Gainesville - FL housing market

The typical home value ($304,902) is the Zillow Home Value Index for the Gainesville - FL metro area: a smoothed, seasonally adjusted estimate of the typical value for middle-tier homes (33rd to 67th percentile) across single-family and condo properties.

Prices are down 1.1% over the past year. A home worth $308,293 last year is now worth roughly $304,902.

The median sale price, what homes actually close for, is $294,524. Homes are selling at 96.6% of list price, meaning buyers have room to negotiate.

Homes listed in Gainesville - FL sit on the market for roughly 39 days before going pending. Shorter = seller's market; longer = buyer's market.

About 26.5% of current listings have had at least one price cut. High price-cut shares signal sellers are adjusting expectations downward.

Roughly 377 new listings hit the market each month in Gainesville - FL. There are currently 1,753 homes for sale, down 1.8% from a year ago.

The typical monthly rent in Gainesville - FL is $1,661, up 1.7% year over year. On the Rent vs Buy Index that is a price-to-rent ratio of 15.3x, toss-up (#141 of 195 metros). The mortgage on a typical home here, 20% down at today's 6.66% 30-year rate, runs about $1,568 a month in principal and interest, $93 less than renting before taxes, insurance and upkeep. The two break even at a 7.23% rate.

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Data: Zillow Research (ZHVI and market indicators), refreshed monthly at the source. This page was rebuilt September 2026. Methodology →