Decatur, TX Housing Market: 271 Homes Sold (September 2025 to September 2026)

Q: What does the typical Decatur home cost?

The typical Decatur home sold for $459,000 (about $210 per square foot) over the last twelve months.

Q: How fast do homes sell in Decatur?

The typical Decatur home went under contract in 56 days; 11.4% sold within the first week.

Q: Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Decatur?

The median Decatur lease ran $1,972/month this year; principal and interest on the median $459,000 home is roughly $2,611/month with 10% down.

Buyers hold the cards: most homes sell under asking and take about 56 days to find a buyer.

Decatur market at a glance

Homes sold (12 months): 271
Median sale price: $459,000 (about $2,611/month with 10% down at a 6.5% 30-year rate, principal & interest)
Median price per square foot: $210
Median days on market (list to contract): 56; 11.4% went under contract within a week
Sold over asking: 10.7% · Sold under asking: 67.9%
Typical home: 4 bed, 2,229 sqft, built 2017, mostly Decatur ISD
Price range of sales: $1,500 – $1,775,000
On the market right now: 143 active listings, 35 under contract, 6.3 months of supply, median asking $550,000
How buyers paid: Conventional 55%, FHA 17.7%, VA 9.2%, Cash 17%, Other 1.1%
Seller contributions: 54.2% of sellers chipped in, typically $8,508
Contract to close: about 31 days
Median rent (same home types, 42 closed leases): $1,972/month. Owning the median home runs about $2,611/month principal & interest with 10% down
HOA: 29.9% of sales had a mandatory HOA, typically $41/month
New construction: 25.1% of sales, median $439,900 vs $470,000 resale

Five-year price history in Decatur

Median sale price by quarter: 2022 Q1: $345,000 · 2023 Q1: $420,000 · 2024 Q1: $401,000 · 2025 Q1: $429,000 · 2026 Q1: $420,000 · 2026 Q4: $528,012.

Median price by elementary school zone

Carson: 112 sales, median $475,000, $212/sqft
Rann: 87 sales, median $354,990, $190/sqft
Young: 49 sales, median $433,000, $213/sqft
Slidell: 9 sales, median $575,000, $249/sqft

Pricing right vs. cutting the price in Decatur

Sellers who held their original asking price sold in 20 days at 98.7% of ask. Sellers who overpriced and later cut took 97 days and kept 93.2% of the original ask, roughly $26,900 left on the table on a typical Decatur listing.

Most active Decatur neighborhoods

Vista Park: 27 sales, median $331,990, 52 days on market
Hillview Addition: 16 sales, median $459,450, 122 days on market
South Decatur: 10 sales, median $229,000, 16 days on market
Highland Hills Ph2: 8 sales, median $577,500, 29 days on market
None: 8 sales, median $480,750, 62 days on market

Nearby markets

Rhome · Boyd · Bridgeport · Paradise · New Fairview · Alvord · Newark · Runaway Bay

Common questions

Is now a good time to buy in Decatur? Buyers hold the cards: most homes sell under asking and take about 56 days to find a buyer.

What does the typical Decatur home cost? $459,000, about $210 per square foot, or roughly $2,611/month with 10% down before taxes and insurance.

How fast do homes sell in Decatur? The typical home went under contract in 56 days; 11.4% sold within the first week.

Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Decatur? The median Decatur lease ran $1,972/month this year, while principal and interest on the median $459,000 home is roughly $2,611/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.