Watauga, TX Housing Market — 282 Homes Sold (September 2025 – September 2026)
Sellers have the edge: 22.7% of homes beat their asking price and the typical sale takes just 25 days.
Watauga market at a glance
- Homes sold (12 months): 282
- 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): 25; 26.2% went under contract within a week
- Sold over asking: 22.7% · Sold under asking: 48.2%
- Typical home: 3 bed, 1,437 sqft, built 1982, mostly Birdville ISD
- Price range of sales: $155,000 – $525,000
- On the market right now: 65 active listings, 31 under contract, 2.8 months of supply, median asking $299,000
- How buyers paid: Conventional 41.5%, FHA 30.5%, VA 8.9%, Cash 16%, Other 3.2%
- Seller contributions: 63.1% of sellers chipped in, typically $7,500
- Contract to close: about 28 days
- Median rent (same home types, 193 closed leases): $1,975/month — owning the median home runs about $1,593/month principal & interest with 10% down
- HOA: 5.7% of sales had a mandatory HOA, typically $275/month
- New construction: 3.9% of sales, median $309,000 vs $279,900 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 Q3: $278,500.
Median price by elementary school zone
- Whitleyrd: 102 sales, median $298,000, $203/sqft
- Hardeman: 73 sales, median $280,000, $194/sqft
- Watauga: 50 sales, median $251,000, $196/sqft
- Northridg: 27 sales, median $298,000, $204/sqft
- Fostervill: 18 sales, median $267,500, $200/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 69 days and kept 92.9% of the original ask — roughly $20,600 left on the table on a typical Watauga listing.
Most active Watauga neighborhoods
- Foster Village Add: 61 sales, median $288,100, 20 days on market
- Browning Heights North: 26 sales, median $248,700, 16 days on market
- Echo Hills Add: 23 sales, median $270,000, 14 days on market
- Sunnybrook Add: 19 sales, median $250,000, 26 days on market
- Bunker Hill: 13 sales, median $275,000, 30 days on market
- Greenfield Village Add: 12 sales, median $276,000, 43 days on market
- Quail Hollow Add: 12 sales, median $327,450, 13 days on market
- Bristol Square: 11 sales, median $265,000, 48 days on market
- Quail Meadows Estates: 11 sales, median $308,500, 32 days on market
- The Pointe at Capp Smith Lake: 11 sales, median $309,000, 42 days on market
Nearby markets
Fort Worth · Arlington · Mansfield · North Richland Hills · Crowley · Azle · Keller · Bedford
Common questions
Is now a good time to buy in Watauga? Sellers have the edge: 22.7% of homes beat their asking price and the typical sale takes just 25 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 25 days; 26.2% 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 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.