Gainesville is the Alachua County market known for Gainesville-area neighborhoods, student rentals, and rural acreage, reached by I-75 and US-441 traffic. As the county seat, it is also where Alachua County deeds are recorded and cases are heard. Home to about 141,085 residents (2020 Census).
Every listing, up to the second, straight from the MLS. Tip: type “Gainesville” in the location box.
Typical Gainesville home values are down 1.2% over the past year, at about $298,659.
Values: Zillow Home Value Index and Observed Rent Index, mid-tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, July 2026. Population: U.S. Census 2020. Indexes are estimates, not appraisals; a free Gainesville market report gives you sold comps for your exact street.
Gainesville-area neighborhoods, student rentals, and rural acreage
Access via I-75 and US-441 traffic
Alachua County · seat Gainesville · Eighth Judicial Circuit
Arthur Simpson · Realty Pros Assured is licensed statewide and serves Gainesville buyers and sellers by phone, video, and in-person appointment. Because Arthur is also a Florida attorney, REALTOR® & CIPS, you get a sharper eye on the contract, the title, and the deed, the parts of a Alachua County deal where money is usually lost.
Need the legal side on its own? See the real estate attorney page for Gainesville, or read why an attorney-REALTOR® changes the deal.
Get My Free Gainesville Home Valuation →As of July 2026, Zillow's Home Value Index puts the typical Gainesville home at about $298,659, -1.2% over the past year. Alachua County overall is about $306,456.
Gainesville is in Alachua County (county seat: Gainesville). Deeds and liens are recorded with the Alachua County Clerk of the Circuit Court, and real estate disputes are heard in the Eighth Judicial Circuit.
Yes. Arthur Simpson is licensed statewide as a Florida REALTOR® with Realty Pros Assured and is also a Florida attorney, so Gainesville buyers and sellers get one person for the contract, the negotiation, and the legal side. He works Gainesville by phone, video, and in-person appointment from Ormond Beach.
Florida does not require one, but Gainesville contracts, title questions, and deed transfers are where money is usually lost. Arthur reviews your paperwork as an attorney at no extra cost when he represents you as your REALTOR®; legal services are provided separately through Truestead Law when you need them.
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