Celeste, TX Housing Market — 45 Homes Sold (September 2025 – September 2026)

Q: What does the typical Celeste home cost?

The typical Celeste home sold for $405,000 (about $201 per square foot) over the last twelve months.

Q: How fast do homes sell in Celeste?

The typical Celeste home went under contract in 62 days; 6.7% sold within the first week.

Buyers hold the cards: most homes sell under asking and take about 62 days to find a buyer.

Celeste market at a glance

Homes sold (12 months): 45
Median sale price: $405,000 (about $2,304/month with 10% down at a 6.5% 30-year rate, principal & interest)
Median price per square foot: $201
Median days on market (list to contract): 62; 6.7% went under contract within a week
Sold over asking: 15.6% · Sold under asking: 57.8%
Typical home: 3 bed, 1,920 sqft, built 2021, mostly Celeste ISD
Price range of sales: $37,000 – $1,395,000
On the market right now: 34 active listings, 5 under contract, 9.1 months of supply, median asking $509,995
How buyers paid: Conventional 26.7%, FHA 28.9%, VA 17.8%, Cash 15.6%, Other 11.1%
Seller contributions: 62.2% of sellers chipped in, typically $10,000
Contract to close: about 30 days
New construction: 35.6% of sales, median $412,500 vs $400,000 resale

Five-year price history in Celeste

Median sale price by quarter: 2022 Q1: $257,500 · 2023 Q1: $360,000 · 2024 Q1: $395,000 · 2025 Q1: $520,000 · 2026 Q1: $407,500 · 2026 Q2: $420,000.

Median price by elementary school zone

Celeste: 36 sales, median $400,000, $199/sqft

Pricing right vs. cutting the price in Celeste

Sellers who held their original asking price sold in 26 days at 97.7% of ask. Sellers who overpriced and later cut took 124 days and kept 93.6% of the original ask — roughly $17,800 left on the table on a typical Celeste listing.

Nearby markets

Greenville · Caddo Mills · Quinlan · Commerce · Lone Oak · West Tawakoni · Wolfe City

Common questions

Is now a good time to buy in Celeste? Buyers hold the cards: most homes sell under asking and take about 62 days to find a buyer.

What does the typical Celeste home cost? $405,000 — about $201 per square foot, or roughly $2,304/month with 10% down before taxes and insurance.

How fast do homes sell in Celeste? The typical home went under contract in 62 days; 6.7% 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.