Gainesville housing market: home prices, trends and forecast
Gainesville home prices: in September 2026 the Zillow Home Value Index put a typical home in Gainesville, Florida at $291,789. That is −1.3% lower than a year earlier and −4.7% under the $306,255 peak set in May 2024.
- Value of a typical home
- $291,789September 2026, Zillow ZHVI
- Change over 12 months
- −1.3%. Compared with September 2025.
Gainesville home prices since 2000
Gainesville is the steel line, and the grey line is the United States. The typical Gainesville home rose from $105,417 in January 2000 to $291,789, ×2.77, while the US rose ×2.99 over the same months. The boom peaked in June 2007 at $214,213. The low was $134,701 in October 2012, −37.1%.
Yearly median home price in Gainesville
Each yearly figure averages the twelve monthly values, and 2026 shows the most recent month.
| Year | Gainesville | Change on the year | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $107,152 | $125,745 | |
| 2001 | $112,902 | +5.4% | $134,899 |
| 2002 | $120,711 | +6.9% | $144,276 |
| 2003 | $132,041 | +9.4% | $155,308 |
| 2004 | $151,320 | +14.6% | $169,891 |
| 2005 | $175,587 | +16.0% | $189,732 |
| 2006 | $203,577 | +15.9% | $206,531 |
| 2007 | $211,025 | +3.7% | $208,449 |
| 2008 | $194,855 | −7.7% | $195,574 |
| 2009 | $173,087 | −11.2% | $177,542 |
| 2010 | $161,467 | −6.7% | $171,462 |
| 2011 | $144,045 | −10.8% | $162,508 |
| 2012 | $136,484 | −5.2% | $161,137 |
| 2013 | $139,709 | +2.4% | $171,420 |
| 2014 | $146,884 | +5.1% | $182,996 |
| 2015 | $153,295 | +4.4% | $192,738 |
| 2016 | $162,875 | +6.2% | $204,509 |
| 2017 | $175,994 | +8.1% | $216,767 |
| 2018 | $189,411 | +7.6% | $230,541 |
| 2019 | $199,174 | +5.2% | $242,088 |
| 2020 | $214,941 | +7.9% | $257,151 |
| 2021 | $244,597 | +13.8% | $295,959 |
| 2022 | $280,844 | +14.8% | $340,014 |
| 2023 | $295,229 | +5.1% | $348,160 |
| 2024 | $304,426 | +3.1% | $359,751 |
| 2025 | $298,824 | −1.8% | $362,959 |
| September 2026 | $291,789 | −1.3% | $366,157 |
What is a Gainesville home bought in any year worth now?
An index-based estimate of a typical home, rather than an appraisal.
Each year's figure averages its twelve monthly index values, and the current value is September 2026. You can also use the home appreciation calculator.
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Gainesville housing market forecast
For the Gainesville, FL metro, Zillow's forecast is −1.2% over 12 months beginning September 2026. The estimate for the next three months is −0.5%. That would leave Gainesville's typical value of $291,789 near $288,300 a year on.
Here, the number restates Zillow's central estimate for the metro; no forecast of its own comes from the site. A forecast like this one, over 12 months, typically lands several percentage points away from the change that actually happened, in both directions. This is not investment advice.
All metro forecasts appear in one table: housing market forecast.
Gainesville housing market crash risk score
High, 65 of 100
Gainesville is ranked against 292 cities using five conditions that were high before previous price declines. Every input is scored from 0 to 100 in comparison with the other cities, then the five scores are averaged with equal weight. It shows current conditions; it does not predict a crash.
| Input | Value | Sub-score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Active listings vs 2019 | +21.7% | 75 | 20% |
| Days on the market vs 2019 | +12.3% | 67 | 20% |
| Price-to-rent ratio | 15.0 | 27 | 20% |
| Price-to-income ratio | 6.3 | 75 | 20% |
| 12-month price change | −1.3% | 82 | 20% |
None of this is investment advice. Input scoring details: methodology. Rankings for all 292 cities: crash risk by city.
Gainesville inventory and days on market
For September 2026 the Gainesville, FL metro listed 1,423 homes for sale. That was −0.9% from a year earlier and +21.7% compared with the same month in 2019. The median time to sell was 82 days (+12.3% against 2019), and price cuts appeared on 21.6% of listings.
| Gainesville, FL metro, September 2026 | Value | On a year |
|---|---|---|
| Active listings | 1,423 | −0.9% |
| New listings | 388 | |
| Median days on market | 82 | −5.2% |
| Median list price | $335,000 | +1.4% |
| Share with a price cut | 21.6% |
Metro inventory from Realtor.com® Economic Research. Realtor.com data. For every metro: city days on market.
Gainesville rent and living costs
The Zillow Observed Rent Index puts typical asking rent in Gainesville at $1,618 a month, +1.9% on a year. A typical home's cost is equal to 15.0 years of rent. At a median household income of $46,165 (Census ACS 2024), the typical home equals 6.3 times annual household income. BEA gives the metro a price score of 96.7, compared with a US average of 100. It gives housing costs a score of 93.0.
Other Florida housing markets
- In Jacksonville, $284,832.
- In Miami, $583,705.
- In Tampa, $375,619.
- In Orlando, $372,775.
- For St. Petersburg, the figure is $351,862.
- Port St. Lucie $384,099
- Cape Coral $334,660
- In Tallahassee, $291,188.
- Fort Lauderdale $509,743
- In Hollywood, $442,331.
Across the state: Florida housing market.
How to read this chart
Each point plots the Zillow Home Value Index for Gainesville. It measures the typical home in the market's middle third, with smoothing and seasonal adjustment, in that month's dollars. A hollow dot shows the month picked on the slider, and the terracotta dot marks the most recent month. Inflation adjustments do not apply to these figures. The index tracks a typical home rather than one specific property. Use the card above or the home appreciation calculator to calculate a property's value from the amount it sold for.