Gainesville Flood Zones by Neighborhood
Flood zone decides two things for a buyer in Gainesville: whether a lender will require flood insurance, and roughly what it costs. FEMA maps every parcel into a zone — X (and B/C) is low-to-moderate risk with no mandatory coverage; A-series zones (A, AE, AH, AO) are the Special Flood Hazard Area, the 1%-a-year floodplain, where coverage is mandatory with a federally backed mortgage. This page samples the listing addresses in each neighborhood against the current FEMA layer so you can see the pattern before you fall for a house.
Across 39 Gainesville neighborhoods and 491 listing addresses checked against the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, 98% of addresses sit outside the Special Flood Hazard Area (Zone X), 2% are in A-series high-risk zones. 0 neighborhoods are majority high-risk; 36 sampled entirely outside the SFHA. In a high-risk zone, flood insurance is required with any federally backed mortgage and Florida’s Citizens policies now require it regardless of zone (all policies by 2027).
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Gainesville neighborhoods ranked by flood exposure
Share of sampled addresses by FEMA zone group. Sorted by high-risk share; n is the number of distinct addresses checked (minimum 8).
| Neighborhood | Outside SFHA (X) | A-series (high risk) | V-series (coastal) | Addresses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington | 67% | 33% | — | 9 |
| Golf Club Manor | 78% | 22% | — | 9 |
| Highland Court Manor | 82% | 18% | — | 17 |
| Spring Hill | 100% | 0% | — | 54 |
| Haile Plantation | 100% | 0% | — | 21 |
| Northwood Pines | 100% | 0% | — | 18 |
| Rockwood Villas | 100% | 0% | — | 18 |
| Turkey Creek Forest | 100% | 0% | — | 17 |
| Grand Oaks At Tower | 100% | 0% | — | 16 |
| Oaks Preserve | 100% | 0% | — | 15 |
| Capri Cluster | 100% | 0% | — | 15 |
| Black Acres | 100% | 0% | — | 14 |
| Cobblefield | 100% | 0% | — | 14 |
| Northwood Oaks | 100% | 0% | — | 13 |
| Suburban Heights | 100% | 0% | — | 12 |
| Hammock Ridge Estates | 100% | 0% | — | 12 |
| Valwood | 100% | 0% | — | 12 |
| Sorrento | 100% | 0% | — | 12 |
| Mentone | 100% | 0% | — | 12 |
| Summer Creek | 100% | 0% | — | 11 |
| Willow Oak Plantation | 100% | 0% | — | 11 |
| Valley | 100% | 0% | — | 11 |
| Pebble Creek Villas | 100% | 0% | — | 10 |
| Hills Of Santa Fe | 100% | 0% | — | 10 |
| Green Leaf | 100% | 0% | — | 10 |
| Forest Park | 100% | 0% | — | 10 |
| Millhopper Forest | 100% | 0% | — | 10 |
| Finley Woods | 100% | 0% | — | 9 |
| Lugano | 100% | 0% | — | 9 |
| Tara Serena | 100% | 0% | — | 8 |
| Mile Run | 100% | 0% | — | 8 |
| Hammock | 100% | 0% | — | 8 |
| Oakhaven Walk | 100% | 0% | — | 8 |
| Wilds Plantation | 100% | 0% | — | 8 |
| Estates Of Wilds Plantation | 100% | 0% | — | 8 |
| Carol Estates North | 100% | 0% | — | 8 |
| Lincoln Estates | 100% | 0% | — | 8 |
| Rock Creek | 100% | 0% | — | 8 |
| Forest Ridge | 100% | 0% | — | 8 |
Sampled entirely outside the flood hazard area
Spring Hill, Haile Plantation, Northwood Pines, Rockwood Villas, Turkey Creek Forest, Grand Oaks At Tower, Oaks Preserve, Capri Cluster, Black Acres, Cobblefield, Northwood Oaks, Suburban Heights, Hammock Ridge Estates, Valwood, Sorrento, Mentone, Summer Creek, Willow Oak Plantation, Valley, Pebble Creek Villas, Hills Of Santa Fe, Green Leaf, Forest Park, Millhopper Forest, Finley Woods, Lugano, Tara Serena, Mile Run, Hammock, Oakhaven Walk, Wilds Plantation, Estates Of Wilds Plantation, Carol Estates North, Lincoln Estates, Rock Creek, Forest Ridge.
How to read this
These are shares of listing addresses we have checked, not parcel counts, and FEMA revises maps; a neighborhood at 0% can still contain a low lot. Always verify the specific address at msc.fema.gov. Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, address-level lookups compiled by Momentum Research, November 2026.