Gainesville, GA
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As of the latest 2026 data
Median Listing
Pending Ratio
Active Inventory
Median DOM
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The Gainesville metro market is currently exhibiting "Cooling" conditions, with demand absorption significantly trailing inventory. The pending ratio stands at 0.26, indicating a substantial imbalance between new contracts and available listings. Active listings have expanded by 12.4% over the past year, further contributing to the softening market.
Local Market Signals
Source: FRED (St. Louis Fed)Local economic trends can influence how quickly homes sell and how much competition sellers may face.
Job Market
Unemployment rate · Jul 2026
Shows whether local employment conditions are supporting buyer demand.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED (St. Louis Fed).
Population & Migration
Resident population · Jan 2025
Shows whether the area is gaining or losing potential housing demand.
U.S. Census Bureau via FRED (St. Louis Fed).
Future Housing Supply
Data not yet available.
Shows whether future inventory pressure may increase.
What's moving the Gainesville market right now.
Active listings have increased by 12.4% year-over-year, reaching 1,162, while new listings remained stable. The median listing price saw a modest 1.9% increase over the past year but experienced a 2.2% month-over-month decline, settling at $499,000. Demand indicators suggest a deceleration, with the pending ratio registering 0.26, a 0.5 percentage point decrease year-over-year.
Market Trends
Median Price
Active Inventory
Days on Market
Sold Score™
Sold Score™ Over Time
Market liquidity index • 36 months
Price & Days on Market
Median listing vs market velocity
Inventory Dynamics
Total active listings vs new monthly supply
Sourced from Realtor.com RDC Inventory Core Metrics, supplemented by the Primpted research desk. Updated As of the latest 2026 data.
Market Signals & Indicators
With a pending ratio of 0.26 and a 12.4% year-over-year increase in active listings, buyers currently face less urgency and have a greater selection of properties. The extended median days on market, now at 64 days, implies increased negotiating leverage for buyers and a need for greater price discipline from sellers to facilitate transactions.
Average listing prices have declined by 1.6% over the past year, reaching $670,473, while the median listing price registered a 1.9% increase. This divergence, coupled with a 0.9% year-over-year decline in the median $/sqft to $205, suggests some softening at higher price points within the market segment.
1,162 active listings represent the current floor, with new supply arriving at roughly 308 per month.
of active listings carry a price reduction, -2.5% from prior period.
Median price per square foot has moved -0.9% year-over-year.
Pending-to-active ratio — Cooling.
Recommended For This Market
CoolingSelling in Gainesville, GA? Homes here are taking 4 days longer to sell than last year.
Buyers have leverage in Gainesville, GA. Homes that sell are the ones priced and presented for today's conditions, not last year's.
- Buyer Demand Index
- 26%
- Median Days on Market
- 64 days
- Inventory YoY
- +12%
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Metro Demographics
ZIPs in Gainesville, GA
30513
blue ridge
$699K
434 active · 84 DOM
30540
ellijay
$499K
373 active · 82 DOM
30518
buford
$555K
346 active · 57 DOM
30506
gainesville
$650K
340 active · 63 DOM
30512
blairsville
$465K
322 active · 88 DOM
30548
hoschton
$548K
317 active · 68 DOM
30519
buford
$525K
315 active · 58 DOM
30542
flowery branch
$490K
292 active · 65 DOM
30549
jefferson
$487K
280 active · 65 DOM
30534
dawsonville
$537K
243 active · 78 DOM
30528
cleveland
$340K
219 active · 89 DOM
30546
hiawassee
$470K
208 active · 101 DOM
30560
morganton
$649K
179 active · 85 DOM
30517
braselton
$475K
170 active · 65 DOM
30559
mineral bluff
$715K
166 active · 78 DOM
30523
clarkesville
$560K
153 active · 77 DOM
30533
dahlonega
$450K
149 active · 66 DOM
30536
ellijay
$575K
141 active · 76 DOM
Sorted by active inventory · click a ZIP for its full report