Pebble Creek Villas in Gainesville

Pebble Creek Villas

Established 1988 · Gainesville · Alachua County

An established villa community in NW Gainesville near Thornebrook, with a pool, tennis, and a managed, low-maintenance feel.

NW Gainesville villasPool and tennisNear Thornebrook
Live Market Pulse
56/100
Momentum
Balanced Market (limited data)
Tight supply keeps sellers in control, but dated interiors still trade at a discount, so condition is where buyers win.
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LiveMarket PulseStellar MLS
$184K
Median Price
1.7mo
Supply
43days
Avg DOM
Balanced
Seller Leverage
$166/sf
Median $/Sqft
n/a
1-Yr Price Change
0now
Distress
Jon Brooks, founder of Momentum Realty
Jon's Current Read

"Pebble Creek Villas is an established villa community in northwest Gainesville (ZIP 32606), reported as built in the late 1980s, set near Thornebrook Village and the Millhopper area. The read is low-maintenance, managed living: attached villa-style homes of roughly comparable size, with community amenities reported to include a pool, tennis courts, a covered pavilion, and sidewalks. The buy is unit, condition, and association specific. Confirm the housing form (villa versus condo ownership) and the relevant association, read the unit and condition, check what the dues cover, and comp within Pebble Creek Villas rather than against detached single-family stock nearby."

Jon Brooks, founder, Momentum Realty · Updated June 2026

The 60-Second Overview

Pebble Creek Villas market snapshot (as of June 18, 2026): the median sale price is about $184K ($166 per sq ft), with homes averaging 43 days on market and 1.7 months of supply, a balanced market (limited data). Based on 14 recent closings in live Stellar MLS data.

Pebble Creek Villas is an established villa community in northwest Gainesville (ZIP 32606), Alachua County, sited near Thornebrook Village and the Millhopper area along the NW 39th corridor (community profiles; confirm the exact address and form).

The stock is attached villa-style homes of roughly comparable size, reported as built in the late 1980s, marketed as a managed, low-maintenance community rather than a detached single-family subdivision.

Community amenities are reported to include a pool, tennis courts, a covered pavilion, and sidewalks; confirm the current amenities, the relevant association, and what the dues cover for the specific unit.

Because this is an attached-product community, value is unit, condition, and association specific. Confirm the housing form and the association, read the unit and condition, and comp within Pebble Creek Villas before you offer.

Best for

  • Buyers who want low-maintenance villa living in NW Gainesville
  • Buyers who value a managed community with a pool and tennis
  • Buyers who want a central NW location near Thornebrook and Millhopper

Probably not for

  • Buyers who want a detached single-family home on a private lot
  • Buyers who want a no-HOA setting with no shared amenities
  • Buyers who want acreage or a rural location

How Pebble Creek Villas is performing right now

56/100
momentum
Balanced Market (limited data)
Seller's marketBalancedBuyer's market
1.7Months of supplytight
43Median days on marketdays
0 : 2Under contract vs for salestrong demand
14Sold in last 12 monthsliquidity
-2%Asking vs recent sold $/sqftroom to negotiate

Tight supply and strong demand favor sellers here. Homes still take about two months to sell, though, and with asking prices running above recent sales per square foot, a prepared buyer has room on anything overpriced. Reading each home against the real comps, not the headline trend, is where the edge is.

Live from Stellar MLS, as of June 18, 2026. Refreshed twice daily. Months of supply, days on market, and the contract-to-listing ratio are computed from current Pebble Creek Villas listings and the trailing twelve months of closed sales.

8.6A- score
Momentum intelligence
Momentum buy score

Our proprietary read on how a home in Pebble Creek Villas buys, holds, and resells. See the five factors.

Homes For Sale Right Now in Pebble Creek Villas

Live MLS inventory for Pebble Creek Villas. Every active listing, what is under contract right now, and the last 12 months of closed sales, refreshed twice a day. Closed comps beat an algorithm's guess every time.

Active and pending Pebble Creek Villas listings as of 2026-06-18, priced high to low. Listings courtesy of Stellar MLS as distributed by MLS GRID.. Tap any home to ask about it.

Listing locations from Stellar MLS; lot type inferred from listing descriptions. Destination pins are approximate. Map data © OpenStreetMap, tiles © CARTO. Flood, school, and commute overlays are on the roadmap.

The takeaway

The location is the everyday-convenience case: shopping, schools, and the major roads are all a manageable drive.

Thornebrook Village~5 min · approximate
Millhopper Shopping Center~5 min · shopping
University of Florida~15 min · approximate
Downtown Gainesville~15 to 20 min · approximate
North Florida hospitals (NW)~10 to 15 min · approximate
Interstate 75~10 min · approximate

Distances and drive times are approximate and vary with traffic. Confirm your real commute at your real departure time.

