Ennis, TX Housing Market — 360 Homes Sold (September 2025 – September 2026)

Q: What does the typical Ennis home cost?

The typical Ennis home sold for $266,500 (about $162 per square foot) over the last twelve months.

Q: How fast do homes sell in Ennis?

The typical Ennis home went under contract in 40 days; 16.4% sold within the first week.

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

The median Ennis lease ran $1,900/month this year; principal and interest on the median $266,500 home is roughly $1,516/month with 10% down.

The edge goes to buyers: homes typically take 40 days and only 17.5% beat their asking price.

Ennis market at a glance

Homes sold (12 months): 360
Median sale price: $266,500 (about $1,516/month with 10% down at a 6.5% 30-year rate, principal & interest)
Median price per square foot: $162
Median days on market (list to contract): 40; 16.4% went under contract within a week
Sold over asking: 17.5% · Sold under asking: 57.2%
Typical home: 3 bed, 1,613 sqft, built 2025, mostly Ennis ISD
Price range of sales: $57,000 – $2,100,000
On the market right now: 121 active listings, 47 under contract, 4 months of supply, median asking $285,000
How buyers paid: Conventional 27.2%, FHA 43.9%, VA 11.7%, Cash 14.2%, Other 3.1%
Seller contributions: 73.6% of sellers chipped in, typically $6,500
Contract to close: about 31 days
Median rent (same home types, 182 closed leases): $1,900/month — owning the median home runs about $1,516/month principal & interest with 10% down
HOA: 53.3% of sales had a mandatory HOA, typically $79/month
New construction: 53.6% of sales, median $264,990 vs $278,500 resale

Five-year price history in Ennis

Median sale price by quarter: 2022 Q1: $270,000 · 2023 Q1: $275,742 · 2024 Q1: $271,750 · 2025 Q1: $262,490 · 2026 Q1: $262,490 · 2026 Q3: $281,595.

Median price by elementary school zone

Houston: 170 sales, median $244,499, $155/sqft
Bowie: 86 sales, median $274,990, $169/sqft
Austin: 55 sales, median $300,000, $168/sqft
Travis: 46 sales, median $280,500, $178/sqft

Pricing right vs. cutting the price in Ennis

Sellers who held their original asking price sold in 16 days at 98.5% of ask. Sellers who overpriced and later cut took 64 days and kept 93.3% of the original ask — roughly $14,800 left on the table on a typical Ennis listing.

Most active Ennis neighborhoods

Prairie View Cottage: 56 sales, median $221,499, 16 days on market
Stonewyck Farms: 50 sales, median $278,740, 61 days on market
Prairie View Classic: 27 sales, median $284,324, 30 days on market
Prairie View Watermill: 26 sales, median $230,637, 13 days on market
Christian Meadows: 19 sales, median $279,990, 106 days on market
Ennis-Dvv: 19 sales, median $254,900, 56 days on market
O T Ennis: 8 sales, median $193,950, 98 days on market

Nearby markets

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Common questions

Is now a good time to buy in Ennis? The edge goes to buyers: homes typically take 40 days and only 17.5% beat their asking price.

What does the typical Ennis home cost? $266,500 — about $162 per square foot, or roughly $1,516/month with 10% down before taxes and insurance.

How fast do homes sell in Ennis? The typical home went under contract in 40 days; 16.4% sold within the first week.

Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Ennis? The median Ennis lease ran $1,900/month this year, while principal and interest on the median $266,500 home is roughly $1,516/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.