Red Oak, TX Housing Market: 332 Homes Sold (September 2025 to September 2026)

Q: What does the typical Red Oak home cost?

The typical Red Oak home sold for $383,745 (about $175 per square foot) over the last twelve months.

Q: How fast do homes sell in Red Oak?

The typical Red Oak home went under contract in 50 days; 9.9% sold within the first week.

Q: Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Red Oak?

The median Red Oak lease ran $2,415/month this year; principal and interest on the median $383,745 home is roughly $2,183/month with 10% down.

The edge goes to buyers: homes typically take 50 days and only 18.4% beat their asking price.

Red Oak market at a glance

Homes sold (12 months): 332
Median sale price: $383,745 (about $2,183/month with 10% down at a 6.5% 30-year rate, principal & interest)
Median price per square foot: $175
Median days on market (list to contract): 50; 9.9% went under contract within a week
Sold over asking: 18.4% · Sold under asking: 47.9%
Typical home: 4 bed, 2,185 sqft, built 2016, mostly Red Oak ISD
Price range of sales: $125,000 – $995,000
On the market right now: 121 active listings, 27 under contract, 4.4 months of supply, median asking $425,000
How buyers paid: Conventional 29.8%, FHA 41.6%, VA 13.3%, Cash 12.7%, Other 2.7%
Seller contributions: 75.6% of sellers chipped in, typically $10,500
Contract to close: about 30 days
Median rent (same home types, 89 closed leases): $2,415/month. Owning the median home runs about $2,183/month principal & interest with 10% down
HOA: 66.9% of sales had a mandatory HOA, typically $57/month
New construction: 35.2% of sales, median $414,990 vs $348,900 resale

Five-year price history in Red Oak

Median sale price by quarter: 2022 Q1: $380,000 · 2023 Q1: $363,500 · 2024 Q1: $380,000 · 2025 Q1: $361,579 · 2026 Q1: $391,192 · 2026 Q4: $378,750.

Median price by elementary school zone

Eastridge: 77 sales, median $405,000, $177/sqft
Red Oak: 73 sales, median $308,000, $152/sqft
Shields: 65 sales, median $419,990, $181/sqft
Russell Schupmann: 61 sales, median $380,000, $170/sqft
Wooden: 34 sales, median $367,500, $192/sqft
Ingram: 9 sales, median $410,000, $202/sqft

Pricing right vs. cutting the price in Red Oak

Sellers who held their original asking price sold in 22 days at 100% of ask. Sellers who overpriced and later cut took 79 days and kept 92.6% of the original ask, roughly $29,600 left on the table on a typical Red Oak listing.

Most active Red Oak neighborhoods

The Oaks: 54 sales, median $424,490, 72 days on market
Summerwood Estates: 23 sales, median $385,000, 50 days on market
Summerwood: 18 sales, median $380,344, 93 days on market
Crystal Lake Estates: 13 sales, median $603,000, 189 days on market

Nearby markets

Waxahachie · Midlothian · Ennis · Glenn Heights · Ferris · Ovilla · Palmer · Italy

Common questions

Is now a good time to buy in Red Oak? The edge goes to buyers: homes typically take 50 days and only 18.4% beat their asking price.

What does the typical Red Oak home cost? $383,745, about $175 per square foot, or roughly $2,183/month with 10% down before taxes and insurance.

How fast do homes sell in Red Oak? The typical home went under contract in 50 days; 9.9% sold within the first week.

Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Red Oak? The median Red Oak lease ran $2,415/month this year, while principal and interest on the median $383,745 home is roughly $2,183/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.