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Carrying cost · the no-CDD edge

No CDD bond means thousands less per year than newer master plans.

Typical CDD community~$2,500/yr
Pebble Creek Villas (no CDD)$0/yr

Roughly $25,000 saved over 10 years in carrying cost, before resale.

Illustrative. NE Florida CDD assessments commonly run $1,500-$3,500+/yr and vary by community; verify per property.

Schools

15-Second Take
  • Alachua County Public Schools
  • Verify the zoned schools by address
  • Magnet and choice options may be available
  • Confirm current ratings before relying on them
  • Private and parochial options nearby

Pebble Creek Villas is served by Alachua County Public Schools. Assignment is by address and can change, so confirm the exact zoned elementary, middle, and high schools for any specific home, plus any magnet or choice options. Treat published ratings as a starting point, not the full story.

Buying with schools in mind? We can confirm the exact zoned schools for any Pebble Creek Villas address.

The takeaway

What actually shapes value at Pebble Creek Villas, sourced and dated. We do not publish rumor.

Recent Developments in Pebble Creek Villas

Our read on what is being built around Pebble Creek Villas, scored for direction, significance, and how close the effect lands. The full sourced timeline follows below.

Net OutlookBullishThe structural story is an established, managed NW Gainesville villa community near Thornebrook. The watch items are the housing form, the association and what dues cover, the unit and condition, and how the community comps against nearby detached stock.

Managed villa community with shared amenities

NeutralAttached, managed product trades on the unit, the association, and condition rather than lot size; confirm the relevant association and what dues cover. impact
SignificanceRadius: Community

Managed villa community with shared amenities

Central NW Gainesville location near Thornebrook

BullishA central NW position near shopping and the UF corridor supports steady demand; confirm drive times for your routine. impact
SignificanceRadius: NW Gainesville

Central NW Gainesville location near Thornebrook

Direction, significance, and effect-radius ratings are Momentum's proprietary, qualitative read of the sourced items below, not investment advice or a prediction for any specific home.

Development, infrastructure, retail, and school activity affecting Pebble Creek Villas, tracked by our team and summarized from public reporting and official sources, with links to the original coverage. Last updated June 2026.

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  1. Reported late 1980s
    Community

    Established NW Gainesville villa community

    Pebble Creek Villas is reported as an established villa community built in the late 1980s near Thornebrook and Millhopper, with amenities reported to include a pool, tennis courts, a pavilion, and sidewalks (community profiles). Treat build era and amenities as reported and confirm. Why it matters: Established, managed villa product is the story; value turns on the unit, the association, and condition. Source

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Summaries reflect public reporting and official sources linked above as of the dates shown. Project details, timelines, and approvals can change. Commentary on potential market effects is general observation, not investment advice or a prediction for any specific property. For the freshest items across the whole region, see This Week in Northeast Florida.

If we were buying in Pebble Creek Villas, this is the order of operations we would run, and the one we run for our clients.

1

Confirm the housing form, whether the home is a fee-simple villa or a condominium ownership, since that changes the association and financing.

2

Confirm the relevant association, the dues, the scope, and the reserves for the specific unit.

3

Read the unit and condition, since attached homes of similar size separate on updates and finish.

4

Verify the amenities, the pool, tennis, and pavilion, and any access rules.

5

Comp within Pebble Creek Villas, not against detached single-family stock nearby.

Best Buy
An updated villa in good condition with a clear association picture, priced to its own community.
Biggest Risk
Comparing an attached villa to detached single-family stock, or underbudgeting the association.
Best Lot
Lots are modest and managed; condition and interior updates matter more than lot size here.
Smart Timing
Confirm the housing form and the association before you write.
The takeaway

On mobile, tap any heading below to open it. This is the home by home, lot by lot, club and renovation detail, organized so you can jump straight to what matters to you.

Community Details at a Glance

Pebble Creek Villas is an established villa community in northwest Gainesville (32606) near Thornebrook Village and the Millhopper area, reported as built in the late 1980s. The stock is attached villa-style homes of roughly comparable size, with amenities reported to include a pool, tennis courts, a covered pavilion, and sidewalks. It is central to NW shopping and the UF corridor, and homes are zoned to Alachua County public schools by address; verify zoning with the district.

The takeaway

Three honest price bands. Condition and lot, not the square footage alone, decide where a home lands.

Entry: original-condition villas
$1K to $180K

The most attainable units are older, less-updated villas. Confirm the association and what dues cover before assuming a value.

Lowest entry
Mid: updated villas
$180K to $199K

The core is villas with kitchen and bath updates. Condition and finish separate these more than square footage.

