Temple Home Sizes Shrink to 1,676 Sq Ft in October

Deal of the Week

Deal of the Week · 4907 George Cunningham LOOP, Temple TX 76502 · MLS #1736620 · Listed by Keller Williams City-View. ALEX valuation $201,000 is an ALEX Intelligence estimate, not an appraisal.

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 $223,000 4907 George Cunningham LOOP, Temple TX 76502 · MLS #1736620 Listed at $187,999, 3 bed, 2 bath, 1,189 sq ft. Listed 6% below the ALEX valuation; price reduced 9% from original. See it on alex.realestate: https://www.alex.realestate/listing-detail/1190578620/4907-George-Cunningham-LOOP-Temple-TX Lower-middle quartile: $223,000 to $253,000 4501 Stagecoach Trail, Temple TX 76502 · MLS #9055982 Listed at $248,500, 3 bed, 2 bath, 1,670 sq ft. Listed 4% below the ALEX valuation; price reduced 7% from original. See it on alex.realestate: https://www.alex.realestate/listing-detail/1186984694/4501-Stagecoach-Trail-Temple-TX Upper-middle quartile: $253,000 to $300,000 4101 Hopi TRL, Temple TX 76504 · MLS #7479080 Listed at $259,500, 4 bed, 3 bath, 2,003 sq ft. Listed 2% below the ALEX valuation; 11% under the local price per sq ft; price reduced 2% from original. See it on alex.realestate: https://www.alex.realestate/listing-detail/1188280433/4101-Hopi-TRL-Temple-TX Upper quartile: $300,000 and up 3826 Leming CT, Temple TX 76504 · MLS #6302103 Listed at $349,900, 4 bed, 3 bath, 2,109 sq ft. Listed 0% below the ALEX valuation; price reduced 5% from original. See it on alex.realestate: https://www.alex.realestate/listing-detail/1172886261/3826-Leming-CT-Temple-TX

Key figures · Temple · October 2026

19 homes sold in Temple in October 2026 (up 5.6% on a year earlier).

Median net sale price: $223,464 (down 11.6% on a year earlier).

Median price per square foot: $134.

Median days on market: 51.

Median sale price as a share of the original list price: 97.7%.

125 homes for sale now, about 4.5 months of supply at the pace of the last six months.

Source: Unlock MLS, ABOR-listed sales only, October 2026. Single-family homes; prices net of seller-paid concessions, the same figures as the ALEX market statistics pages. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

The median home size sold in Temple has shrunk to 1,676 square feet, a drop of 9.6% compared to the same month last year when the median was 1,854 square feet. This shift toward smaller living areas is part of a broader trend where buyers are purchasing homes with less square footage than in previous years. ALEX Intelligence analyzed the size-band shifts across 19 closed sales in October to track this change. The current median living area of 1,676 square feet represents a 7.6% decrease from the prior month's median of 1,814 square feet. Over the trailing 24 months, the data shows a consistent pattern where the average size of sold homes has trended downward, moving from 1,854 square feet in October 2025 to 1,676 square feet today. This contraction in home size coincides with a decline in median sale prices, which fell 11.6% year-over-year to $223,464. While the price per square foot also decreased by 14.4%, the primary driver of the lower total price appears to be the reduction in physical size rather than just a change in unit cost. The market is currently seeing fewer large homes close compared to the previous year, suggesting a shift in buyer demand toward more compact living spaces. The sample of 19 closed sales provides a snapshot of this transition, though the small volume means individual transactions can influence the median significantly. As the market continues to adjust, the trend toward smaller floor plans appears to be a defining characteristic of the current Temple housing landscape. Want a closer look? Reply or call George at 713.918.9951 and we'll set up a showing. Coverage: most home sales in Temple are listed in another MLS, which ALEX does not receive yet. The figures in this post count only sales listed in Unlock MLS (ABOR), so they describe part of the local market, not all of it. Data from Unlock MLS. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Model outputs are ALEX Intelligence estimates, not appraisals. Read more Central Texas market data on the ALEX blog: https://alex-companies.com/blog

George Arnold Alexander III, MPA

Partner, ALEX Companies

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