Watauga, TX Housing Market: 303 Homes Sold (September 2025 to September 2026)
Sellers have the edge: 22.4% of homes beat their asking price and the typical sale takes just 24 days.
Watauga market at a glance
- Homes sold (12 months): 303
- Median sale price: $280,000 (about $1,593/month with 10% down at a 6.5% 30-year rate, principal & interest)
- Median price per square foot: $198
- Median days on market (list to contract): 24; 25.4% went under contract within a week
- Sold over asking: 22.4% · Sold under asking: 48.2%
- Typical home: 3 bed, 1,441 sqft, built 1982, mostly Birdville ISD
- Price range of sales: $155,500 – $525,000
- On the market right now: 58 active listings, 18 under contract, 2.3 months of supply, median asking $304,925
- How buyers paid: Conventional 41.6%, FHA 31.4%, VA 7.6%, Cash 16.8%, Other 2.6%
- Seller contributions: 62.7% of sellers chipped in, typically $7,500
- Contract to close: about 28 days
- Median rent (same home types, 202 closed leases): $1,975/month. Owning the median home runs about $1,593/month principal & interest with 10% down
- HOA: 7.3% of sales had a mandatory HOA, typically $275/month
- New construction: 5.3% of sales, median $303,500 vs $279,000 resale
Five-year price history in Watauga
Median sale price by quarter: 2022 Q1: $270,000 · 2023 Q1: $280,000 · 2024 Q1: $290,000 · 2025 Q1: $280,000 · 2026 Q1: $280,000 · 2026 Q4: $273,450.
Median price by elementary school zone
- Whitleyrd: 106 sales, median $297,500, $204/sqft
- Hardeman: 77 sales, median $285,000, $184/sqft
- Watauga: 59 sales, median $255,000, $197/sqft
- Northridg: 28 sales, median $296,075, $205/sqft
- Fostervill: 17 sales, median $275,000, $195/sqft
Pricing right vs. cutting the price in Watauga
Sellers who held their original asking price sold in 10 days at 100% of ask. Sellers who overpriced and later cut took 61 days and kept 93.1% of the original ask, roughly $20,000 left on the table on a typical Watauga listing.
Most active Watauga neighborhoods
- Foster Village Add: 62 sales, median $286,250, 19 days on market
- Browning Heights North: 28 sales, median $248,700, 16 days on market
- Sunnybrook Add: 26 sales, median $255,750, 21 days on market
- Echo Hills Add: 24 sales, median $269,945, 15 days on market
- Greenfield Village Add: 16 sales, median $274,950, 31 days on market
- The Pointe at Capp Smith Lake: 16 sales, median $303,500, 43 days on market
- Bunker Hill: 13 sales, median $280,000, 20 days on market
- Quail Hollow Add: 13 sales, median $330,000, 13 days on market
- Quail Meadows Estates: 12 sales, median $306,000, 42 days on market
- Bristol Square: 10 sales, median $275,000, 25 days on market
Nearby markets
Fort Worth · Arlington · Mansfield · North Richland Hills · Crowley · Keller · Azle · Bedford
Common questions
Is now a good time to buy in Watauga? Sellers have the edge: 22.4% of homes beat their asking price and the typical sale takes just 24 days.
What does the typical Watauga home cost? $280,000, about $198 per square foot, or roughly $1,593/month with 10% down before taxes and insurance.
How fast do homes sell in Watauga? The typical home went under contract in 24 days; 25.4% sold within the first week.
Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Watauga? The median Watauga lease ran $1,975/month this year, while principal and interest on the median $280,000 home is roughly $1,593/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.