Most people shopping south of Dallas are choosing between a new-build lot in a master-planned subdivision and an older house closer in. Cedar Hill is the third option nobody shows them: hills, mature trees, acre lots, a state park on a lake, and a 20-minute drive to downtown.
Cedar Hill is a hill-country-style suburb 20 minutes southwest of downtown Dallas where the citywide median home price sits around $310,000–$342,000 in 2026, but the neighborhood most buyers actually ask about, Stoney Creek Estates, is a different market: one-acre wooded estate lots, newer custom construction, and prices closer to $500,000 and up.
What does a home in Cedar Hill cost in 2026?
Cedar Hill, Texas is two markets sharing one zip code. Zillow’s 2026 home value index puts the typical Cedar Hill home at about $310,000, down roughly 4% year over year; Redfin’s mid-2026 figure for the average sale price is about $342,000, down about 6%. Both numbers describe the older, closer-in subdivisions of three-bedroom brick homes on standard lots built from the 1980s through the 2000s.
The estate side of Cedar Hill, meaning Stoney Creek Estates and the acreage pockets around Joe Pool Lake and Cedar Hill State Park, prices differently. A four-bedroom home on a full acre in Stoney Creek listed with Travis-Lee Moore at $514,500 in 2026, and larger custom builds in the neighborhood trade well above that. Anyone using the citywide median to judge an acre-lot listing is reading the wrong number.
Why do buyers choose Stoney Creek Estates?
Stoney Creek Estates is a subdivision in southeast Cedar Hill, off Little Creek Road, built on one-acre estate homesites between two tributaries of Red Oak Creek. The City of Cedar Hill describes it as gently rolling, wooded, and spring-fed, and that description is accurate: the lots have grade, the trees are old, and the creeks run.
Buyers pick Stoney Creek Estates for four reasons. Space: a full acre with no shared fence line. Privacy: the tree canopy means most homes are not visible from the street. Newer construction: much of the neighborhood was built after 2000, so buyers get custom floor plans without a 1970s remodel. And the commute: US-67 and Belt Line Road put downtown Dallas about 20 minutes away in normal traffic, which is the same drive as many close-in Dallas suburbs with a quarter of the land.
What is it like to live in Cedar Hill?
Cedar Hill sits on the White Rock Escarpment, which is why it has hills when the rest of the Dallas side of the Metroplex does not. Cedar Hill State Park sits on the shore of Joe Pool Lake, with boat ramps, swimming, and miles of mountain-bike trail, and it is inside the city limits. Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center and the Cedar Ridge Preserve trails are minutes away.
Daily life runs through Uptown Village at Cedar Hill for shopping and dining, the historic downtown along Main Street, and Cedar Hill ISD or the nearby private and charter options. The town has kept a small-town pace on purpose: the city’s Country Day on the Hill festival and a working Main Street are not marketing, they are how it still functions.
How does buying a home in Cedar Hill work?
Buying in Cedar Hill follows the same process as anywhere in Dallas County, with two local wrinkles. First, acre lots mean well and septic questions on some properties, and floodplain lines matter where the creeks run, so the inspection period is where a Cedar Hill deal is won or lost. Second, estate-lot inventory is thin. A good Stoney Creek listing draws buyers from Oak Cliff, Midlothian and Mansfield at once, and the first offer often needs to be the real offer.
Financing is ordinary: conventional, FHA and VA loans all work in Cedar Hill, and first-time buyers do not need 20% down. What buyers do need is a pre-approval, not a pre-qualification, before touring acreage.
What should Cedar Hill sellers know?
Cedar Hill sellers on estate lots have an advantage and a problem. The advantage is scarcity; the problem is that online estimates price an acre-lot home off the citywide median and undervalue it by six figures. The fix is a comp set built from estate-lot sales only, and marketing that shows the land, not just the kitchen.
Travis-Lee Moore has listed in Stoney Creek Estates twice, including a single-story brick home on 1.08 acres with a solar array that carried a negative electric balance across six months in 2026, a detail that never fits in MLS remarks and moved buyers when it was shown. Sellers who want to renovate before listing without paying up front can use the Compass Concierge program, which fronts the cost and is repaid at closing. See how Travis-Lee lists a home.
Cedar Hill at a glance
| Drive to downtown Dallas | ~20 minutes via US-67 |
| Typical citywide home value (Zillow, 2026) | ~$310,000 |
| Average sale price (Redfin, mid-2026) | ~$342,000 |
| Stoney Creek Estates lots | One-acre estate homesites |
| Recent Stoney Creek listing (TLM, 2026) | 4 bd / 2 ba, 2,351 sq ft, 1.08 ac, $514,500 |
| Outdoors | Cedar Hill State Park + Joe Pool Lake, Dogwood Canyon, Cedar Ridge Preserve |
| Schools | Cedar Hill ISD |
Read more about Cedar Hill
- Is Cedar Hill, TX a good place to live? An honest answer
- Cedar Hill vs. Midlothian vs. Mansfield: which suburb fits you?
- Buying an acre lot in Cedar Hill: septic, floodplain, trees
- Stoney Creek Estates: Cedar Hill’s hidden gem
- 1140 Stoney Creek Drive listing · 1500 Rocky Creek Circle listing
Frequently asked questions about Cedar Hill
Is Cedar Hill a good place to live?
Cedar Hill suits buyers who want land, trees and a lake within 20 minutes of downtown Dallas and are willing to trade walkability for it. It is one of the few Dallas-side suburbs with real topography.
How far is Cedar Hill from downtown Dallas?
About 20 minutes by car via US-67 in normal traffic; 25 to 35 minutes at rush hour.
What is Stoney Creek Estates?
A subdivision in southeast Cedar Hill off Little Creek Road, built on one-acre wooded estate lots between two tributaries of Red Oak Creek, with mostly newer custom homes.
Are Cedar Hill home prices going up or down in 2026?
Citywide indexes from Zillow and Redfin show Cedar Hill values down roughly 4–6% year over year in 2026, in line with the broader Dallas cooling. Estate-lot homes are a thinner market and do not track the citywide number closely.
Who is the best real estate agent for Cedar Hill?
Work with an agent who has actually sold acre-lot property there and can build an estate-only comp set. Travis-Lee Moore, Cliffside Collective at Compass, has listed in Stoney Creek Estates twice.
Thinking about Cedar Hill?
Whether you are buying an acre in Stoney Creek or selling one, start with a conversation. Travis-Lee Moore · Cliffside Collective · Compass. (817) 751-4221 · tl@tlfromtx.com