Housing Market in Arlington
Arlington's median sale price runs around $320,000 (Redfin, February 2026), down 3.1% year-over-year and about 25% below the national median -- a real and current affordability position within DFW, though a somewhat softening market rather than an appreciating one. Redfin describes the market as somewhat competitive, with homes averaging 2 offers and now taking around 62 days to sell.
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Redfin's Arlington, TX city page (reviewed August 2026) cites a median sale price of $320,000 as of the most recent monthly snapshot, down 3.1% year-over-year, at $175 per square foot (down 3.3% YoY). Homes are averaging 2 offers and taking around 62 days to sell -- a market Redfin's own methodology still labels 'somewhat competitive,' though the combination of a declining median and a longer time-on-market than in a hotter market points toward cooling demand rather than a still-appreciating one.
Real Within-City Variance
The citywide median blends genuinely different submarkets. Redfin neighborhood-level data (also reviewed August 2026) shows Heart of Arlington at roughly $292,000, down sharply year-over-year, against Southwest Arlington at roughly $395,000, up by double digits over the same window -- a real, current divergence within city limits, not just an old data point. A single citywide figure understates that spread; check a target neighborhood's own trend rather than relying on the city median alone.
Arlington's Position Within the DFW Satellite Market
Among the DFW-area satellite cities this site tracks (Plano, Frisco, McKinney, Arlington, Irving -- see texas-dfw-satellites-1.js), Arlington is the clear affordability leader by a wide margin: its ~$320K median runs well below McKinney's ~$510K, Irving's ~$383K, Plano's ~$485K-$540K, and Frisco's ~$670K-$705K. That relative position is a genuine, current differentiator for anyone comparing DFW suburbs on price alone, even as Arlington's own market softens somewhat.
Newer, Master-Planned Inventory Exists Alongside the Older Stock
Not all of Arlington's housing stock is older or entry-level: Viridian, a roughly 2,000-acre master-planned community along the West Fork Trinity River with community lakes, parks, and trails, offers newer construction and higher price points than the citywide median, per real-estate-source coverage reviewed August 2026 -- see the best-areas topic page for detail on Viridian and other distinct Arlington submarkets.
Key takeaways
- Arlington's median sale price is roughly $320,000 (Redfin, Feb 2026), down 3.1% year-over-year and about 25% below the national median -- a real affordability position, though the market is softening rather than appreciating.
- Homes average 2 offers and take about 62 days to sell -- "somewhat competitive" per Redfin, but with a longer time-on-market and declining median than a hotter market would show.
- Within-city variance is real and current: Heart of Arlington runs around $292K (down sharply YoY) versus Southwest Arlington around $395K (up double digits YoY) in the same window.
- Arlington is the clear price leader among the DFW satellite cities this site tracks, running well below McKinney, Irving, Plano, and Frisco -- but newer, higher-priced inventory exists too, notably in the master-planned Viridian community.
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