Alachua County, FL

Alachua County housing notes

These notes are about Alachua County as a whole. Gainesville is one of nine incorporated places. The City of Alachua is a separate city, not the whole county. The figure we cite is a county index, not a Gainesville sale price.

Alachua County, in the Gainesville metro area.

Last updated: September 13, 2026

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Residential·September 13, 2026

Alachua County Has Nine Municipalities and a County Index

Gainesville is one of nine Alachua County cities and towns. FHFA’s annual county index is 316.75 in 2025 versus 308.75 in 2024. The City of Alachua is not the whole county. Census ACS 2024 1-year rental vacancy is 3.2%. Keep 6.81% as of August 28.

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Statewide Florida context

September 12, 2026

Florida’s State HPI Is Not a Tampa Print

FHFA’s 2026 Q2 purchase-only HPI has Florida up 0.96% year over year, rank 41. The U.S. rose 2.1%. That state print is not Tampa, Orlando, or Miami. Keep 6.81% as of August 28.

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September 12, 2026

A Florida Headline Is Not a Metro Print

The local section opens with a rule, not a city mill. Naming Tampa, Orlando, or Miami does not create a metro housing print. Keep 6.81% as of August 28 until a named local source is cited.

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National desks still apply

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Frequently asked questions

Does this page publish a sale price for every city in Alachua County?

No. We only publish figures from a dated public source — a county or metro house-price index, an official inflation release, or a public filing. We do not invent a gainesville median sale price.

Can I get a mortgage quote for Alachua County here?

No. This is a publication, not a lender. A personal rate belongs with a licensed originator.

Does a local note replace the national 30-year rate?

No. The last national daily 30-year cited on this site stays the purchase-rate context until we cite a newer dated index.

Stay on the desks, the dated notes, and the educational explainers. None of these pages is an application.

Lending tape: 6.81%

Mortgage Rates Sit at 6.81% Heading Into a Jobs-Heavy Week National 30-year index as of 2026-08-28.

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Metro house prices and inflation for the four-county Tampa Bay area

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County house prices. Brooksville is the only city.

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County house prices for six cities and towns, plus unincorporated communities

Volusia County Has Seventeen Municipalities and a County Index

Daytona Beach, Deltona, and 15 other cities and towns share one Volusia County index: 353.57 in 2025 versus 357.19 in 2024. Ormond-by-the-Sea is unincorporated. Census ACS 2024 1-year rental vacancy is 9.7%. Keep 6.81% as of August 28.

St. Johns County Has Three Municipalities and a County Index

St. Augustine, St. Augustine Beach, and Marineland share one St. Johns County index: 346.50 in 2025 versus 340.44 in 2024. Nocatee is unincorporated. Census ACS 2024 1-year rental vacancy is 4.6%. Keep 6.81% as of August 28.

Seminole County Has Seven Cities and a County Index

Sanford, Altamonte Springs, and five other cities share one Seminole County house-price index: 340.47 in 2025 versus 340.34 in 2024. Heathrow is unincorporated. Census ACS 2024 1-year rental vacancy is 8.5%. Keep 6.81% as of August 28.

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