Gainesville Home Values (2026): What Houses Are Actually Selling For
Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida · Momentum Research · updated 2026-09-07
Homes in Gainesville sold for a median of $370,000 over the last 12 months (1,640 recorded sales), $198 per square foot, and prices are down 2.7% year over year. The typical sale took 51 days to go under contract and closed at 95.2% of the original asking price. Long run: 5.9% a year since 2012 (median $166K then). No algorithm can price your specific house from that; a records-based valuation can. The data first, then how to get one.
Gainesville home values year by year
Median recorded sale price, price per square foot, days to contract and sale-to-ask for every year we hold Gainesville sales. The compound growth rate works out to 5.9% a year since 2012 (median $166K then).
| Year | Median sale | $/sq ft | Days to contract | Sale-to-ask | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | $166,421 | $90 | 133 | 91.8% | 567 |
| 2013 | $163,416 | $92 | 119 | 93.8% | 878 |
| 2014 | $172,237 | $96 | 107 | 95.1% | 919 |
| 2015 | $186,523 | $101 | 104 | 95.4% | 959 |
| 2016 | $203,790 | $110 | 99 | 96.6% | 1,142 |
| 2017 | $222,564 | $120 | 82 | 97.2% | 1,140 |
| 2018 | $230,775 | $127 | 83 | 97.1% | 1,282 |
| 2019 | $242,428 | $134 | 78 | 97.6% | 1,197 |
| 2020 | $262,778 | $145 | 90 | 97.8% | 1,107 |
| 2021 | $283,849 | $159 | 67 | 99.3% | 1,395 |
| 2022 | $304,399 | $178 | 27 | 99.9% | 1,473 |
| 2023 | $326,392 | $195 | 14 | 98.1% | 549 |
| 2024 | $399,627 | $203 | 32 | 96.7% | 1,539 |
| 2025 | $422,558 | $207 | 49 | 96.0% | 1,464 |
| 2026 | $413,998 | $202 | 51 | 95.2% | 1,640 |
Where the Gainesville market is tight, by price band
Months of supply is active inventory divided by the monthly sales pace; under about four months favors sellers, over six favors buyers. Find your band before you price.
| Price band | Active now | Sold (12 mo) | Months of supply | Days to contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under $300K | 484 | 1,806 | 3.2 | 54 |
| $300K–$500K | 170 | 712 | 2.9 | 53 |
| $500K–$750K | 84 | 255 | 4.0 | 51 |
| $750K+ | 46 | 90 | 6.1 | 56 |
Gainesville home values by ZIP code
Active listings and list medians from our feeds today; the typical value and one-year change are Zillow’s ZHVI for the ZIP, which tracks the whole housing stock rather than only what sold.
| ZIP | Active listings | Median list | Typical value (ZHVI) | 1-yr change | Listings with a price cut |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32608 | 142 | $267,995 | $337,123 | -1.7% | 26% |
| 32607 | 81 | $235,000 | $290,077 | -1.6% | 26% |
| 32605 | 50 | $299,500 | $306,220 | -0.9% | 31% |
| 32606 | 30 | $342,450 | $343,889 | -1.4% | 28% |
| 32653 | 29 | $297,990 | $327,272 | -1.8% | 24% |
| 32609 | 18 | $207,400 | $223,778 | -2.8% | 26% |
| 32601 | 17 | $185,000 | $262,505 | -0.1% | 28% |
| 32641 | 13 | $228,900 | $179,076 | -0.1% | 27% |
| 32603 | 5 | $549,000 | $422,276 | +1.2% | n/a |
Home values by community in Gainesville
The communities with the most recorded sales in the last 12 months. Each links to its own home-value page with the full price history.
| Community | Median sale | Year over year | Days to contract | Sales (12 mo) | Active |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAILE PLANTATION | $370,000 | -26.2% | 14 | 75 | 11 |
| Oakmont | $749,369 | +14.4% | 11 | 74 | 8 |
| Cresswind at Lake Lanier | $599,000 | +3.3% | 65 | 39 | 31 |
| OAKS PRESERVE | $382,990 | -4.3% | 164 | 37 | 9 |
| LongLeaf | $375,000 | -6.0% | 29 | 33 | 0 |
| Falcon Landing | $499,897 | -14.1% | 118 | 27 | 0 |
| The Grove at Mundy Mill | $313,990 | n/a | 38 | 27 | 8 |
| Mundy Mill | $387,550 | -5.8% | 34 | 26 | 13 |
| Northwood Pines | $262,500 | -0.9% | 28 | 26 | 9 |
| Oconee Overlook | $377,490 | n/a | 38 | 26 | 7 |
| GRAND OAKS AT TOWER | $405,000 | -3.6% | 82 | 23 | 5 |
| Finley Woods | $438,990 | -9.5% | 113 | 22 | 0 |
Communities moving fastest in Gainesville
Rising: Oakmont (+14%). Year-over-year change in median recorded sale; small communities swing on a handful of sales, so read these as leads, not verdicts.
What moves the sale price in Gainesville beyond the medians
Cash paid for about 35% of recent Gainesville closings. New construction was 19% of sales, which sets the ceiling on what resale buyers will pay for a comparable resale. Sellers have been closing at 95.2% of original asking, so the list price is a negotiation opener, not the number. Zillow’s ZIP metrics put the city’s price-to-income ratio near 5.14 and five-year appreciation near +3.6%. Property mix: Single Family Residence 73%, Condominium 19%, Townhouse 6%. Condition, lot, roof age, insurance quote and the specific street’s last three closings move an individual house well outside these ranges.
What is my house worth in Gainesville?
Not a number this page can give you, and not one an automated model can either: every value above is a median of many Gainesville sales, and the spread inside it is wide. A records-based valuation pulls the recorded closings on your street and in your community, adjusts for size, condition, lot and what your home has that the comps do not, and comes back as a written range with a net sheet showing what you would clear at each price after commissions, Florida doc stamps, title and payoff. Momentum Realty does that for Gainesville owners at no cost through the form below; the Messtimate gives a square-footage range in the meantime, and the seller net proceeds calculator runs the arithmetic on any price you are considering.
Selling in Gainesville: next steps
- Should you sell in Gainesville now?
- Best time of year to sell in Alachua County
- Seller net proceeds calculator
- Alachua County property tax rate and calculator (what a buyer will pay after your sale)
- Homes for sale in Gainesville right now (your competition)
- Gainesville housing market: live data and trends
- Real estate agents in Gainesville
- How to choose a listing agent in Gainesville
- How Momentum sells homes
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Figures are recorded closed sales and active listings from the MLS feeds behind our Gainesville pages, aggregated by Momentum Research as of 2026-09-07; ZIP typical values from Zillow (ZHVI). Community-level aggregates only; nothing on this page is a valuation of any specific property, an appraisal, or an offer. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed. EAB RE Investments LLC dba Momentum Realty, a licensed Florida real estate brokerage. Equal Housing Opportunity.