Livability Score

84
/100
i The AreaVibes Livability Score evaluates 9 different categories and creates an overall score out of 100. The higher the score, the better the area.

amenities A+

There are lots of amenities close to this location.
Coffee (26) A+
Grand Cafe
Coffee Shop
Patticakes on the Plaza
Coffee Shop
Wyatt's Coffee
Coffee Shop
Volta Coffee
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Maude's Cafe
Coffee Shop
Karma Cream
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Concord Coffee
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Christian Study Center of Gainesville
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Tea Moment
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Coffee Culture
Coffee Shop
Home Sweet Kitchen Cafe
Coffee Shop
Kung Fu Tea
Coffee Shop
Starbucks
Coffee Shop
Entertainment (35) A+
University Club
Nightclub
Rain Nightclub
Nightclub
GoldRoom
Nightclub
Sweetwater Print Cooperative
Art Gallery
Vivid Music Hall
Theatre Arts
Florida Theater of Gainesville
Theatre Arts
Hippodrome State Theatre
Theatre Arts
Matheson History Museum
Museum
4Most Gallery
Art Gallery
WARPHaus
Art Gallery
Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention
Museum
Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center
Museum
A. Quinn Jones House
Museum
Century Tower
Attraction
Milton Lewis Stadium
Stadium
Constans Theatre
Theatre Arts
Reitz Union Amphitheater
Theatre Arts
Ring of Honor
Attraction
Gatorade's Birthplace
Attraction
Exactech Arena
Stadium
James G. Pressly Stadium
Stadium
Linder Stadium
Stadium
Bat House
Attraction
Bat House
Attraction
Bat House
Attraction
Food and Drink (102) A+
Arcade Bar
Bar
House of Beer
Bar
Main Street
Bar
Loosey's Downtown Gainesville
Bar
The Hyppo (Gourmet Ice Pops)
Sweets
The EndUP
Bar
Palomino Pool Hall
Bar
Five Star Pizza Downtown
Fast Food
Double Down Live
Bar
The Midnight Underground
Bar
Dick Mondell's
Fast Food
Charlie's Snow Shack
Sweets
Taco Bell
Fast Food
Checkers
Fast Food
Macs Drive-Thru
Fast Food
Mother's Pub & Grill
Bar
Gator Beverage
Alcohol
McDonald's
Fast Food
McDonald's
Fast Food
Hungry Howie's
Fast Food
Chick-fil-A
Fast Food
Krispy Kreme
Fast Food
Popeyes
Fast Food
Just Salad
Fast Food
Baskin-Robbins
Sweets
Fitness (23) A+
Bodeology
Gym
Alter Ego Fitness
Gym
Islamic Community Center of Gainesville
Community Centre
Orangetheory Fitness
Gym
Beaty Commons
Community Centre
Diamond Commons
Community Centre
Jennings Hall Office
Community Centre
Student Recreation & Fitness Center
Gym
Tolbert Area Council
Community Centre
Graham Area Office
Community Centre
Hume Commons
Community Centre
Keys Commons
Community Centre
Planet Fitness
Gym
Springs Common
Community Centre
Corry Village Commons
Community Centre
Lakeside Commons
Community Centre
Southwest Recreation Center
Gym
Maguire 13
Community Centre
UVS Commons
Community Centre
Orangetheory Fitness
Gym
Groceries (30) A+
Luke's New York Bagel Shop
Bakery
Vine Sourdough Bakery
Bakery
Chun Ching Supermarket
Grocery Store
Publix
Grocery Store
Publix
Grocery Store
Paris Banh Mi
Bakery
West Coast Seafood
Seafood
Winn-Dixie
Grocery Store
Ward's Supermarket
Grocery Store
Walmart Supercenter
Grocery Store
ALDI
Grocery Store
Publix
Grocery Store
Publix
Grocery Store
Winn-Dixie
Grocery Store
La Aurora Latin Market
Grocery Store
Midnight Cookies
Bakery
Asian Food Market
Grocery Store
Whole Foods Market
Grocery Store
India Bazaar
Grocery Store
Sweet Shop Bakery
Bakery
Publix
Grocery Store
ALDI
Grocery Store
Trader Joe's
Grocery Store
Parks (120) A+
Bo Diddley Plaza
Park
Roper Park
Park
Haisley Lynch Dog Park
Park
Sweetwater Park
Park
Pleasant Park
Park
Mother Lucille Perkins Tot Lot
Park
Splash Pad
Playground
Depot Park
Park
Cora P. Roberson Park
Park
Dreamer's Garden
Park
Springhill Park
Park
Oakview Park
Park
Sorority Park
Park
Norman Park
Park
Tigert Park
Park
Reserve Park
Park
Tom Petty Park
Park
Sunbay Duck Pond
Park
Plaza of the Americas
Park
Buckman Courtyard
Park
Murphree Commons Courtyard
Park
Thomas Green
Park
Reitz Union North Lawn
Park
Live Oak Park
Park
Garden of Hope
Park
Shops (98) A-
Pop-a-Top
Convenience Store
How Bazar
Clothing
Beach Break Salon
Hairdresser
PunkOuter Games
Toys
Sun Store
Convenience Store
Gators Gift Shop
Gift Shop
Chevron
Convenience Store
Mo's Garage
Hairdresser
Good Bike
Bicycle
Wawa
Convenience Store
Downtown Tabby
Pets
Cricket Wireless
Electronics
Gainesville Floral Exchange
Florist
Little Hall Express
Convenience Store
Beaty Market
Convenience Store
Wawa
Convenience Store
Five Below
Department Store
Athletic Cuts
Beauty
Gator Cycle
Bicycle
Xtra Liquors
Convenience Store
Bikes and More
Bicycle
Kwik Stop
Convenience Store
Dollar General
Discount Store
P.O.D. Market
Convenience Store
PACE Jewelers
Fashion
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commute A+

