Cecil Heights
Homes for Sale in Gainesville, FL

Cecil Heights is an established, in-town Gainesville pocket in Alachua County where homes are modest in size - a median around 1,296 square feet - and the appeal is location and character rather than new-build uniformity.

Stellar MLS sales records identify 6 homes in Cecil Heights that have changed hands since 1992, built between 1948 and 1948 (median 1948), with a median living area of about 996 sq ft and a typical 3-bedroom, 2-bath layout; 100% are single-family homes. Source: Stellar MLS closed-sale history compiled by Momentum Research; counts reflect homes with a recorded MLS sale, not every home in the community.

Pre-construction details are compiled from public records, builder announcements and builder listings, and are subject to change without notice; figures are deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Momentum Research figures are our own analysis. This page describes homes, pricing and community attributes, not residents.

Cecil Heights is a small community — 8 recorded sales on file, most recently in 2025 — too few for its own price trend. Here is the market around it.

In ZIP 32601, 83 homes are on the market and 8% are under contract — a slower corner of Gainesville.

Across Alachua County, 1,305 homes are active and 417 pending (24% under contract).

Homes here are single family residence.

In ZIP 32601 (Gainesville), 67 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $405K ($217/sq ft), down 6.6% year over year, with a median 40 days on market. Right now 17 active and 12 pending listings put supply at about 3.0 months - a balanced market. See the live ZIP 32601 housing market and the Alachua County market.

ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Cecil Heights specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.

The housing here skews older and compact. A median year built of 1956 and a median living area near 1,296 square feet tell you to expect bungalow-scale footprints and the realities that come with older construction - roofs, plumbing, electrical, and HVAC worth inspecting closely. The build range stretching to 2024 means a handful of newer or rebuilt homes exist, but they are the exception, not the rule, and they tend to command a premium reflecting that update.

Just under half of the homes - about 47 percent - carry a homestead exemption, which points to a meaningful owner-occupant base alongside non-homesteaded properties. No community amenities turned up in the current MLS data, so this is not an amenitized subdivision; the draw is the in-town Gainesville setting and the character of the individual homes, not shared facilities.

A market this thin and this condition-driven rewards hands-on pricing. With one active listing and a wide age spread, averages mislead, so we price and evaluate house by house - reading updates, systems, and footprint against the limited comparables that exist. On the buy side, we help you stay ready to act when something lists; on the sell side, we position a prepared home to use the current scarcity.