Gainesville, TX 76240 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Buyer's market · leverage 98
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Home Value
$276,236
−1.9% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
98
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
6.1 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
96 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
22%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
95.5%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
32%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$1,445/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
41%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$110
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 41% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are down 1.9% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%).
- Supply. There are 71% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and falling (−9% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is high (98/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 4.4% below their final list price; 22% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 32% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $77k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $2,714 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $487/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $110 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −9% to +7% over the next 12 months (52% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A rise is somewhat more likely than a fall, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −9.0% to +7.3% (80% range; middle estimate +0.3%), chance of a rise 52%, of a 5%+ drop 21%.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| ZIP 76241 | – | – | – |