Kaufman, TX Housing Market — 150 Homes Sold (September 2025 – September 2026)

Q: What does the typical Kaufman home cost?

The typical Kaufman home sold for $300,000 (about $170 per square foot) over the last twelve months.

Q: How fast do homes sell in Kaufman?

The typical Kaufman home went under contract in 42 days; 9.3% sold within the first week.

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

The median Kaufman lease ran $1,860/month this year; principal and interest on the median $300,000 home is roughly $1,707/month with 10% down.

The edge goes to buyers: homes typically take 42 days and only 13.3% beat their asking price.

Kaufman market at a glance

Homes sold (12 months): 150
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: $170
Median days on market (list to contract): 42; 9.3% went under contract within a week
Sold over asking: 13.3% · Sold under asking: 68.7%
Typical home: 3 bed, 1,771 sqft, built 1997, mostly Kaufman ISD
Price range of sales: $40,000 – $1,250,000
On the market right now: 105 active listings, 13 under contract, 8.4 months of supply, median asking $355,000
How buyers paid: Conventional 33.3%, FHA 37.3%, VA 9.3%, Cash 12.7%, Other 7.3%
Seller contributions: 56.7% of sellers chipped in, typically $9,000
Contract to close: about 30 days
Median rent (same home types, 30 closed leases): $1,860/month — owning the median home runs about $1,707/month principal & interest with 10% down
HOA: 17.3% of sales had a mandatory HOA, typically $29/month
New construction: 14.7% of sales, median $347,137 vs $284,000 resale

Five-year price history in Kaufman

Median sale price by quarter: 2022 Q1: $257,950 · 2023 Q1: $306,000 · 2024 Q1: $270,995 · 2025 Q1: $325,000 · 2026 Q1: $289,000 · 2026 Q3: $295,000.

Median price by elementary school zone

Lucille Nash: 49 sales, median $292,000, $164/sqft
Phillips: 38 sales, median $273,500, $170/sqft

Pricing right vs. cutting the price in Kaufman

Sellers who held their original asking price sold in 19 days at 98.4% of ask. Sellers who overpriced and later cut took 81 days and kept 90.9% of the original ask — roughly $24,000 left on the table on a typical Kaufman listing.

Most active Kaufman neighborhoods

Georgetown at Kings Fort 50s: 8 sales, median $352,945, 54 days on market

Nearby markets

Forney · Crandall · Terrell · Heartland · Kemp · Mabank · Talty · Oak Ridge

Common questions

Is now a good time to buy in Kaufman? The edge goes to buyers: homes typically take 42 days and only 13.3% beat their asking price.

What does the typical Kaufman home cost? $300,000 — about $170 per square foot, or roughly $1,707/month with 10% down before taxes and insurance.

How fast do homes sell in Kaufman? The typical home went under contract in 42 days; 9.3% sold within the first week.

Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Kaufman? The median Kaufman lease ran $1,860/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 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.