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. Ranked Realty pairs verified local data with the agents who know Gainesville best.
About the area
Living in Gainesville, FL
Home to the University of Florida, among the largest US public university campuses by enrollment.
The housing market
Homes in Gainesville
- About 38.5% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied, reflecting a large renter population in this university city.
- About 37.7% of housing units are single-family detached homes.
- The median home value is about $235,000.
Landmarks and lifestyle
What makes Gainesville home
Florida Museum of Natural History
Florida's official state natural history museum, on the University of Florida campus
Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art
University of Florida art museum, one of the largest in the Southeast
Hippodrome State Theatre
State theater housed in a restored 1911 federal building downtown
Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park
About 21,000-acre savanna preserve on the southern edge of the city
Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park
National Natural Landmark centered on a 120-foot-deep sinkhole
Neighborhoods
Gainesville areas to know
Pleasant Street Historic District
Historic district northwest of downtown
Northeast Gainesville Residential District
Historic neighborhood known as the Duckpond, northeast of downtown
Haile Plantation
Large planned community west of the city limits
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Local facts on this page are verified against public sources as part of the AppWT local-data project. Data reflects the most recent available figures.