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University Commons Home Values: What Homes Actually Sell For

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University Commons (Gainesville, FL): 7 recorded closings in the 12 months ending 2026-08-02, a 15-year price record, and sales split by price band and home size — every number from recorded MLS closings, none from an estimate model.

In the current window, sellers accepted a median 92.7% of original asking; the median sale took 68 days (window ending 2026-08-02).

The 15-year recorded price history

Over the recorded series, University Commons’s median sold price moved from $35,000 (2012) to $170,500 (12 months ending 2026-08-02) — +387% over that span, with every year’s figure from recorded closings, not a model.

The last decade in University Commons, briefly

The recorded series starts in 2012 at $35,000. The 2020–22 run-up did what it did everywhere — University Commons’s median moved +26% from 2019 to 2022. Against the 2024 peak of $191,500, the current median stands at -11%. Annual sales volume here has ranged from 5 to 16 closings a year (10-yr average 9.4). With roughly 9.4 closings a year, University Commons’s medians move in steps, not curves — a handful of unusual sales can swing a year, which is why the sales count sits next to every figure above.

What actually trades here: 100% condominium, with a median of 1,177 sq ft and a median price per square foot of $145 in the current window.

Where University Commons sales actually landed, 2024–2026

Of the 21 recorded University Commons closings since 2024, half landed between $168,000 and $192,000 (the middle two quartiles); the lowest recorded sale was $145,000 and the highest $204,000. If your home sits outside the middle band, the reason usually shows up in the size table below before it shows up in condition.

What homes of your size have sold for in University Commons

The same recorded closings, split into thirds by living area. Find the row your home falls in: the $/sqft figure times your square footage is the recorded-sales bracket for homes like yours here — a starting range from real closings, not a valuation of your specific property. Larger homes here have been selling at a higher price per square foot than smaller ones ($157 vs $140) — less common, and usually a sign of newer or upgraded product at the top of the range.

The University Commons housing stock, from the live feed

From the live MLS feed as of 2026-09-03: The homes listed or recently sold were built between 1993 and 1993 (median 1993); 5 of 8 listed or recently sold homes report an HOA, median $300/mo; none of the 8 geocoded listed or recently sold homes sits in a FEMA special flood hazard zone (median elevation 91 ft); the features listings here most often name are Clubhouse, Pool, Tennis Court(s), Fitness Center and Street Lights. See the current University Commons listings →

At University Commons’s $170,500 median and Alachua County’s adopted 16.56 mills (FY2025-26), a home assessed at that price carries roughly $2,820 a year in property tax before exemptions, or about $2,170 with the full Florida homestead exemption — a buyer’s first-year figure; a long-time owner’s Save Our Homes cap can be far lower, which is one reason resale taxes jump at closing. Municipal and special-district millage varies inside the county; see the Alachua County tax page.

Selling in University Commons right now: what the record says

Demand check: 50% of University Commons’s listings are under contract, against 28% for ZIP 32608 and 24% for Alachua County as a whole — the community is absorbing faster than its surroundings. Since 2010, 78 University Commons listings were withdrawn, canceled, or expired without selling (2 so far in 2026) — overpricing is the recurring cause statewide. Over the recorded years, an average of 36% of University Commons listings ended without selling (withdrawn/canceled/expired); in 2026 that rate was 40%. Momentum’s market-heat index for University Commons reads 26/100 (computed from DOM, sale-to-list, and absorption; 2020–21 peaked in the 70s here).

Cash bought 82% of recorded University Commons sales in the window ending 2026-06 (9 of 11) — a fact worth knowing before assuming every buyer needs an appraisal to close. The table above is the closed-sale record to price a University Commons home against; asking prices are an opening position, recorded closings are the value.

How University Commons compares with its neighbors

Communities buyers shopping University Commons are also weighing (nearest by map distance), each on its own recorded 12-month closings. A median well above the neighbors is a ceiling to price against; well below is where the value argument lives.

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Based on Stellar MLS data distributed by MLS GRID for the period 2010 through 2026. Compiled from recorded MLS closings; deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Figures are medians for the stated windows and change as new sales record; individual homes vary widely. No automated valuation for any specific property appears on this page. Equal Housing Opportunity. © 2026 Move With Momentum LLC — brokerage licensed in FL and GA. Disclosures