Bells, TX Housing Market — 36 Homes Sold (September 2025 – September 2026)

Q: What does the typical Bells home cost?

The typical Bells home sold for $328,500 (about $177 per square foot) over the last twelve months.

Q: How fast do homes sell in Bells?

The typical Bells home went under contract in 48 days; 11.1% sold within the first week.

The edge goes to buyers: homes typically take 48 days and only 19.4% beat their asking price.

Bells market at a glance

Homes sold (12 months): 36
Median sale price: $328,500 (about $1,869/month with 10% down at a 6.5% 30-year rate, principal & interest)
Median price per square foot: $177
Median days on market (list to contract): 48; 11.1% went under contract within a week
Sold over asking: 19.4% · Sold under asking: 55.6%
Typical home: 3 bed, 1,906 sqft, built 1999, mostly Bells ISD
Price range of sales: $45,000 – $1,250,000
On the market right now: 13 active listings, 4 under contract, 4.3 months of supply, median asking $285,000
How buyers paid: Conventional 38.9%, FHA 27.8%, VA 5.6%, Cash 19.4%, Other 8.3%
Seller contributions: 44.4% of sellers chipped in, typically $8,000
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: 36 sales, median $328,500, $177/sqft

Pricing right vs. cutting the price in Bells

Sellers who held their original asking price sold in 18 days at 98% of ask. Sellers who overpriced and later cut took 70 days and kept 91% of the original ask — roughly $24,000 left on the table on a typical Bells listing.

Nearby markets

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

Common questions

Is now a good time to buy in Bells? The edge goes to buyers: homes typically take 48 days and only 19.4% beat their asking price.

What does the typical Bells home cost? $328,500 — about $177 per square foot, or roughly $1,869/month with 10% down before taxes and insurance.

How fast do homes sell in Bells? The typical home went under contract in 48 days; 11.1% sold within the first week.

Source: NTREIS MLS closed sales, September 3 2025 – September 3 2026. Aggregate data only — Texas is a non-disclosure state. Compiled by Pax Realty (Ryan Storch, Broker). Explore all 186 cities · Full dataset · Book a strategy call · Call/text (972) 974-1821.