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How competitive is the Gainesville housing market?
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Primpted Housing Analyst
Updated monthly · Data through May 2026 · v265
- Sold Score
- 28/100
- YoY Difficult Selling Environment
- Pending ratio
- 0.36
- YoY contracts vs active
- Inventory YoY
- +0.3%
- YoY active listings
- Median DOM
- 53
- YoY days on market
- Price cuts
- 37.9%
- YoY of active listings
Gainesville is moderately competitive as of May 2026, with a Sold Score of 28/100 (Difficult Selling Environment).
**Pending ratio** is 0.36 (contracts vs. active inventory) — anything above 0.40 is healthy demand, below 0.20 is slow.
**Inventory change YoY** is +25.2% — more choices for buyers than a year ago.
**Median days on market** is 53. Faster than 30 days means buyers are deciding quickly.
**Price-reduction share** is 37.9% of active listings — above 25% signals sellers are widely overshooting list price.
— Live indicators (May 2026): Sold Score: 28/100 (Difficult Selling Environment) · Pending ratio: 0.36 · Inventory YoY: +25.2% · Median days on market: 53 · Sellers cutting price: 37.9% · Median listing price: $504,963 (+2.0% YoY)
Gainesville snapshot
As of the latest 2026 data- Median listing
- $505K
- YoY +0.0%
- Active inventory
- 1,152
- YoY +0.2%
- Median DOM
- 59
- YoY +0.1%
- Pending ratio
- 0.32
- YoY -0.0%
- Price-reduced
- 24.4%
- YoY -0.0%