Most inventory
High: fully renovated or premium-position villas
$199K to $234K

The top end is fully renovated units or those with the best position within the community. These trade on the finish and the location inside Pebble Creek Villas.

Strongest resale

Approximate 2026 resale bands from third-party listing data and public records, not NEFAR statistics. Confirm pricing for a specific home.

$1K to $180K
Entry: original-condition villas
The most attainable units are older, less-updated villas. Confirm the association and what dues cover before assuming a value.
$180K to $199K
Mid: updated villas
The core is villas with kitchen and bath updates. Condition and finish separate these more than square footage.
$199K to $234K
High: fully renovated or premium-position villas
The top end is fully renovated units or those with the best position within the community. These trade on the finish and the location inside Pebble Creek Villas.

Approximate 2026 resale bands from third-party listing data and public records, not NEFAR statistics. Confirm pricing for a specific home.

15-Second Take
  • Renovation math decides the deal
  • Better lots and views resell strongest
  • Roof and HVAC age drive the insurance quote
  • Interior lots are where buyers overpay
Jon Brooks, Momentum Realty
Operator Note

Most buyers overpay on interior lots in the back half of the community. A sharp renovation can distract you, but the weaker resale position follows the lot, not the finishes. We read the homesite before the kitchen.

No CDD on the tax billStrong
Central Gainesville locationStrong
Scarce, established homesitesStrong
Established, in-demand locationPositive
All-resale 1990s conditionManage it

Momentum analysis based on the community's structure, location, lot scarcity, and housing stock. Not a guarantee of future value.

Jon Brooks, Momentum Realty
Operator Note

The strongest value pocket is usually a renovated home on a good lot priced just under the next tier up. Buyers chasing the single biggest house often pay top prices for what is really a renovation project.

5 Mistakes Buyers Make in Pebble Creek Villas

15-Second Take
  • Calling the listing agent (who works for the seller)
  • Misjudging the renovation budget
  • Overpaying for an interior lot
  • Underbudgeting the carrying costs
  • Skipping the roof, HVAC, and systems check

The same five mistakes cost buyers the most in any market. Every one is avoidable with the right preparation before you tour.

The pool, the tennis, and the Thornebrook location are priced into every Pebble Creek Villas listing. The deal is won on the unit, the condition, and the association, not the sticker.

Jon Brooks · Founder, Momentum Realty
7.4B · Buy Score
Resale Strength7.4/10
Renovation Risk4.8/10
Location Efficiency8.2/10
Long-Term Defensibility7.0/10
Carrying Cost Advantage7.0/10

Momentum Intelligence Scores are our proprietary, qualitative assessment based on the analysis on this page, on a 0 to 10 scale. They are a framework for comparing communities, not a guarantee of future value or advice on a specific home.

Why our read on Pebble Creek Villas is different.

Most pages on this community are an automated estimate wrapped in stock copy. This one is built from the live Stellar MLS feed, fourteen years of closed sales, and a renovation-by-renovation read of what actually moves value here, lot by lot. No Zestimate, no guesswork.

Live Stellar MLS feed14 years of closed salesRenovation-premium analysisLot-by-lot, no automated estimates
Jon Brooks, founder of Momentum Realty. A housing economist with a background in real estate investment banking at Deutsche Bank and consulting at Ernst & Young, who has built and analyzed Northeast Florida real estate from the ground up.

Which Lots & Views Hold Value Best

Where the value actually sits. Each home is shaded by its price per square foot (a value read, not just a price) and ringed by lot type, so you can see at a glance which pockets carry a real, durable premium and where a renovation play makes sense.

Value ($/sqft)
$261 value$401 premium
Lake / waterPreserveInterior

Fill = price per square foot; ring = lot type, inferred from listing descriptions. Sold homes are shown by realized $/sqft (lot type not always recorded). Asking and recent-sold figures from Stellar MLS; for orientation, not an appraisal.

15-Second Take
  • Lots are modest and managed in this villa community.
  • Condition and interior updates matter more than lot size here.
  • Position within the community can shape value.

In a managed villa community like Pebble Creek Villas, the unit, condition, and association set value, with lot size playing a smaller role than in detached subdivisions. Updates and finish separate otherwise similar villas. Compare a home against the closest sale in its own community, and confirm the association before the finishes.

Pebble Creek Villas in 15 seconds.

Best forBuyers who want low-maintenance villa living in a central NW Gainesville community with a pool and tennis.
Strong onLocation near Thornebrook and Millhopper, managed amenities, and a low-maintenance, attached-product format.
WatchThe housing form, the association and what dues cover, the unit, and condition.
Not forBuyers who want a detached single-family home, acreage, or a no-HOA setting.
The edgeComparable-size attached homes mean condition and updates, not square footage, are where the find is.

