Garland, TX Housing Market — 1,729 Homes Sold (September 2025 – September 2026)
A fair fight: well-priced homes move in about 29 days, and 17.6% still beat asking.
Garland market at a glance
- Homes sold (12 months): 1,729
- Median sale price: $299,900 (about $1,706/month with 10% down at a 6.5% 30-year rate, principal & interest)
- Median price per square foot: $177
- Median days on market (list to contract): 29; 20.5% went under contract within a week
- Sold over asking: 17.6% · Sold under asking: 61.5%
- Typical home: 3 bed, 1,734 sqft, built 1977, mostly Garland ISD
- Price range of sales: $60,000 – $1,290,000
- On the market right now: 578 active listings, 182 under contract, 4 months of supply, median asking $325,000
- How buyers paid: Conventional 51.2%, FHA 22.4%, VA 3.9%, Cash 18.8%, Other 3.7%
- Seller contributions: 57.4% of sellers chipped in, typically $7,000
- Contract to close: about 29 days
- Median rent (same home types, 975 closed leases): $2,100/month — owning the median home runs about $1,706/month principal & interest with 10% down
- HOA: 27.1% of sales had a mandatory HOA, typically $50/month
- New construction: 5.8% of sales, median $432,755 vs $293,350 resale
Five-year price history in Garland
Median sale price by quarter: 2022 Q1: $300,000 · 2023 Q1: $305,000 · 2024 Q1: $329,999 · 2025 Q1: $315,000 · 2026 Q1: $299,000 · 2026 Q3: $305,000.
Median price by elementary school zone
- Choice Of School: 1589 sales, median $299,900, $176/sqft
- Big Springs: 52 sales, median $374,950, $198/sqft
- Ohenry: 38 sales, median $250,000, $176/sqft
- Price: 26 sales, median $282,500, $163/sqft
- Forestridge: 9 sales, median $270,000, $188/sqft
Pricing right vs. cutting the price in Garland
Sellers who held their original asking price sold in 12 days at 99.1% of ask. Sellers who overpriced and later cut took 67 days and kept 92.2% of the original ask — roughly $21,700 left on the table on a typical Garland listing.
Most active Garland neighborhoods
- Fireside by the Lake: 72 sales, median $420,867, 31 days on market
- Northlake Estates: 46 sales, median $249,500, 32 days on market
- Orchard Hills Estates: 27 sales, median $310,000, 32 days on market
- Greenbrook Estates: 20 sales, median $261,000, 43 days on market
- Oaks 01: 18 sales, median $254,500, 18 days on market
- Schreiber Estates: 17 sales, median $250,000, 39 days on market
- Carriagehouse Estates: 15 sales, median $295,000, 14 days on market
- English Estates: 14 sales, median $271,000, 26 days on market
- Lakeside Meadows Estates: 14 sales, median $339,000, 36 days on market
- Williams Estates: 13 sales, median $299,950, 35 days on market
Nearby markets
Dallas · Mesquite · Grand Prairie · Irving · Richardson · Rowlett · Cedar Hill · DeSoto
Common questions
Is now a good time to buy in Garland? A fair fight: well-priced homes move in about 29 days, and 17.6% still beat asking.
What does the typical Garland home cost? $299,900 — about $177 per square foot, or roughly $1,706/month with 10% down before taxes and insurance.
How fast do homes sell in Garland? The typical home went under contract in 29 days; 20.5% sold within the first week.
Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Garland? The median Garland lease ran $2,100/month this year, while principal and interest on the median $299,900 home is roughly $1,706/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.