 26 days, and 17.1% still beat asking.

What does the typical Balch Springs home cost? $257,499, about $160 per square foot, or roughly $1,465/month with 10% down before taxes and insurance.

How fast do homes sell in Balch Springs? The typical home went under contract in 26 days; 27.8% sold within the first week.

Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Balch Springs? The median Balch Springs lease ran $1,870/month this year, while principal and interest on the median $257,499 home is roughly $1,465/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.