HOA, CDD & Fees

15-Second Take
  • A managed villa community with a relevant association.
  • Confirm fee-simple villa versus condominium ownership.
  • Amenities reported to include a pool, tennis, and a pavilion.
  • Condition and updates separate units more than size.
  • Central NW location near Thornebrook and Millhopper.

Pebble Creek Villas is a managed community with a relevant association; treat any figure as reported and confirm the dues, scope, and reserves, and whether ownership is fee-simple villa or condominium, before you offer.

Association dues in a managed villa community generally cover common areas and some exterior or grounds maintenance; confirm exactly what is covered for the specific unit.

Community amenities are reported to include a pool, tennis courts, and a covered pavilion, with sidewalks throughout. Confirm the current amenities and any access rules.

The takeaway

Selling here is won on condition and view, not the Zestimate. The right number comes from closed comps matched to your renovation level and lot.

Momentum listings (YTD)
97.98%
Sold-to-list ratio across our market for our agents, sellers keeping more of their price.
Market average (YTD)
96.73%
The broader metro average sold-to-list ratio over the same period.
Momentum days on market
64 days
Median days on market for our listings, faster sales mean less carrying cost and stronger leverage.
Market days on market
72 days
The broader metro median over the same period.

Sold-to-list and days-on-market figures reflect Momentum Realty listings versus our market average, year to date. Your home's result depends on pricing, condition, lot, view, and preparation.

In Pebble Creek Villas, condition and view decide your number

Because buyers here are weighing your home against renovated comps and cross-shopping Pebble Creek Villas, a home priced to the community average instead of its true condition and view either leaves money on the table or sits. A renovated kitchen, newer roof and HVAC, and a golf or lake view all deserve to show up in your price, and a buyer pool reading renovation math needs to be shown why your home is worth it. We build that case with real comps and a pricing strategy for the current market.

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Pebble Creek Villas Market Scorecard

Strong seller's market

Pebble Creek Villas is currently a strong seller's market. About 1.8 months of supply, a median asking price of $1,049,500, and homes go under contract in about 72 days.

1.8
Months supply
$1,049,500
Median list
$847,500
Median sold
$321
Per sqft
72
Days on mkt
6/7/39
Active/Pend/Sold

Typical home value in the 32224 ZIP is $456,759, about 13.7% above the Florida norm (Zillow Home Value Index).

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Live data: Stellar MLS, refreshed twice daily. Typical value: Zillow Research. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Pebble Creek Villas?
An established villa community in northwest Gainesville near Thornebrook Village and the Millhopper area, reported as built in the late 1980s.
What kinds of homes are in Pebble Creek Villas?
Attached villa-style homes of roughly comparable size, marketed as a managed, low-maintenance community. Confirm the exact housing form and ownership for the specific unit.
Is Pebble Creek Villas a condo or a villa community?
It is marketed as a villa community, but ownership form can vary; confirm whether a specific home is a fee-simple villa or a condominium before you offer, since that affects financing and the association.
Does Pebble Creek Villas have amenities?
Amenities are reported to include a pool, tennis courts, a covered pavilion, and sidewalks. Confirm the current amenities and any access rules.
Is there an HOA at Pebble Creek Villas?
Yes, it is a managed community with a relevant association. Treat any figure as reported and confirm the dues, scope, and reserves for the specific unit.
Where is Pebble Creek Villas located?
In northwest Gainesville (32606), near Thornebrook Village and the Millhopper area along the NW 39th corridor. Confirm the exact address and routes for your routine.
How far is Pebble Creek Villas from the University of Florida?
Roughly 15 minutes, depending on the route and time of day. Drive times are approximate.
Is Pebble Creek Villas near shopping?
Yes, it is near Thornebrook Village and the Millhopper Shopping Center, with restaurants and services close by. Confirm specifics for your needs.
What schools serve Pebble Creek Villas?
It is zoned to Alachua County public schools by home address; assignments change, so verify the exact zoned schools with the district.
Is Pebble Creek Villas a good investment?
A central NW location and managed amenities support steady demand, but value is unit-specific. Confirm the housing form and association, and read the unit and condition before deciding.
What should I check before buying in Pebble Creek Villas?
The housing form and ownership, the association dues and reserves, the amenities, and the unit and condition.
Should I use the listing agent to buy in Pebble Creek Villas?
No. The listing agent works for the seller. Where the housing form, condition, and the association swing value, having your own representation is the highest-leverage decision you make.
You want low-maintenance villa living in a central NW Gainesville communityExcellent fit
You value managed amenities like a pool and tennisExcellent fit
You want to be near Thornebrook, Millhopper, and the UF corridorExcellent fit
You want a detached single-family home on a private lotProbably not
You want a no-HOA setting with no shared amenitiesProbably not
You want acreage or a rural locationProbably not

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