As of August 2026, Denton County's housing market is a balanced market — buyers have real choices, and homes priced right still sell close to asking. The typical single-family home sold for about $445,000 ($198/sq ft), closing at 97.8% of list price after a median 41 days on market. There are 5,674 active listings against roughly 1,354 sales a month — about 4.2 months of supply, right around the balanced range. One thing that sets Denton County apart: new construction is about 40% of recent sales.
The numbers right now
Denton County single-family homes · updated August 14, 2026
Median Sale Price
$445,000
Price / Sq Ft
$198
Median Days on Market
41
List-to-Sale
97.8%
Active Listings
5,674
Months of Supply
4.2
What the data is telling us
Two numbers matter most for gauging who has the upper hand: months of supply and list-to-sale ratio. At 4.2 months of inventory, Denton County sits right in the balanced 4–6 month range — a real shift from the sub-2-month frenzy of a few years ago. Homes are still closing at 97.8% of list price, so sellers who price to the current comps are getting nearly full ask — but the median 41 days on market means buyers finally have time to think, tour, and negotiate.
The new-construction story
Here's what makes Denton County different from most markets: about 40% of recent sales were new construction. Builders are a huge part of the landscape, and that changes the math for everyone.
RESALE (PRE-OWNED)
$493,000
$215/sq ft · 35 days on market · 98.4% of list
NEW CONSTRUCTION
$430,000
$181/sq ft · 78 days on market · 97% of list
Notice the gap: new builds sit on the market roughly 2× longer than resale homes. That's leverage. Builders sitting on standing inventory will often throw in rate buydowns, closing-cost credits, or upgrades to move a house — incentives a private seller usually can't match. If you're a buyer, that's worth putting on the table. If you're selling a pre-owned home, you're competing with those incentives, so presentation and pricing matter more than ever.
If you're buying
With 5,674 homes on the market and ~4.2 months of supply, you're not in a 2021-style bidding war. Resale homes are closing near 98.4% of asking after a median 35 days, so there's room to negotiate — most of all on listings that have lingered. And because new construction is ~40% of the market, builder incentives (rate buydowns, closing-cost help) are real leverage worth asking for.
If you're selling
The typical resale home is still selling for about $493,000 at 98.4% of list in a median 35 days — but that goes to homes priced to today's comps, not last year's peak. With 5,674 active listings and builders taking ~40% of buyers, an overpriced or unpolished home gets skipped. Price sharp and present well.
It's not one market — it's a dozen
County-wide medians hide big differences between towns. Established North Denton lives in a different world than a new-build corridor in Aubrey or acreage in Argyle. Here's a snapshot of the areas I cover:
| Area | Median | Days on Mkt | Available |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Denton | $300,000 | 31 | 57 |
| South Denton | $394,750 | 33 | 260 |
| Argyle | $538,500 | 94 | 589 |
| Aubrey | $363,574 | 125 | 1130 |
| Krum | $328,490 | 59 | 122 |
| Ponder | $325,000 | 28 | 135 |
| Sanger | $330,000 | 46 | 167 |
| Pilot Point | $299,990 | 41 | 251 |
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The bottom line
Denton County in August 2026 is a balancedmarket: priced-right homes still sell close to asking, but buyers have room to breathe and negotiate for the first time in years. Whether that's good or bad news depends entirely on your situation and your specific street — which is exactly the conversation I'm happy to have. Curious what your home is worth today?
Figures are computed from an offset-spread sample of 1,000 Denton County single-family MLS sales over the last 6 months (NTREIS), spaced evenly across the full 8,125-sale population and segmented by construction type. Active and sold counts are exact.