Bells, TX Housing Market: 35 Homes Sold (September 2025 to September 2026)

Q: What does the typical Bells home cost?

The typical Bells home sold for $305,000 (about $168 per square foot) over the last twelve months.

Q: How fast do homes sell in Bells?

The typical Bells home went under contract in 52 days; 8.6% sold within the first week.

The edge goes to buyers: homes typically take 52 days and only 22.9% beat their asking price.

Bells market at a glance

Homes sold (12 months): 35
Median sale price: $305,000 (about $1,735/month with 10% down at a 6.5% 30-year rate, principal & interest)
Median price per square foot: $168
Median days on market (list to contract): 52; 8.6% went under contract within a week
Sold over asking: 22.9% · Sold under asking: 60%
Typical home: 3 bed, 1,745 sqft, built 2001, mostly Bells ISD
Price range of sales: $45,000 – $1,250,000
On the market right now: 16 active listings, 4 under contract, 5.5 months of supply, median asking $542,000
How buyers paid: Conventional 34.3%, FHA 28.6%, VA 2.9%, Cash 22.9%, Other 11.4%
Seller contributions: 45.7% of sellers chipped in, typically $10,000
Contract to close: about 29 days

Five-year price history in Bells

Median sale price by quarter: 2023 Q1: $285,000 · 2026 Q2: $327,000.

Median price by elementary school zone

Bells: 34 sales, median $309,000, $170/sqft

Pricing right vs. cutting the price in Bells

Sellers who held their original asking price sold in 14 days at 97.5% of ask. Sellers who overpriced and later cut took 80 days and kept 89.8% of the original ask, roughly $25,000 left on the table on a typical Bells listing.

Nearby markets

Sherman · Denison · Van Alstyne · Pottsboro · Howe · Gunter · Whitesboro · Gordonville

Common questions

Is now a good time to buy in Bells? The edge goes to buyers: homes typically take 52 days and only 22.9% beat their asking price.

What does the typical Bells home cost? $305,000, about $168 per square foot, or roughly $1,735/month with 10% down before taxes and insurance.

How fast do homes sell in Bells? The typical home went under contract in 52 days; 8.6% sold within the first week.

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.