Princeton, TX Housing Market: 2,275 Homes Sold (September 2025 to September 2026)

Q: What does the typical Princeton home cost?

The typical Princeton home sold for $299,990 (about $154 per square foot) over the last twelve months.

Q: How fast do homes sell in Princeton?

The typical Princeton home went under contract in 36 days; 12% sold within the first week.

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

The median Princeton lease ran $1,950/month this year; principal and interest on the median $299,990 home is roughly $1,707/month with 10% down.

Buyers hold the cards: most homes sell under asking and take about 36 days to find a buyer.

Princeton market at a glance

Homes sold (12 months): 2,275
Median sale price: $299,990 (about $1,707/month with 10% down at a 6.5% 30-year rate, principal & interest)
Median price per square foot: $154
Median days on market (list to contract): 36; 12% went under contract within a week
Sold over asking: 6.5% · Sold under asking: 73.3%
Typical home: 4 bed, 1,895 sqft, built 2025, mostly Princeton ISD
Price range of sales: $106,000 – $1,725,000
On the market right now: 633 active listings, 246 under contract, 3.3 months of supply, median asking $320,000
How buyers paid: Conventional 42.9%, FHA 37.3%, VA 6.7%, Cash 11.2%, Other 1.9%
Seller contributions: 84.3% of sellers chipped in, typically $9,000
Contract to close: about 32 days
Median rent (same home types, 1,403 closed leases): $1,950/month. Owning the median home runs about $1,707/month principal & interest with 10% down
HOA: 96.4% of sales had a mandatory HOA, typically $54/month
New construction: 83.9% of sales, median $304,990 vs $280,000 resale

What's happening in Princeton, and what it does to home values

The stories Ryan Storch has been covering on Instagram that touch Princeton, with the facts he verified for each video.

US 380 is becoming a freeway, and the state is already buying the land.

US 380 · Collin County · September 2026

TxDOT picked the route, called the Blue Alternative: a new freeway that starts at 380 near Coit Road, wraps around the north side of McKinney, and ties back into 380 east of town near New Hope. The state has started buying land along that path, and businesses in the way have already closed. The bypass alone is priced at about $3.27 billion, and the full corridor plan runs closer to $8 billion. TxDOT says construction could start around 2027 if the funding lands, and the adopted plan is a freeway with frontage roads, not a toll road.

$3.27 billion for the bypass alone · 26 homes, 38 businesses sit in the path

What it means for your home: Homes in the path and homes near the new interchanges are about to live two very different stories. Before you buy or sell anywhere near 380, pull up TxDOT's Blue Alignment map and see which side of it you are on.

Towns: Prosper · McKinney · Frisco · Princeton · Watch on Instagram

Five-year price history in Princeton

Median sale price by quarter: 2022 Q1: $351,000 · 2023 Q1: $331,900 · 2024 Q1: $321,744 · 2025 Q1: $315,000 · 2026 Q1: $308,990 · 2026 Q4: $275,000.

Median price by elementary school zone

Mayfield: 481 sales, median $215,675, $149/sqft
Webb: 444 sales, median $331,770, $159/sqft
Harper: 441 sales, median $309,990, $154/sqft
Green: 273 sales, median $324,990, $152/sqft
James: 265 sales, median $316,990, $150/sqft
Lacy: 164 sales, median $308,700, $159/sqft
Lowe: 70 sales, median $247,654, $159/sqft
Godwin: 66 sales, median $310,600, $177/sqft
Smith: 55 sales, median $275,000, $148/sqft

Pricing right vs. cutting the price in Princeton

Sellers who held their original asking price sold in 21 days at 98.1% of ask. Sellers who overpriced and later cut took 57 days and kept 91.7% of the original ask, roughly $20,200 left on the table on a typical Princeton listing.

Most active Princeton neighborhoods

Eastridge: 402 sales, median $330,000, 31 days on market
Southridge: 242 sales, median $323,516, 55 days on market
Windmore: 146 sales, median $387,990, 54 days on market
Winchester Crossing: 137 sales, median $308,490, 33 days on market
Frontier Pointe: 130 sales, median $284,490, 18 days on market
Tillage Farms West: 115 sales, median $214,199, 12 days on market
Arbor Trails South: 112 sales, median $230,607, 38 days on market
Ashford Crossing: 70 sales, median $295,995, 40 days on market
Lowry Trails: 59 sales, median $309,990, 59 days on market
The Haven at Tillage Farms: 56 sales, median $191,950, 11 days on market

Nearby markets

McKinney · Plano · Celina · Allen · Anna · Wylie · Prosper · Lavon

Common questions

Is now a good time to buy in Princeton? Buyers hold the cards: most homes sell under asking and take about 36 days to find a buyer.

What does the typical Princeton home cost? $299,990, about $154 per square foot, or roughly $1,707/month with 10% down before taxes and insurance.

How fast do homes sell in Princeton? The typical home went under contract in 36 days; 12% sold within the first week.

Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Princeton? The median Princeton lease ran $1,950/month this year, while principal and interest on the median $299,990 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.