Dallas commuters wanting space
Buyers who work in Dallas and want more home and yard. Dallas City Hall is 17.1 road miles from Cedar Hill City Hall, about 22 minutes without traffic.
City median
$320K
Commute
About 22 min to Dallas
Cedar Hill homes sold for a median $320,000 over the three months ending September 2026, down 8.6% from a year earlier, and spent a median 43 days on the market (Redfin). Silvia Poulin lists and sells homes across South DFW, and a free CMA prices yours.
| Cedar Hill seller quick facts | Value |
|---|---|
| Median sale price | $320,000, down 8.6% from a year earlier |
| Median days on market | 43 days, against 44 a year earlier |
| School district | Cedar Hill ISD, rated C (72); Cedar Hill Collegiate HS rated A (97) (TEA 2025-26) |
| Property tax | About $2.33 per $100 on the Dallas County side (2026 rates) |
| New-home competition | Lennar at Addison Hills from $370,999; First Texas Homes at Bear Creek Ranch from the $410,000s (builder prices, October 2026) |
| Seller updates | A weekly seller report on every listing |
Prices and days on market: Redfin, three months ending September 2026.
What matters most for Cedar Hill sellers: pricing against the closest recent sale in your neighborhood (not the citywide median, since Lake Ridge sells far above the rest of the city), school assignment, proximity to Joe Pool Lake or Cedar Hill State Park, and how cleanly the home photographs. You decide three of those four before the sign goes in the yard.
Each Cedar Hill neighborhood competes with different homes. Lake Ridge draws buyers who want Joe Pool Lake, gated sections and a mandatory property owners association. High Pointe, begun in the early 1980s with more than 2,600 households, draws buyers looking below the Lake Ridge price tier, and a resale in Bear Creek Ranch competes with First Texas Homes' new section there.
Knowing who is looking shapes how Silvia positions your listing.
Buyers who work in Dallas and want more home and yard. Dallas City Hall is 17.1 road miles from Cedar Hill City Hall, about 22 minutes without traffic.
Buyers who want Joe Pool Lake access, Cedar Hill State Park trails, or DORBA mountain-bike riding minutes from their door. Lake Ridge is the headline neighborhood; the median Lake Ridge sale ran $688K over the three months ending September 2026 (Redfin).
Buyers interested in Cedar Hill Collegiate High School, which earned an A (97) for 2025-26 and admits students by application.
The citywide median sale price was $320,000 for the three months ending September 2026, down 8.6% year-over-year (Redfin). Even so, the median Cedar Hill home went under contract in about 43 days, the fastest pace of the six South DFW cities Silvia covers (Burleson 47 days, Midlothian 69), so correctly priced listings still move.
Homes that go live above the range of recent comparable sales don't get those showings. By week three the listing has aged, and by week six agents show it as a home that will come down in price. When the price finally drops to where it should have started, the urgency is gone, and the sale price usually lands below what a sharp opening price would have earned.
One Cedar Hill-specific trap: Lake Ridge prices differently from the rest of the city. The Lake Ridge median was $688,000 over the three months ending September 2026 per Redfin, while the citywide median was $320,000. A seller inside Lake Ridge who prices off citywide sales undersells the home. A seller near but not in Lake Ridge who prices off Lake Ridge sales overprices and ages out. Either direction costs thousands at closing.
Pricing is where you have the most control, and a sharp opening price usually beats starting high and cutting later.
Silvia is a solo agent with her own company, Modern Feather Realty Group, and a 5-star bilingual REALTOR at BK Real Estate, so a full brokerage team backs her up. She serves Cedar Hill, Mansfield, Midlothian, Waxahachie, and the rest of South DFW. She earned four BK Real Estate awards in the past year: Rising Star (2025), Top Rental Agent (February 2026), Top Producer (March 2026, with over $500,000 closed in a single month), and Top Rental Agent again (April 2026). She is just as active in rentals as she is in sales.
Silvia spent 10+ years as a FinTech analyst before going into real estate full-time. That career trained her to read complicated financial documents fluently, a skill that now goes into every Cedar Hill listing: the price, the school assignment, the Dallas County tax rate, and the comparable sales on the same hill. She also renovated a lake house personally (siding, flooring, framing), so she can walk through an inspection report and tell you what is cosmetic versus structural.
Silvia grew up in Irving and went to school in Oak Cliff. She earned her degree from UT Arlington and has been a South DFW resident for the entirety of her adult life. As a solo agent, she handles your listing and your negotiations herself. Hablamos español también.
If you are looking to sell your house quickly, I cannot recommend Silvia enough. She listed our property and her strategy brought in multiple offers. The team at Modern Feather Realty made the entire process easy and answered all our questions. Best real estate experience we've ever had!
