Alachua County, Florida
Gainesville Real Estate and Local Guide
The county seat of Alachua County and home to the University of Florida, a north-central Florida college city built around education, healthcare, and research.
Living in Gainesville
Home to the University of Florida, among the largest US public university campuses by enrollment. Source: en.wikipedia.org
IncomeAbout $45,611 median household
EducationAbout 51.7% hold a bachelor's or higher
CountyAlachua County
Homes in Gainesville
Single-family detached homesAbout 37.7% of housing units
Median home valueAbout $235,000
- About 38.5% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied, reflecting a large renter population in this university city.
Source: ACS 2023
What makes Gainesville home
Florida Museum of Natural History
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Florida's official state natural history museum, on the University of Florida campus
Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art
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University of Florida art museum, one of the largest in the Southeast
Hippodrome State Theatre
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State theater housed in a restored 1911 federal building downtown
Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park
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About 21,000-acre savanna preserve on the southern edge of the city
Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park
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National Natural Landmark centered on a 120-foot-deep sinkhole
Gainesville areas to know
Northeast Gainesville Residential District
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Historic neighborhood known as the Duckpond, northeast of downtown