River Oaks, TX Housing Market: 52 Homes Sold (September 2025 to September 2026)

Q: What does the typical River Oaks home cost?

The typical River Oaks home sold for $250,000 (about $200 per square foot) over the last twelve months.

Q: How fast do homes sell in River Oaks?

The typical River Oaks home went under contract in 27 days; 19.2% sold within the first week.

Q: Is it cheaper to rent or buy in River Oaks?

The median River Oaks lease ran $1,695/month this year; principal and interest on the median $250,000 home is roughly $1,422/month with 10% down.

The edge goes to buyers: homes typically take 27 days and only 9.6% beat their asking price.

River Oaks market at a glance

Homes sold (12 months): 52
Median sale price: $250,000 (about $1,422/month with 10% down at a 6.5% 30-year rate, principal & interest)
Median price per square foot: $200
Median days on market (list to contract): 27; 19.2% went under contract within a week
Sold over asking: 9.6% · Sold under asking: 55.8%
Typical home: 3 bed, 1,376 sqft, built 1950, mostly Castleberry ISD
Price range of sales: $120,000 – $774,000
On the market right now: 21 active listings, 5 under contract, 4.8 months of supply, median asking $255,000
How buyers paid: Conventional 38.5%, FHA 25%, VA 15.4%, Cash 21.2%, Other 0%
Seller contributions: 57.7% of sellers chipped in, typically $7,025
Contract to close: about 28 days
Median rent (same home types, 33 closed leases): $1,695/month. Owning the median home runs about $1,422/month principal & interest with 10% down
HOA: 1.9% of sales had a mandatory HOA, typically $150/month

Five-year price history in River Oaks

Median sale price by quarter: 2022 Q1: $201,000 · 2023 Q1: $228,000 · 2024 Q1: $235,500 · 2025 Q1: $261,000 · 2026 Q1: $224,000 · 2026 Q3: $293,000.

Median price by elementary school zone

Castleberr: 37 sales, median $250,000, $200/sqft
Cato: 14 sales, median $253,500, $218/sqft

Pricing right vs. cutting the price in River Oaks

Sellers who held their original asking price sold in 15 days at 99.2% of ask. Sellers who overpriced and later cut took 49 days and kept 90.9% of the original ask, roughly $22,300 left on the table on a typical River Oaks listing.

Nearby markets

Fort Worth · Arlington · Mansfield · North Richland Hills · Crowley · Keller · Azle · Bedford

Common questions

Is now a good time to buy in River Oaks? The edge goes to buyers: homes typically take 27 days and only 9.6% beat their asking price.

What does the typical River Oaks home cost? $250,000, about $200 per square foot, or roughly $1,422/month with 10% down before taxes and insurance.

How fast do homes sell in River Oaks? The typical home went under contract in 27 days; 19.2% sold within the first week.

Is it cheaper to rent or buy in River Oaks? The median River Oaks lease ran $1,695/month this year, while principal and interest on the median $250,000 home is roughly $1,422/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.