Royse City, TX Housing Market — 834 Homes Sold (September 2025 – September 2026)
Buyers hold the cards: most homes sell under asking and take about 71 days to find a buyer.
Royse City market at a glance
- Homes sold (12 months): 834
- Median sale price: $330,000 (about $1,877/month with 10% down at a 6.5% 30-year rate, principal & interest)
- Median price per square foot: $155
- Median days on market (list to contract): 71; 7.9% went under contract within a week
- Sold over asking: 12% · Sold under asking: 58.8%
- Typical home: 4 bed, 2,121 sqft, built 2024, mostly Royse City ISD
- Price range of sales: $88,000 – $2,160,000
- On the market right now: 511 active listings, 91 under contract, 7.4 months of supply, median asking $349,990
- How buyers paid: Conventional 39.3%, FHA 34.4%, VA 10.1%, Cash 13.5%, Other 2.6%
- Seller contributions: 68.6% of sellers chipped in, typically $10,000
- Contract to close: about 30 days
- Median rent (same home types, 431 closed leases): $2,085/month — owning the median home runs about $1,877/month principal & interest with 10% down
- HOA: 82.9% of sales had a mandatory HOA, typically $47/month
- New construction: 48.8% of sales, median $341,490 vs $310,000 resale
Five-year price history in Royse City
Median sale price by quarter: 2022 Q1: $355,000 · 2023 Q1: $348,809 · 2024 Q1: $340,000 · 2025 Q1: $339,995 · 2026 Q1: $332,665 · 2026 Q3: $342,500.
Median price by elementary school zone
- Fort: 191 sales, median $353,000, $156/sqft
- Ruth Cherry: 165 sales, median $299,990, $145/sqft
- Anita Scott: 140 sales, median $327,345, $152/sqft
- Davis: 96 sales, median $307,500, $158/sqft
- Paula Walker: 95 sales, median $365,990, $162/sqft
- Harry Herndon: 52 sales, median $379,500, $181/sqft
- Sara Moss: 34 sales, median $303,495, $145/sqft
- John & Barbara Roderick: 22 sales, median $259,999, $152/sqft
- Cannon: 8 sales, median $345,000, $210/sqft
Pricing right vs. cutting the price in Royse City
Sellers who held their original asking price sold in 22 days at 98.9% of ask. Sellers who overpriced and later cut took 104 days and kept 90.9% of the original ask — roughly $28,200 left on the table on a typical Royse City listing.
Most active Royse City neighborhoods
- Verandah: 84 sales, median $296,000, 63 days on market
- Creekshaw: 68 sales, median $364,995, 89 days on market
- Waterscape: 49 sales, median $352,990, 114 days on market
- Clearview Ranch: 38 sales, median $327,460, 92 days on market
- Liberty Crossing: 38 sales, median $332,946, 83 days on market
- Mercer Meadows: 28 sales, median $361,995, 139 days on market
- Creekside: 23 sales, median $350,000, 148 days on market
- Wildwood: 18 sales, median $273,990, 42 days on market
- Stone River Glen 60s: 15 sales, median $490,000, 192 days on market
- Madera: 14 sales, median $346,490, 56 days on market
Nearby markets
Rockwall · Fate · Heath · McLendon Chisholm
Common questions
Is now a good time to buy in Royse City? Buyers hold the cards: most homes sell under asking and take about 71 days to find a buyer.
What does the typical Royse City home cost? $330,000 — about $155 per square foot, or roughly $1,877/month with 10% down before taxes and insurance.
How fast do homes sell in Royse City? The typical home went under contract in 71 days; 7.9% sold within the first week.
Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Royse City? The median Royse City lease ran $2,085/month this year, while principal and interest on the median $330,000 home is roughly $1,877/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.