Richardson, TX Housing Market: 975 Homes Sold (September 2025 to September 2026)
A fair fight: well-priced homes move in about 25 days, and 17.4% still beat asking.
Richardson market at a glance
- Homes sold (12 months): 975
- Median sale price: $455,000 (about $2,588/month with 10% down at a 6.5% 30-year rate, principal & interest)
- Median price per square foot: $222
- Median days on market (list to contract): 25; 26.4% went under contract within a week
- Sold over asking: 17.4% · Sold under asking: 65.7%
- Typical home: 4 bed, 2,083 sqft, built 1973, mostly Richardson ISD
- Price range of sales: $70,000 – $2,375,000
- On the market right now: 321 active listings, 74 under contract, 4 months of supply, median asking $449,000
- How buyers paid: Conventional 64.4%, FHA 6.7%, VA 3.4%, Cash 22.3%, Other 3.3%
- Seller contributions: 51.1% of sellers chipped in, typically $7,000
- Contract to close: about 27 days
- Median rent (same home types, 497 closed leases): $2,500/month. Owning the median home runs about $2,588/month principal & interest with 10% down
- HOA: 19.5% of sales had a mandatory HOA, typically $150/month
- New construction: 1.6% of sales, median $670,000 vs $453,500 resale
Five-year price history in Richardson
Median sale price by quarter: 2022 Q1: $417,500 · 2023 Q1: $439,500 · 2024 Q1: $459,000 · 2025 Q1: $442,500 · 2026 Q1: $455,000 · 2026 Q4: $411,000.
Median price by elementary school zone
- Northrich: 95 sales, median $382,500, $247/sqft
- Yale: 85 sales, median $425,000, $204/sqft
- Richardson Heights: 84 sales, median $426,600, $277/sqft
- Aldridge: 82 sales, median $602,500, $267/sqft
- Stinson: 77 sales, median $610,000, $200/sqft
- Dartmouth: 73 sales, median $420,000, $199/sqft
- Mohawk: 67 sales, median $550,000, $285/sqft
- Richardson Terrace: 61 sales, median $353,500, $215/sqft
- Dover: 49 sales, median $385,000, $230/sqft
- Harben: 45 sales, median $455,000, $210/sqft
- Richland: 43 sales, median $500,000, $198/sqft
- Canyon Creek: 36 sales, median $686,000, $280/sqft
Pricing right vs. cutting the price in Richardson
Sellers who held their original asking price sold in 10 days at 98.9% of ask. Sellers who overpriced and later cut took 72 days and kept 92.2% of the original ask, roughly $31,800 left on the table on a typical Richardson listing.
Most active Richardson neighborhoods
- University Estates: 57 sales, median $439,900, 25 days on market
- Parkview Estates: 21 sales, median $474,000, 15 days on market
- Greenmeadow: 18 sales, median $395,700, 41 days on market
- Richardson Heights Estates: 17 sales, median $755,000, 9 days on market
- Northrich Acres: 14 sales, median $324,950, 47 days on market
- College Park East: 12 sales, median $450,000, 35 days on market
- Richardson Heights 12: 11 sales, median $404,000, 16 days on market
- Springpark North: 11 sales, median $475,000, 9 days on market
- Richardson Heights 14: 11 sales, median $345,000, 34 days on market
- Richardson Heights 05: 11 sales, median $412,887, 32 days on market
Nearby markets
Dallas · Garland · Mesquite · Grand Prairie · Irving · Rowlett · Cedar Hill · DeSoto
Common questions
Is now a good time to buy in Richardson? A fair fight: well-priced homes move in about 25 days, and 17.4% still beat asking.
What does the typical Richardson home cost? $455,000, about $222 per square foot, or roughly $2,588/month with 10% down before taxes and insurance.
How fast do homes sell in Richardson? The typical home went under contract in 25 days; 26.4% sold within the first week.
Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Richardson? The median Richardson lease ran $2,500/month this year, while principal and interest on the median $455,000 home is roughly $2,588/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.