Celeste, TX Housing Market: 46 Homes Sold (September 2025 to September 2026)

Q: What does the typical Celeste home cost?

The typical Celeste home sold for $415,000 (about $200 per square foot) over the last twelve months.

Q: How fast do homes sell in Celeste?

The typical Celeste home went under contract in 61 days; 4.3% sold within the first week.

The edge goes to buyers: homes typically take 61 days and only 17.4% beat their asking price.

Celeste market at a glance

Homes sold (12 months): 46
Median sale price: $415,000 (about $2,361/month with 10% down at a 6.5% 30-year rate, principal & interest)
Median price per square foot: $200
Median days on market (list to contract): 61; 4.3% went under contract within a week
Sold over asking: 17.4% · Sold under asking: 58.7%
Typical home: 3 bed, 2,002 sqft, built 2022, mostly Celeste ISD
Price range of sales: $37,000 – $1,170,000
On the market right now: 27 active listings, 4 under contract, 7 months of supply, median asking $465,000
How buyers paid: Conventional 30.4%, FHA 28.3%, VA 21.7%, Cash 13%, Other 6.5%
Seller contributions: 60.9% of sellers chipped in, typically $9,725
Contract to close: about 30 days
New construction: 30.4% of sales, median $437,500 vs $405,000 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 Q3: $475,000.

Median price by elementary school zone

Celeste: 34 sales, median $402,500, $196/sqft

Pricing right vs. cutting the price in Celeste

Sellers who held their original asking price sold in 33 days at 97.1% of ask. Sellers who overpriced and later cut took 137 days and kept 93.6% of the original ask, roughly $16,000 left on the table on a typical Celeste listing.

Nearby markets

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

Common questions

Is now a good time to buy in Celeste? The edge goes to buyers: homes typically take 61 days and only 17.4% beat their asking price.

What does the typical Celeste home cost? $415,000, about $200 per square foot, or roughly $2,361/month with 10% down before taxes and insurance.

How fast do homes sell in Celeste? The typical home went under contract in 61 days; 4.3% 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.