Housing in Gainesville

Gainesville's housing market has appreciated meaningfully, with real disagreement across sources on the exact current citywide figure and a genuinely wide spread by zip code.

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Real Disagreement on the Current Citywide Median

Redfin's June 2026 snapshot cites an average Gainesville house price of $420K, up 10.1% year over year. A separate February 2026 reading cited a $475,000 median sale price for the same city -- roughly a $55K spread depending on the exact source and month, disclosed here rather than collapsed into one number.

A Wide Spread by Zip Code

Zip-code-level data shows real local variation: 30506 posted a $435K median in March 2026 (down 0.57% year over year), while 30501 posted a $340K median in November 2025 (down 5.6% year over year) -- a roughly $95K spread between two Gainesville zip codes in the same general period. Confirm a specific zip code's current data directly rather than relying on a single citywide figure.

Hall County as a Whole Is Also Appreciating

Hall County overall (not just the city of Gainesville) showed home prices up 2.0% year over year as of August 2025, selling for a median price of $430K -- broadly consistent with the city-level figures above and suggesting appreciation is a countywide, not just city-specific, pattern.

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Last reviewed: 2026-08-22. Independent research; not financial, tax, or legal advice -- confirm current figures with a local professional before making a decision.