Cedar Hill homes sold in a median 43 days over the three months ending September 2026 (Redfin), but each neighborhood competes with different homes, as these three show.
A master-planned community in the southwest corner of the city near Joe Pool Lake, with development starting in the mid-1980s. It includes seven gated communities, and the property owners association is mandatory.
Begun in the early 1980s, with more than 2,600 households. It sits in Public Improvement District No. 1, and its homeowners association is voluntary at $15 a year.
In the southeast corner, with 450 homes built from 2005. First Texas Homes sells new homes in its Bear Creek section from the $410,000s, with HOA dues of $528 a year, so resales compete with new builds.
Professional photography + video
Buyers see your photos before your house, and phone snapshots cost showings.
Deep clean + declutter
Low cost, and it improves every photo and showing.
Fresh neutral paint
Neutral walls make every other improvement show better.
Replace worn or stained carpet
Buyers paying today's prices want a move-in-ready home, and old carpet makes the whole house look like a project.
Curb-appeal landscaping
The first photo decides whether they read the address.
Minor kitchen hardware refresh
New cabinet pulls and a faucet help, but only if the kitchen feels dated.
Driveway + exterior power-wash
A small spend for a visibly cleaner home.
Full kitchen renovation
Buyers want to pick their own finishes, so a full renovation rarely earns back its cost.
Adding a pool
Few buyers want the upkeep, so a pool added before sale often counts against the price.
Major bathroom remodel
A cosmetic refresh can help, but a full remodel rarely pays back.
Premature roof replacement
Unless leaking, let the buyer choose the contractor.
Custom landscaping
Most buyers want their own vision in the yard.
As a solo agent, Silvia is your one point of contact from the first price conversation to the closing table, with BK Real Estate's team behind her.
Silvia prices from actual closed sales on your block, not Zillow guesses, then adjusts for condition and upgrades to find the number that draws multiple showings without costing you thousands at closing.
Professional photos, drone and twilight shots, Zillow 3D tours, virtual staging and walkthrough video, chosen for what each home needs, plus posts on social media beyond the MLS.
Silvia handles every offer, counter and closing-table issue herself. You get a weekly seller report on every listing, and she walks you through each contract and form.
Most buyers start online, and if your listing photos look like phone snapshots, they move on before they read the address. Silvia matches the marketing to the house: professional photos, drone exteriors and twilight shots where they help, and virtual staging for vacant rooms so buyers can see how the space lives.
When a home benefits from one, Silvia adds a Zillow 3D Home tour. Buyers can walk through every room from their phone, so by the time they book a showing they already know your layout. It helps out-of-town buyers who tour virtually before they fly in.
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Walkthrough videos reach buyers on Instagram and Facebook who might never open an MLS listing.
Walk the home together, discuss timeline, answer questions, identify the few prep jobs that pay for themselves.
Comparable closings from your street, condition and upgrade math, the number that earns serious offers instead of sitting on the market.
Photos plus any 3D tour, video or staging the home needs, vendor scheduling, and the small fixes worth doing.
Your home goes on the MLS, the shared database local agents use to find listings, and on social media.
Feedback after showings and a weekly seller report, so you always know where things stand.
Silvia handles every offer and counter, and she helps you weigh each offer's terms and financing, since the highest number on paper doesn't always close. The buyer then gets a short option period to inspect.
Silvia manages each step from inspection through the final walkthrough, and the weekly seller report means you never have to chase updates.
Cedar Hill's median sale price was $320,000 for the three months ending September 2026, down 8.6% year-over-year (Redfin). Your home's value depends on neighborhood (Lake Ridge trades differently than High Pointe), school assignment, lot size, and condition. Get a free CMA for a real number based on your specific address.
The median Cedar Hill home went under contract in about 43 days over the three months ending September 2026 (Redfin), the fastest pace of the six South DFW cities Silvia covers. Homes priced against the closest recent sales tend to move fastest.
It depends on the repair. Cosmetic items (paint, deep clean, landscaping) almost always pay for themselves in offer strength. Major repairs (roof, HVAC, foundation) often don't, because buyers want to pick their own contractor. Silvia can walk the home with you before listing and tell you which line items earn their cost back.
Agent commissions are negotiable, and no law sets them. Call Silvia to talk through costs for your situation.
Cash offers usually trade price for speed and an as-is sale. Cash makes sense if you need to close in under two weeks or the home needs major repairs you can't fund. Otherwise, listing on the open market lets more buyers compete for your home.
Buying in Cedar Hill instead? See the Cedar Hill buyer guide. Compare all six markets in South DFW Suburbs Compared, or return to the South DFW seller hub.
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