Santa Fe High School

It suits buyers who want more room and a quieter, semi-rural setting while staying within reach of Gainesville's jobs and campus. The area draws steady demand — 592 homes sold here in the past 12 months — and its newer housing stock is a clear differentiator. If you also want to weigh school options, the neighboring Kanapaha Middle School area gives a useful point of comparison.

It's one of the more affordable Gainesville zones, with a median list price of $344,945 and a median sold price of $324,990. Listings run the full range, from $69,900 up to $2,499,000, and only 11 active homes are priced above $1 million. At an average $213 per square foot on a median 1,821-square-foot home, your budget stretches further than in the city core.

Expect a median around $344,945 to list and $324,990 at closing, with sellers netting about 98% of asking on average. The typical home is 1,821 square feet at roughly $213 per square foot. Pricing spans a wide band, so both first-time buyers and move-up buyers find options.

There are 228 active listings and homes take a median of 60 days to sell, which points to a balanced, unhurried market rather than a frenzy. With 592 sales over the last year and sellers getting 98% of asking, well-priced homes still move. The 69 new-construction listings give buyers leverage to compare builder inventory against resale.

Costs here are modest — the median HOA runs about $46 per month, and plenty of homes in this rural-leaning zone have no HOA at all. Median property tax comes to roughly $3,520 per year. If you're renting first or considering an investment, the median rent sits around $2,100 per month.