Forest Hill, TX Housing Market: 92 Homes Sold (September 2025 to September 2026)

Q: What does the typical Forest Hill home cost?

The typical Forest Hill home sold for $250,000 (about $163 per square foot) over the last twelve months.

Q: How fast do homes sell in Forest Hill?

The typical Forest Hill home went under contract in 26 days; 17.4% sold within the first week.

Q: Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Forest Hill?

The median Forest Hill lease ran $1,700/month this year; principal and interest on the median $250,000 home is roughly $1,422/month with 10% down.

Sellers have the edge: 23.9% of homes beat their asking price and the typical sale takes just 26 days.

Forest Hill market at a glance

Homes sold (12 months): 92
Median sale price: $250,000 (about $1,422/month with 10% down at a 6.5% 30-year rate, principal & interest)
Median price per square foot: $163
Median days on market (list to contract): 26; 17.4% went under contract within a week
Sold over asking: 23.9% · Sold under asking: 44.6%
Typical home: 3 bed, 1,565 sqft, built 1971, mostly Fort Worth ISD
Price range of sales: $120,000 – $435,000
On the market right now: 18 active listings, 10 under contract, 2.3 months of supply, median asking $265,000
How buyers paid: Conventional 32.6%, FHA 40.2%, VA 7.6%, Cash 17.4%, Other 2.2%
Seller contributions: 69.6% of sellers chipped in, typically $7,000
Contract to close: about 29 days
Median rent (same home types, 29 closed leases): $1,700/month. Owning the median home runs about $1,422/month principal & interest with 10% down

Five-year price history in Forest Hill

Median sale price by quarter: 2022 Q1: $202,500 · 2023 Q1: $222,000 · 2024 Q1: $235,000 · 2025 Q1: $260,500 · 2026 Q1: $250,000 · 2026 Q3: $232,000.

Median price by elementary school zone

Harleanbea: 30 sales, median $255,000, $163/sqft
Sellers: 28 sales, median $242,000, $156/sqft
Souder: 22 sales, median $263,450, $172/sqft

Pricing right vs. cutting the price in Forest Hill

Sellers who held their original asking price sold in 13 days at 100% of ask. Sellers who overpriced and later cut took 76 days and kept 89.8% of the original ask, roughly $26,500 left on the table on a typical Forest Hill listing.

Most active Forest Hill neighborhoods

Forest Wood Add: 11 sales, median $207,000, 58 days on market
Rose Crest Estates: 11 sales, median $360,000, 14 days on market
Heritage Heights Add: 8 sales, median $190,500, 16 days on market

Nearby markets

Fort Worth · Arlington · Mansfield · North Richland Hills · Crowley · Keller · Azle · Bedford

Common questions

Is now a good time to buy in Forest Hill? Sellers have the edge: 23.9% of homes beat their asking price and the typical sale takes just 26 days.

What does the typical Forest Hill home cost? $250,000, about $163 per square foot, or roughly $1,422/month with 10% down before taxes and insurance.

How fast do homes sell in Forest Hill? The typical home went under contract in 26 days; 17.4% sold within the first week.

Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Forest Hill? The median Forest Hill lease ran $1,700/month this year, while principal and interest on the median $250,000 home is roughly $1,422/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.