Denton, TX Housing Market — 1,793 Homes Sold (September 2025 – September 2026)
Buyers hold the cards: most homes sell under asking and take about 48 days to find a buyer.
Denton market at a glance
- Homes sold (12 months): 1,793
- Median sale price: $363,000 (about $2,065/month with 10% down at a 6.5% 30-year rate, principal & interest)
- Median price per square foot: $186
- Median days on market (list to contract): 48; 12.4% went under contract within a week
- Sold over asking: 12.3% · Sold under asking: 65.5%
- Typical home: 3 bed, 2,000 sqft, built 2013, mostly Denton ISD
- Price range of sales: $101,000 – $3,350,000
- On the market right now: 699 active listings, 187 under contract, 4.7 months of supply, median asking $399,990
- How buyers paid: Conventional 46.3%, FHA 22.9%, VA 8%, Cash 21.1%, Other 1.7%
- Seller contributions: 60.6% of sellers chipped in, typically $8,500
- Contract to close: about 29 days
- Median rent (same home types, 952 closed leases): $2,127/month — owning the median home runs about $2,065/month principal & interest with 10% down
- HOA: 68.7% of sales had a mandatory HOA, typically $58/month
- New construction: 29.3% of sales, median $359,999 vs $365,000 resale
Five-year price history in Denton
Median sale price by quarter: 2022 Q1: $370,000 · 2023 Q1: $367,192 · 2024 Q1: $381,750 · 2025 Q1: $374,000 · 2026 Q1: $355,000 · 2026 Q3: $366,500.
Median price by elementary school zone
- Borman: 275 sales, median $435,000, $227/sqft
- Hodge: 136 sales, median $379,495, $179/sqft
- Evers Park: 130 sales, median $337,495, $183/sqft
- Dixie Hansel: 127 sales, median $304,810, $183/sqft
- Ryanws: 109 sales, median $462,500, $191/sqft
- EP Rayzor: 106 sales, median $455,000, $186/sqft
- Houston: 101 sales, median $410,000, $177/sqft
- Nette Shultz: 99 sales, median $345,000, $187/sqft
- Ginnings: 83 sales, median $315,000, $178/sqft
- Nelson: 81 sales, median $350,000, $173/sqft
- Alice Moore Alexander: 77 sales, median $270,000, $194/sqft
- Newton Rayzor: 75 sales, median $315,000, $190/sqft
Pricing right vs. cutting the price in Denton
Sellers who held their original asking price sold in 17 days at 98.9% of ask. Sellers who overpriced and later cut took 83 days and kept 92% of the original ask — roughly $26,800 left on the table on a typical Denton listing.
Most active Denton neighborhoods
- Monarch at the Meadows: 81 sales, median $303,600, 28 days on market
- Hickory Grove: 71 sales, median $309,990, 42 days on market
- Kings Way: 47 sales, median $402,500, 154 days on market
- Meadow Park: 42 sales, median $300,000, 94 days on market
- The Preserve At Pecan Creek Se: 38 sales, median $401,750, 52 days on market
- Stuart Ridge: 33 sales, median $338,490, 18 days on market
- Townsend Green: 33 sales, median $349,990, 35 days on market
- Eagle Creek: 32 sales, median $390,000, 66 days on market
- Stark Farms: 28 sales, median $403,223, 76 days on market
- Sagebrook: 24 sales, median $414,995, 73 days on market
Nearby markets
Frisco · Carrollton · Little Elm · Aubrey · Flower Mound · Lewisville · Justin · The Colony
Common questions
Is now a good time to buy in Denton? Buyers hold the cards: most homes sell under asking and take about 48 days to find a buyer.
What does the typical Denton home cost? $363,000 — about $186 per square foot, or roughly $2,065/month with 10% down before taxes and insurance.
How fast do homes sell in Denton? The typical home went under contract in 48 days; 12.4% sold within the first week.
Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Denton? The median Denton lease ran $2,127/month this year, while principal and interest on the median $363,000 home is roughly $2,065/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.