Metropolitan market · Texas · June 2026 data

Gainesville Real Estate Market

As of June 2026, the median home listed in Gainesville, TX asks $385,200 — down 13.3% year over year. Homes sell in a median of 75 days, with 308 active listings and 29% carrying a price cut — a buyer-leaning market. Figures come from public records and industry data, updated monthly.

Median listing price
$385,200
▼ 13.3% YoY
Median $ / sq ft
$194
1,998 sq ft median
Median days on market
75
June 2026
Active listings
308
For sale now
New listings
62
June 2026
Listings with price cuts
29%
Share of active
Median sale price (closed)
$285,000
▼ 18.3% YoY · closed sales
Sale-to-list ratio
94.7%
Closed sales
Homes sold / month
41
Closed sales

Gainesville housing market statistics

The table summarizes Gainesville's key housing figures for June 2026 — median listing and closed-sale prices, market pace, inventory and rental yield — each computed from public records and industry data.

Gainesville, TX housing market at a glance — June 2026
MetricLatestDetail
Median listing price$385,200-13.3% YoY
Median price per sq ft$1941,998 sq ft median
Median days on market75+2% YoY
Active listings308+15% YoY
New listings this month62June 2026
Listings with a price cut29%Share of active
Median sale price (closed)$285,000-18.3% YoY
Sale-to-list ratio94.7%Closed sales

How have home prices changed in Gainesville?

Gainesville home prices are down 13.3% year over year and +0.1% month over month as of June 2026, at a $385,200 median listing price. The chart tracks the trailing eight-quarter trend in the metro's median asking price.

$444K$423K$402K$381K Q3'24Q4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26

Median listing price, Gainesville TX · trailing 8 quarters · source: public records and industry data.

The 10-year view
$449K$403K$357K$311K '17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

10-year median listing price, Gainesville TX · June of each year, 2017–2026 · source: public records and industry data.

How much inventory is on the market in Gainesville?

Gainesville has 308 active listings, 62 new this month, 93 pending as of June 2026. About 29% of active listings have cut their price, and inventory sits at 208% of its 2019 level — a buyer-leaning market by pace.

Active listings
308
New this month
62
Pending
93
Price-reduced
88

Is Gainesville a good real estate investment?

Gainesville scores 25/100 on WealthyBud's composite Investor Score, ranking #884 of 932 covered U.S. metros as of June 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat into one percentile. It is a research opinion, not advice.

Investor Score
25/100
#884 of 932 covered metros
12-month outlook
-5.2%
▼ Cooling · model output, not advice
Momentum
29
Value
44
Rental yield
32
Supply risk
98
Market heat
17

Gainesville scores 25/100 on our composite Investor Score (#884 of 932 covered metros), a percentile blend of momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market-heat readings; active inventory sits at 208% of its June 2019 level, so supply is fully rebuilt past pre-pandemic norms; listing prices are down 13.3% year over year; all against a national 30-year fixed mortgage rate of 6.43% (national weekly average, 2026-07-02).

Scores are percentile ranks (0–100) across all covered U.S. metros, computed from the public data cited on this page — formulas here. They are data-derived opinions, not investment advice. See how Gainesville ranks on the trending markets index.

How much is a monthly mortgage payment in Gainesville?

A home at Gainesville's $385,200 median listing runs about $1,934 a month in principal and interest — 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 6.43% national average rate. Taxes, insurance and HOA are extra.

If rates fall 1% · 5.43%
$1,736/mo
−$197/mo vs today
At today's rate · 6.43%
$1,934/mo
National weekly average
If rates rise 1% · 7.43%
$2,140/mo
+$206/mo vs today

Principal & interest on the $385,200 median listing with 20% down and a 30-year fixed loan — excludes taxes, insurance and HOA. Current rate: 6.43% (national weekly average, 2026-07-02). Model a full deal in the deal analyzer.

What is driving the Gainesville housing market?

Longer-run demand in Gainesville shows up in 77 homes permitted in 2025; net migration of +330 residents. Natural-hazard risk rates Relatively Low. These federal supply-pipeline, migration and jobs signals shape where prices head next.

Building permits (2025)
77
▼ 59.5% vs 2024
1.8 per 1,000 residents
Net migration (2022–2023)
+330
▲ people, via tax-return records
net income flow +$8.76M/yr
Natural-hazard risk
Relatively Low
National hazard index · top hazard: Riverine flooding

Based on public government records — building-permit, tax-return migration, employment and natural-hazard statistics, aggregated to the metro. Details on /methodology.

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Gainesville housing market FAQ

What is the median home price in Gainesville?
As of June 2026, the median listing price in Gainesville, TX is $385,200, down 13.3% year over year (source: public records and industry data). Figures cover the Gainesville, TX metro area.
How much does it cost to buy a home in Gainesville?
The median home listed in Gainesville asks $385,200 as of June 2026. With 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 6.43% national average rate, that runs about $1,934 a month in principal and interest, before taxes, insurance and HOA.
How fast are homes selling in Gainesville?
The median property in Gainesville spends 75 days on the market, with 308 homes actively listed and 29% of them carrying a price cut — a buyer-leaning market by pace as of June 2026.
Is it a buyer's or seller's market in Gainesville?
With a median 75 days on market and 29% of active listings carrying a price cut, Gainesville reads as a buyer-leaning market as of June 2026. Faster sales and fewer price cuts favor sellers; slower sales and more cuts favor buyers. Conditions shift monthly.
Is Gainesville a good place to invest in real estate?
Gainesville scores 25/100 on WealthyBud's Investor Score, ranking #884 of 932 covered U.S. metros as of June 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat. It is a data-derived research opinion, not investment advice.
Who are the top real estate agents in Gainesville?
See WealthyBud directories for the top-producing agents, teams and brokerages serving Gainesville and the wider Texas market, ranked by recent sales from public profile data.
Based on public records and industry data, June 2026 — see our methodology for how every figure is computed. Figures cover the Gainesville, TX metro area. Figures change monthly — verify current conditions with a local agent or MLS. Portions of market data courtesy of Realtor.com and Redfin; additional statistics from U.S. government sources.

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Marcus Bell Real Estate Market Analyst

Marcus Bell leads market and career research at WealthyBud, turning public housing and labor data into plain-English answers for investors and agents. He focuses on U.S. metro housing markets, agent economics and licensing.