Princeton, TX Housing Market — 2,240 Homes Sold (September 2025 – September 2026)
Buyers hold the cards: most homes sell under asking and take about 37 days to find a buyer.
Princeton market at a glance
- Homes sold (12 months): 2,240
- Median sale price: $299,000 (about $1,701/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): 37; 12.4% went under contract within a week
- Sold over asking: 7% · Sold under asking: 72.4%
- Typical home: 4 bed, 1,867 sqft, built 2025, mostly Princeton ISD
- Price range of sales: $106,000 – $1,390,000
- On the market right now: 587 active listings, 290 under contract, 3.1 months of supply, median asking $321,085
- How buyers paid: Conventional 42.6%, FHA 37.4%, VA 6.4%, Cash 11.6%, Other 1.9%
- Seller contributions: 84% of sellers chipped in, typically $8,707
- Contract to close: about 33 days
- Median rent (same home types, 1,390 closed leases): $1,950/month — owning the median home runs about $1,701/month principal & interest with 10% down
- HOA: 96.4% of sales had a mandatory HOA, typically $51/month
- New construction: 84.5% of sales, median $302,990 vs $285,000 resale
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 Q3: $299,165.
Median price by elementary school zone
- Mayfield: 504 sales, median $218,994, $149/sqft
- Harper: 387 sales, median $309,990, $155/sqft
- Webb: 385 sales, median $330,000, $158/sqft
- James: 294 sales, median $319,990, $150/sqft
- Green: 282 sales, median $329,839, $153/sqft
- Lacy: 157 sales, median $310,000, $160/sqft
- Lowe: 97 sales, median $248,000, $160/sqft
- Godwin: 69 sales, median $315,000, $176/sqft
- Smith: 52 sales, median $280,000, $149/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 56 days and kept 91.7% of the original ask — roughly $20,500 left on the table on a typical Princeton listing.
Most active Princeton neighborhoods
- Eastridge: 344 sales, median $329,772, 31 days on market
- Southridge: 243 sales, median $327,478, 54 days on market
- Windmore: 152 sales, median $389,995, 54 days on market
- Frontier Pointe: 142 sales, median $286,990, 18 days on market
- Tillage Farms West: 134 sales, median $216,611, 12 days on market
- Winchester Crossing: 118 sales, median $309,745, 38 days on market
- Arbor Trails South: 107 sales, median $234,990, 38 days on market
- Ashford Crossing: 67 sales, median $299,990, 39 days on market
- The Haven at Tillage Farms: 66 sales, median $192,999, 9 days on market
- Lowry Trails: 54 sales, median $309,990, 60 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 37 days to find a buyer.
What does the typical Princeton home cost? $299,000 — about $154 per square foot, or roughly $1,701/month with 10% down before taxes and insurance.
How fast do homes sell in Princeton? The typical home went under contract in 37 days; 12.4% 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 $299,000 home is roughly $1,701/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.