Lake Worth, TX Housing Market — 55 Homes Sold (September 2025 – September 2026)

Q: What does the typical Lake Worth home cost?

The typical Lake Worth home sold for $229,000 (about $172 per square foot) over the last twelve months.

Q: How fast do homes sell in Lake Worth?

The typical Lake Worth home went under contract in 19 days; 16.4% sold within the first week.

A fair fight: well-priced homes move in about 19 days, and 14.5% still beat asking.

Lake Worth market at a glance

Homes sold (12 months): 55
Median sale price: $229,000 (about $1,303/month with 10% down at a 6.5% 30-year rate, principal & interest)
Median price per square foot: $172
Median days on market (list to contract): 19; 16.4% went under contract within a week
Sold over asking: 14.5% · Sold under asking: 56.4%
Typical home: 3 bed, 1,392 sqft, built 1960, mostly Lake Worth ISD
Price range of sales: $1 – $430,000
On the market right now: 16 active listings, 6 under contract, 3.5 months of supply, median asking $300,250
How buyers paid: Conventional 21.8%, FHA 38.2%, VA 3.6%, Cash 30.9%, Other 5.5%
Seller contributions: 50.9% of sellers chipped in, typically $6,760
Contract to close: about 28 days

Five-year price history in Lake Worth

Median sale price by quarter: 2022 Q1: $209,000 · 2023 Q1: $215,000 · 2024 Q1: $202,000 · 2025 Q1: $254,000 · 2026 Q1: $250,000 · 2026 Q3: $207,500.

Median price by elementary school zone

Effiemorri: 35 sales, median $225,000, $161/sqft
Marinecree: 9 sales, median $229,000, $161/sqft

Pricing right vs. cutting the price in Lake Worth

Sellers who held their original asking price sold in 13 days at 100% of ask. Sellers who overpriced and later cut took 62 days and kept 92.5% of the original ask — roughly $18,700 left on the table on a typical Lake Worth listing.

Most active Lake Worth neighborhoods

Highland Lake Add: 9 sales, median $225,000, 11 days on market
Indian Oaks Sub: 8 sales, median $170,500, 16 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 Lake Worth? A fair fight: well-priced homes move in about 19 days, and 14.5% still beat asking.

What does the typical Lake Worth home cost? $229,000 — about $172 per square foot, or roughly $1,303/month with 10% down before taxes and insurance.

How fast do homes sell in Lake Worth? The typical home went under contract in 19 days; 16.4% sold within the first week.

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.