Denton County, TX real estate

What the numbers say

Denton County, TX real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Denton County listed for $472,495, down 0.4% from a year earlier. That is 33% above the Texas median of $355,765.

Homes spent a median of 63 days on the market, faster than 64 days a year ago. That makes Denton County the #15 fastest-selling of 59 Texas counties we track.

Homeowners in Denton County pay a median of $7,055 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $437,200, an effective rate of about 1.61%. The Texas average is 1.49%, which makes Denton County the #226 lowest-tax of 250 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $1,728 a month, and $1,775 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 23 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $472,000 home here comes to about $3,408 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $146,000 a year (the median household here earns $111,498).