Gainesville & Alachua County neighborhoods. Know what matters before you buy.
Gainesville is a university economy with a housing market to match: stable demand from UF and the hospital systems, a rental investor layer around campus, and family neighborhoods that orbit school zoning and the Haile Plantation standard on the west side. The real growth story is west and northwest — Newberry, Alachua, and High Springs — where Tioga-style new urbanism, production subdivisions, and small-town acreage all compete for the same relocating buyer.
Our guides below cover what actually decides these purchases: which side of I-75 you live on, school zoning, HOA and CDD posture in the newer master plans, well-and-septic realities in the outlying towns, and the springs-country lifestyle that makes High Springs and Melrose unlike anywhere else in Florida.
1,014 community guides, organized by town — the largest towns show their most active communities here, with every community on the town page. Start with the interactive Neighborhood Finder if you'd rather browse the whole map.
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High Springs (23)
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Melrose (48)
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Hampton (137)
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Hawthorne (79)
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Straight answers
Where do UF faculty and hospital staff actually buy?
The west side — Haile Plantation, the Tioga corridor, and the newer Newberry subdivisions — dominates for schools and commute. Each guide notes realistic drive times to UF and the hospitals.
Is Gainesville a good rental investment market?
Campus-adjacent product has decades of proven demand, but condo conversions and older student housing carry deferred-maintenance risk. Our guides separate genuine investment product from the traps.
What is the appeal of High Springs and Melrose?
Springs, rivers, and acreage — the north-central Florida outdoor lifestyle — within 30–45 minutes of Gainesville. The trade is rural utilities and insurance nuance, which each guide spells out.
What county is Gainesville in?
Gainesville is in Alachua County, Florida. We have guides to 615 Gainesville communities. See homes for sale in Gainesville · Own a home in Gainesville? See what it would sell for.
Where is Gainesville, Florida?
Gainesville is in Alachua County, in North Central Florida. It is the Alachua County seat. Browse Gainesville homes for sale.
Homes for sale now in Gainesville & Alachua County
1,412 live listings in this area, 126 listed in the last 7 days. A selection, newest first:
- 3426 NW 37TH Avenue #3426, Gainesville · $199,900 · 2 bd · 988 sq ft · Courtesy of SWIFT CREEK REALTY & INVEST.
- 105 SE 70TH Street, Gainesville · $219,000 · 3 bd · 1,420 sq ft · Courtesy of BHGRE THOMAS GROUP
- 8319 SW 61ST Place, Gainesville · $309,900 · 4 bd · 1,473 sq ft · Courtesy of COLDWELL BANKER M.M. PARRISH REALTORS
- 8121 SW 45TH Lane, Gainesville · $899,000 · 4 bd · 4,206 sq ft · Courtesy of BHGRE THOMAS GROUP
- 14145 NW 170TH Avenue, Alachua · $312,740 · 4 bd · 2,205 sq ft · Courtesy of LENNAR REALTY
- 12816 NW 150TH Road, Alachua · $180,000 · 2 bd · 1,456 sq ft · Courtesy of FLORIDA HOMES REALTY & MORTGAGE GVILLE
- 2360 SW Archer Road #707, Gainesville · $140,000 · 2 bd · 888 sq ft · Courtesy of MATCHMAKER REALTY OF ALACHUA COUNTY
- 17526 NW 173RD Road, Alachua · $399,000 · 5 bd · 2,563 sq ft · Courtesy of EXP REALTY LLC
- 5125 NE County Road 1469, Hawthorne · $255,000 · 3 bd · 1,647 sq ft · Courtesy of IHEART REALTY INC.
- 2208 SE 30TH Street, Gainesville · $229,900 · 3 bd · 1,260 sq ft · Courtesy of MILLER REAL ESTATE
- 8114 NW 52ND Street, Gainesville · $320,000 · 3 bd · 1,645 sq ft · Courtesy of FLORIDA HOMES REALTY & MORTGAGE GVILLE
- 6904 SW 42ND Place, Gainesville · $105,000 · 2 bd · 1,110 sq ft · Courtesy of PALLADIUM INVESTMENTS INC
- 10851 SW 14TH Lane, Gainesville · $2,199,000 · 4 bd · 5,650 sq ft · Courtesy of BOSSHARDT REALTY SERVICES LLC
- 737 NW 4TH Street, Gainesville · $199,000 · 3 bd · 1,386 sq ft · Courtesy of 5 STAR REAL ESTATES SERV LLC
- 26719 NW 3RD Place, Newberry · $225,000 · 3 bd · 1,092 sq ft · Courtesy of HARRIETT DOWNS REAL ESTATE LLC
- 8802 NW 6TH Place, Gainesville · $499,900 · 4 bd · 2,416 sq ft · Courtesy of MILLER REAL ESTATE
- 4128 NW 44TH Drive #156, Gainesville · $165,000 · 2 bd · 938 sq ft · Courtesy of PEPINE REALTY
- 16664 NW 110TH Court, Alachua · $356,070 · 5 bd · 2,014 sq ft · Courtesy of DR HORTON REALTY OF WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA
- 3559 SW 117TH Terrace, Gainesville · $1,013,866 · 5 bd · 4,015 sq ft · Courtesy of ICI SELECT REALTY
- 11716 NW 71ST Terrace, Alachua · $551,958 · 4 bd · 2,826 sq ft · Courtesy of REMAX SELECT PARTNERS
- 12528 NW 138TH Terrace, Alachua · $315,000 · 3 bd · 2,108 sq ft · Courtesy of KELLER WILLIAMS GAINESVILLE REALTY PARTNERS
- 2832 NW 22ND Street, Gainesville · $349,000 · 3 bd · 1,971 sq ft · Courtesy of KELLER WILLIAMS GAINESVILLE REALTY PARTNERS
- 6801 SW Lugano Court, Gainesville · $424,900 · 3 bd · 1,734 sq ft · Courtesy of KELLER WILLIAMS GAINESVILLE REALTY PARTNERS
- 16817 NW 110TH Avenue, Alachua · $650,000 · 3 bd · 1,404 sq ft · Courtesy of WATSON REALTY CORP
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