Fayette County: Where Prices Were Cut Most in September
By George Arnold Alexander III, MPA · Associate Broker · 2026-10-16
Deal of the Week

Deals of the Week by price quartile. The quartiles come from the last 12 months of closed sales here. Each pick has the top ALEX deal score in its price range.
Lower quartile: under $214,000
833 E Camp ST, La Grange TX 78945 · MLS #2801505
Listed at $169,000, 3 bed, 1 bath, 916 sq ft. The top-scoring home for sale here this week on price per sq ft, price changes and time on market; price reduced 3% from original.
See it on alex.realestate: https://www.alex.realestate/listing-detail/1178032995/833-E-Camp-ST-La-Grange-TX
Lower-middle quartile: $214,000 to $321,000
234 Park DR, La Grange TX 78945 · MLS #4722076
Listed at $299,000, 3 bed, 2 bath, 1,665 sq ft. The top-scoring home for sale here this week on price per sq ft, price changes and time on market; 5% under the local price per sq ft; price reduced 8% from original.
See it on alex.realestate: https://www.alex.realestate/listing-detail/1183938174/234-Park-DR-La-Grange-TX
Upper-middle quartile: $321,000 to $545,000
640 S College ST, La Grange TX 78945 · MLS #9336198
Listed at $505,000, 3 bed, 2.5 bath, 2,806 sq ft. The top-scoring home for sale here this week on price per sq ft, price changes and time on market; 5% under the local price per sq ft; price reduced 4% from original.
See it on alex.realestate: https://www.alex.realestate/listing-detail/1185537198/640-S-College-ST-La-Grange-TX
Upper quartile: $545,000 and up
206 Rolling Hill DR, La Grange TX 78945 · MLS #6431255
Listed at $1,299,000, 4 bed, 3.5 bath, 6,514 sq ft. Listed 8% below the ALEX valuation; price reduced 16% from original.
See it on alex.realestate: https://www.alex.realestate/listing-detail/1171875100/206-Rolling-Hill-DR-La-Grange-TX
Key figures · Fayette County · rolling 6 months ending Sep 30, 2026
- 34 homes sold in Fayette County in the 6 months ending Sep 30, 2026 (down 20.9% on a year earlier).
- Median sale price: $299,000 (up 4.9% on a year earlier).
- Median price per square foot: $175.
- Median days on market: 72.
- Median sale price as a share of the original list price: 89.6%.
- 58 homes for sale now, about 10.2 months of supply at the pace of the last six months.
Source: Unlock MLS, rolling 6 months ending Sep 30, 2026. Homes only (single-family, condo, townhome). Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
In Fayette County, nearly every home that sold recently came with a price reduction before it found a buyer. Across 34 closed sales in the rolling six months ending September 30, 2026, 91% of properties sold for less than their original list price. This marks a shift from the prior six-month period, where 100% of sales were below list, though the median close-to-original list ratio improved slightly to 89.6%.
ALEX Intelligence analyzed listing history and final sale data to identify this trend in price adjustments. The median closing price for these homes was $299,000, down 13.3% from the prior six-month period when the median was $344,950. While prices have softened, the market has also seen a reduction in time on sale; the median days on market dropped to 72 days, a 33.3% decrease compared to the previous window where homes sat for 108 days.
The data indicates that while sellers are still adjusting expectations, the pace of sales is accelerating relative to the prior half-year. The median price per square foot settled at $175, matching the level seen a year ago despite the drop in total median price. With only 34 closed sales recorded in this window, these figures represent a specific segment of the market rather than a broad seasonal trend.
The sample size for subdivision-level analysis was insufficient to rank specific neighborhoods by price cuts, as no subdivisions met the minimum threshold of five sales with price reduction history. Buyers and sellers should note that while price reductions are common, the median home size also decreased to 1,739 square feet from 1,860 in the prior period.
This analysis is based on Unlock MLS data for Fayette County. The figures reflect a Tier B market window with limited sample sizes for granular neighborhood breakdowns.
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Data from Unlock MLS. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Model outputs are ALEX Intelligence estimates, not appraisals.
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George Arnold Alexander III, MPA
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Source data: Unlock MLS closed sales, rolling 6 months ending Sep 30, 2026, n=34
Cover photo: Overlook near Kirtley, Fayette County ("Overlook near Kirtley, Texas - panoramio") by Todd Dwyer, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; darkened, cropped and text added.
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