Garland, TX Housing Market: 1,770 Homes Sold (September 2025 to September 2026)

Q: What does the typical Garland home cost?

The typical Garland home sold for $300,000 (about $176 per square foot) over the last twelve months.

Q: How fast do homes sell in Garland?

The typical Garland home went under contract in 29 days; 20.8% sold within the first week.

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

The median Garland lease ran $2,100/month this year; principal and interest on the median $300,000 home is roughly $1,707/month with 10% down.

A fair fight: well-priced homes move in about 29 days, and 18% still beat asking.

Garland market at a glance

Homes sold (12 months): 1,770
Median sale price: $300,000 (about $1,707/month with 10% down at a 6.5% 30-year rate, principal & interest)
Median price per square foot: $176
Median days on market (list to contract): 29; 20.8% went under contract within a week
Sold over asking: 18% · Sold under asking: 61%
Typical home: 3 bed, 1,735 sqft, built 1977, mostly Garland ISD
Price range of sales: $60,000 – $1,290,000
On the market right now: 573 active listings, 142 under contract, 3.9 months of supply, median asking $314,000
How buyers paid: Conventional 51.1%, FHA 22.4%, VA 3.8%, Cash 18.9%, Other 3.7%
Seller contributions: 57.6% of sellers chipped in, typically $7,000
Contract to close: about 29 days
Median rent (same home types, 994 closed leases): $2,100/month. Owning the median home runs about $1,707/month principal & interest with 10% down
HOA: 27.5% of sales had a mandatory HOA, typically $48/month
New construction: 6% of sales, median $432,755 vs $295,000 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 Q4: $314,950.

Median price by elementary school zone

Choice Of School: 1629 sales, median $300,000, $175/sqft
Big Springs: 54 sales, median $372,250, $193/sqft
Ohenry: 37 sales, median $260,000, $180/sqft
Price: 25 sales, median $280,000, $164/sqft
Forestridge: 11 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 66 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: 79 sales, median $421,745, 34 days on market
Northlake Estates: 44 sales, median $245,625, 32 days on market
Orchard Hills Estates: 25 sales, median $310,000, 32 days on market
Greenbrook Estates: 18 sales, median $263,500, 61 days on market
Schreiber Estates: 18 sales, median $249,500, 36 days on market
Carriagehouse Estates: 17 sales, median $286,900, 14 days on market
Oaks 01: 17 sales, median $251,000, 17 days on market
Lakeside Meadows Estates: 15 sales, median $339,000, 46 days on market
Club Hill Estates: 14 sales, median $425,000, 19 days on market
Southgate Estates: 13 sales, median $280,000, 53 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 18% still beat asking.

What does the typical Garland home cost? $300,000, about $176 per square foot, or roughly $1,707/month with 10% down before taxes and insurance.

How fast do homes sell in Garland? The typical home went under contract in 29 days; 20.8% 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 $300,000 home is roughly $1,707/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.