Decatur, TX Housing Market — 269 Homes Sold (September 2025 – September 2026)

Q: What does the typical Decatur home cost?

The typical Decatur home sold for $445,000 (about $212 per square foot) over the last twelve months.

Q: How fast do homes sell in Decatur?

The typical Decatur home went under contract in 65 days; 11.5% sold within the first week.

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

The median Decatur lease ran $1,997/month this year; principal and interest on the median $445,000 home is roughly $2,531/month with 10% down.

Buyers hold the cards: most homes sell under asking and take about 65 days to find a buyer.

Decatur market at a glance

Homes sold (12 months): 269
Median sale price: $445,000 (about $2,531/month with 10% down at a 6.5% 30-year rate, principal & interest)
Median price per square foot: $212
Median days on market (list to contract): 65; 11.5% went under contract within a week
Sold over asking: 11.2% · Sold under asking: 66.9%
Typical home: 4 bed, 2,219 sqft, built 2017, mostly Decatur ISD
Price range of sales: $1,500 – $1,775,000
On the market right now: 150 active listings, 34 under contract, 6.7 months of supply, median asking $584,000
How buyers paid: Conventional 53.2%, FHA 19%, VA 8.6%, Cash 17.8%, Other 1.5%
Seller contributions: 52.8% of sellers chipped in, typically $8,504
Contract to close: about 30 days
Median rent (same home types, 40 closed leases): $1,997/month — owning the median home runs about $2,531/month principal & interest with 10% down
HOA: 27.5% of sales had a mandatory HOA, typically $45/month
New construction: 23.8% of sales, median $439,900 vs $465,000 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 Q3: $459,900.

Median price by elementary school zone

Carson: 112 sales, median $482,032, $213/sqft
Rann: 80 sales, median $347,767, $185/sqft
Young: 52 sales, median $424,000, $217/sqft
Slidell: 11 sales, median $475,000, $249/sqft

Pricing right vs. cutting the price in Decatur

Sellers who held their original asking price sold in 21 days at 98.7% of ask. Sellers who overpriced and later cut took 97 days and kept 92.7% of the original ask — roughly $29,100 left on the table on a typical Decatur listing.

Most active Decatur neighborhoods

Vista Park: 25 sales, median $331,990, 59 days on market
Hillview Addition: 14 sales, median $462,450, 122 days on market
South Decatur: 11 sales, median $260,000, 32 days on market

Nearby markets

Rhome · Boyd · Bridgeport · Paradise · Alvord · New Fairview · 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 65 days to find a buyer.

What does the typical Decatur home cost? $445,000 — about $212 per square foot, or roughly $2,531/month with 10% down before taxes and insurance.

How fast do homes sell in Decatur? The typical home went under contract in 65 days; 11.5% sold within the first week.

Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Decatur? The median Decatur lease ran $1,997/month this year, while principal and interest on the median $445,000 home is roughly $2,531/month with 10% down, before taxes and insurance.

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.