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ZIP 32603
Alachua County, FL
What homes are worth, what they cost to carry, how fast they sell — one step at a time.
- Typical home value
- $419,262
- 12-month change
- +1.5%
- Payment share of income
- 191.1%
This week since 2026-10-08: Payment share of income 191.1% (was 188.9%) · Monthly P&I $2,322 (was $2,295)
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Who's going to sell in 32603 this year?
Lotvox Turnover Index
Ranking every home in 32603 by how likely it is to sell
The Lotvox Turnover Index isn't offered for 32603 yet.
Where
32603 in Alachua County, FL
32603 is one of 21 ZIP codes that lie mostly in Alachua County, FL.
Shaded by typical home value, it ranks 1 of the 17 with a value.
- Value rank in county
- 1 of 17
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGER/Line boundaries; Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research
Local life
Schools in 32603
1 school location in 32603: 1 elementary.
In alphabetical order: CAROLYN BEATRICE PARKER ELEMENTARY. Locations only — no ratings are shown here.
- School locations
- 1
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (school locations)
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What it costs
Home values
What homes are worth in 32603
In January 2000 the typical home in 32603 was worth $144,541.
Values peaked at $422,111 in April 2024. The latest reading is −0.7% from that peak.
As of August 2026: $419,262, +1.5% over twelve months.
- Typical home value
- $419,262
- 12-month change
- +1.5%
Source: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research · data as of 2026-08-31
Housing pulse
Monthly cost vs. price
Start with the typical home: $419,262. Put 20% down and borrow $335,410 at 7.40%, the 30-year fixed average as of October 8, 2026.
That is $2,322 a month in principal and interest.
The median household here earns $14,580 a year, $1,215 a month. So the payment takes 191.1% of income — more than the median household earns — rated “severe” (Lotvox ZIP bands: under 28% affordable · 28–36% stretched · 36%+ severe).
The line holds today's rate fixed and moves only the price: at that rate, the same share was 65.9% in 2000.
- Payment share of income
- 191.1%
- Monthly P&I
- $2,322
Source: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research; Freddie Mac, 30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Average in the United States (MORTGAGE30US), retrieved from FRED®, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates; Lotvox analysis (calculations on the sources above) · data as of 2026-08-31
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The payment, at each month's rate
Take the typical home's price each month, borrow 80% at that month's actual 30-year average rate: in January 2000 (8.21%) the payment was $865.
In December 2020, with rates at 2.68%, it was $1,014.
By August 2026, at 6.67%, it was $2,157 — +113% since December 2020, while the home's value moved +34%.
- Payment change since 2020
- +113%
Source: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research; Freddie Mac, 30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Average in the United States (MORTGAGE30US), retrieved from FRED®, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; Lotvox analysis (calculations on the sources above) · data as of 2026-08
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Home value after inflation
Deflated with CPI-U (seasonally adjusted, FRED CPIAUCSL) to August 2026; the site's Housing pulse chart uses its own CPI series, so older months can differ slightly.
Reported values rose +190% since January 2000.
General prices (CPI-U) rose +97% over the same span.
Divide one by the other: in August 2026 dollars, the 2000 home was worth $285,267. So the real change is +47%, not +190%.
- Real change since 2000
- +47%
Source: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index (CPI-U), via FRED®, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; Lotvox analysis (calculations on the sources above) · data as of 2026-08
Deflated with CPI-U (seasonally adjusted, FRED CPIAUCSL) to August 2026; the site's Housing pulse chart uses its own CPI series, so older months can differ slightly.
Home values
32603 against its neighbors
32603: +190% since January 2000.
Alachua County: +179% since January 2000.
Florida: +245% since January 2000 — 32603 ran behind it by 55 points.
- Change since 2000
- +190%
Source: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research; Lotvox analysis (calculations on the sources above) · data as of 2026-08
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Rent or own
Owning the typical home costs about $2,742 a month once taxes and insurance (estimated at 1.2% of price a year) are added. Renting runs about $2,106 a month.
Price divided by a year's rent: 16.6. Lotvox reads under 15 as favoring buying and 20 or more as favoring renting.
- Price-to-rent
- 16.6
Source: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research; Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), Zillow Research; Freddie Mac, 30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Average in the United States (MORTGAGE30US), retrieved from FRED®, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; Lotvox analysis (calculations on the sources above)
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What's moving
Housing pulse
Sales pace vs. normal
Homes sold: about 4 a month in August 2026 (Redfin).
The 2015–2019 level for the same month was 2 — so sales ran at 200% of it, and below it in 7 of the last 24 months.
- Sales vs 2015–19 level
- 200%
Source: Redfin Data Center (market tracker data); Lotvox analysis (calculations on the sources above) · data as of 2026-08
New supply
Homes being permitted
Across Alachua County, builders pulled permits for 3,336 new homes in 2025.
Of those, 21% were in 1-unit buildings (the Census Bureau's category for detached and attached single homes).
- Units permitted 2025
- 3,336
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey · data as of 2025
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Who's holding, who's leaving
Housing pulse
Migration and inventory
This ZIP sits in Alachua County. IRS tax returns for 2022-2023: among the ten counties sending the most households, 3,142 moved in. Among the ten receiving the most, 2,941 moved out.
Net across those counties: +201 households. Beside it, homes for sale in this ZIP: 12 in June 2026.
Most arrivals came from Marion, FL (526 households); most departures went to Marion, FL (499).
- Net households (top-10 flows)
- +201
Source: IRS Statistics of Income, county-to-county migration data; Redfin Data Center (market tracker data) · data as of 2026-06-01
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