76201 Home Values
76201 Market Snapshot
| Active 86 listings | New 17 30 days | Closed 7 30 days | Pending 3 30 days | Supply 8.9 months | Absorption 9.3% monthly | Over List 1.1% sold above | Under List 45.3% sold below | Concessions 40% % of solds | Avg Concession $7,358 seller paid |
Source: NTREIS MLS • Excludes leases • Sep 2026
76201 Market Trends
Denton Central Is a Buyer's Market Now
Central Denton's 76201 is a patchwork of mid-century bungalows, vintage Craftsman cottages, and 1960s ranch homes within walking distance of UNT, TWU, and the courthouse square. Lots tend toward the generous side. New construction is rare and infill-driven.
Seller-paid help at the closing table grew heavier in 76201 this quarter, with the average concession climbing toward $11,000, roughly a fifth above the prior update, as nearly half of sales carried one. Based on MLS data for October 2026 closings in 76201, sellers still collected a little over 97 cents on the dollar, so the give-back came through concessions rather than deeper list-price cuts. Price per square foot rose to roughly $209, moving above Denton County's roughly $200 benchmark, while the median sale price near $350,000 stayed well below the county's. The limited sample of 29 closings suggests treating the swing as directional.
Pipeline data in 76201 shows a slight pickup in contract activity, with pending deals edging up to eight, yet absorption remains slow against a backlog of 86 active listings. At roughly nine months of supply, the zip sits well above Denton County's pace of about six, and new listings eased to around 41 for the quarter, a lighter inflow than last month. Median time to contract held near five weeks, in line with the trailing year, pointing to a market that is stable but unhurried heading into winter.
Market Updates
Seller-paid help at the closing table grew heavier in 76201 this quarter, with the average concession climbing toward $11,000, roughly a fifth above the prior update, as nearly half of sales carried one. Based on MLS data for October 2026 closings in 76201, sellers still collected a little over 97 cents on the dollar, so the give-back came through concessions rather than deeper list-price cuts. Price per square foot rose to roughly $209, moving above Denton County's roughly $200 benchmark, while the median sale price near $350,000 stayed well below the county's. The limited sample of 29 closings suggests treating the swing as directional.
Pipeline data in 76201 shows a slight pickup in contract activity, with pending deals edging up to eight, yet absorption remains slow against a backlog of 86 active listings. At roughly nine months of supply, the zip sits well above Denton County's pace of about six, and new listings eased to around 41 for the quarter, a lighter inflow than last month. Median time to contract held near five weeks, in line with the trailing year, pointing to a market that is stable but unhurried heading into winter.
Denton County's overall pace outstripped 76201 this quarter on nearly every price measure except one: price per square foot. While the zip's median sale price of roughly $322,000 trailed the county's $445,000 by nearly 30 percent, per-square-foot values landed at $198 — within a few dollars of the county's $202 benchmark. Based on MLS data for September 2026 closings in 76201, sellers collected close to 97 cents on the dollar, a slight improvement from last quarter. Concessions grew more common and pricier: roughly half of transactions now carry a seller-paid concession, up from about four in ten last quarter, with the average concession climbing to nearly $9,300 on 33 closings.
76201's pipeline points to a slower absorption pace than the county at large: with roughly eight months of supply on hand against Denton County's nearer six, the zip's inventory is working through contracts more slowly than its neighbors. Just seven pending contracts sit against 88 active listings and roughly 49 new listings this quarter, a thin absorption ratio that, set against the county's far deeper contract pipeline, suggests 76201 continues to lag the broader market's pace into fall.
Price per square foot in 76201 climbed to roughly $205 this quarter, breaking a slide that had held closed values in the $180s over the prior two updates. Based on MLS data for August 2026 closings in 76201, the median sale price settled near $284,000 while time-to-contract compressed sharply — median days on market fell to about three weeks, down from roughly five weeks over the trailing year. Sellers collected close to 98 cents on the dollar at closing, an improvement from last month, even as the average concession per deal widened; the share of sales carrying any concession eased to roughly half. About four in ten transactions closed under list price, on a quarterly base of 25 closings.
Pending contracts in 76201 fell to just three this quarter, even as active inventory held near 84 listings and new listings kept arriving at a pace of roughly 55 — a combination that points toward a stalling absorption rate heading into fall. Months of supply crept to just over ten, still roughly double the Denton County pace of under six months. The widening gap between what's coming to market and what's converting to contract suggests near-term velocity gains may prove uneven rather than broad-based.
A modest rebound in closings — 20 transactions this quarter — gave 76201's price signals more weight, even as sellers gave up further ground at the table. Based on MLS data for July 2026 closings in 76201, roughly six in ten sales carried seller-paid concessions, up sharply from about four in ten last month, though the average concession held close to flat. Sellers still collected a little over 95 cents on the dollar at closing, and about half of transactions closed under list price. Price per square foot slipped to roughly $182, continuing a run below both the twelve-month zip average and the Denton County benchmark. With just 20 sales behind these figures, the swing carries wide confidence intervals.
The supply overhang in 76201 widened again this quarter, with active listings climbing toward 90 while pending contracts slipped to just seven — a thinning absorption ratio that points toward continued softness in near-term demand. New listings kept arriving at a brisker pace than contracts could absorb, widening the gap further. At roughly thirteen months of supply, more than twice the Denton County pace, the pipeline suggests sellers will need to keep adapting rather than regaining leverage anytime soon.
The negotiation gap between list and sale prices in 76201 narrowed slightly this month, with sellers receiving just under 96 cents on the dollar at closing — a modest slip from the trailing annual rate. Based on MLS data for June 2026 closings in 76201, the concession picture tells a nuanced story: the share of transactions carrying seller-paid concessions climbed to roughly four in ten, yet the average dollar amount per concession fell by about a third compared to the prior period, landing near $3,300. Nearly 44 percent of homes closed below asking price, and price per square foot settled around $185 — well below the Denton County benchmark and about seven percent off the twelve-month average for this zip. With a limited sample of roughly 16 closings, these directional signals warrant some caution.
The supply picture in 76201 grew notably heavier this month, with roughly 14 months of supply on hand — more than twice the Denton County pace of about six months. Against 75 active listings, only 10 transactions are in pending status, a thin absorption ratio that directionally signals continued softness in near-term demand. New listing activity brought approximately 53 homes to market against that same shallow pending base. Until absorption picks up, the pipeline points toward conditions that continue to weigh on seller negotiating positions heading into the second half of the year.
At roughly $179 per square foot, recent closings in 76201 priced meaningfully below both the trailing twelve-month average for this zip and the broader Denton County pace, a gap that directionally suggests softening valuations on a limited transaction base. Based on MLS data for May 2026 closings in 76201, sellers were conceding nearly five cents on the dollar at the table — with about 31 percent of transactions carrying seller-paid concessions averaging around $5,100. Roughly 37 percent of sales closed below list price, and year-over-year values have trended down approximately 8 percent. The 19-transaction sample points toward continued buyer negotiating leverage on both price and terms.
With roughly 10 months of supply on hand in 76201 — well above the 6.5-month county pace — the pipeline points toward continued buyer-side conditions in the near term. Only 8 pending transactions sit against 65 active listings, a ratio that directionally suggests absorption remains slow. New listings continue entering the market at a measured pace, and with median time-to-contract running near a month, the forward signal for 76201 points to limited urgency and elevated available choice.
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Market data last updated Oct 1, 2026, 6:00 AM CDT · Editorial updated Oct 12, 2026, 3:28 AM CDT
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