Forest Hill, TX Housing Market — 91 Homes Sold (September 2025 – September 2026)

Q: What does the typical Forest Hill home cost?

The typical Forest Hill home sold for $254,000 (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 30 days; 16.5% 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 $254,000 home is roughly $1,445/month with 10% down.

Sellers have the edge: 27.5% of homes beat their asking price and the typical sale takes just 30 days.

Forest Hill market at a glance

Homes sold (12 months): 91
Median sale price: $254,000 (about $1,445/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): 30; 16.5% went under contract within a week
Sold over asking: 27.5% · Sold under asking: 41.8%
Typical home: 3 bed, 1,624 sqft, built 1971, mostly Fort Worth ISD
Price range of sales: $125,000 – $430,000
On the market right now: 18 active listings, 11 under contract, 2.4 months of supply, median asking $277,500
How buyers paid: Conventional 34.1%, FHA 41.8%, VA 9.9%, Cash 12.1%, Other 2.2%
Seller contributions: 74.7% of sellers chipped in, typically $7,000
Contract to close: about 29 days
Median rent (same home types, 28 closed leases): $1,700/month — owning the median home runs about $1,445/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: $255,000.

Median price by elementary school zone

Harleanbea: 32 sales, median $251,000, $161/sqft
Sellers: 27 sales, median $245,000, $157/sqft
Souder: 23 sales, median $266,900, $172/sqft

Pricing right vs. cutting the price in Forest Hill

Sellers who held their original asking price sold in 14 days at 100% of ask. Sellers who overpriced and later cut took 75 days and kept 92.1% of the original ask — roughly $20,900 left on the table on a typical Forest Hill listing.

Most active Forest Hill neighborhoods

Rose Crest Estates: 11 sales, median $360,000, 14 days on market
Forest Wood Add: 9 sales, median $225,000, 49 days on market
Carriage Hill Forest Hill: 8 sales, median $249,500, 71 days on market

Nearby markets

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

Common questions

Is now a good time to buy in Forest Hill? Sellers have the edge: 27.5% of homes beat their asking price and the typical sale takes just 30 days.

What does the typical Forest Hill home cost? $254,000 — about $163 per square foot, or roughly $1,445/month with 10% down before taxes and insurance.

How fast do homes sell in Forest Hill? The typical home went under contract in 30 days; 16.5% 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 $254,000 home is roughly $1,445/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.