Of all people who commute, 5.5% take public transportation in Gainesville.
Public Transit Stops (610)
Stops & Stations
A+
West University Ave @ SW 1st St
Bus Stop
City Hall
Bus Stop
Alachua County Office of the State Attorney
Bus Stop
Alachua County Courthouse
Bus Stop
Hampton Inn Hotel
Bus Stop
Hippodrome Theatre
Bus Stop
Bo Diddley Community Plaza
Bus Stop
SW Garage
Bus Stop
SW 2nd Avenue @ SW 2nd Street Westbound
Bus Stop
SW 2nd Avenue @ SW 2nd Street Eastbound
Bus Stop
Arlington Square Apartments
Bus Stop
West University Ave @ SW 3rd St
Bus Stop
Arlington Square Apartments
Bus Stop
The Seagle Building
Bus Stop
The Continuum
Bus Stop
The Continuum
Bus Stop
Jefferson Apt.
Bus Stop
Second Avenue Center Apartments
Bus Stop
Santa Fe College Downtown
Bus Stop
FlixBus Gainesville
Bus Stop
Rosa Parks Downtown Station
Bus Stop
Innovation Square North
Bus Stop
Infinity Hall
Bus Stop
West University Ave @ NW 8th St
Bus Stop
720 SW 2nd Ave
Bus Stop
Workers Taking Public Transit
5.5%
B
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cost of living A+

The cost of living in Gainesville is 95/100 - which is 2% lower than Florida.
Cost of Living
Goods & Services, Housing, etc.
B
Tax Rates
Income & Sales Tax
A+
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crime C-

Gainesville crime rates are 2,531 per 100k, which is 39% higher than Florida
Property Crime
2,172 crimes per 100k
D+
Violent Crime
359 crimes per 100k
C-
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employment D+

The median income in Gainesville is $38,028 - which is 22% lower than Florida.
Med. Household Income
$38,028
F
Unemployment Rate
2.9%
B+
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health A+

There are many hospitals, police and fire stations.
Health & Safety (50)
Dentist, Doctor, Hospital, etc.
A+
Alachua County Sheriff's Office - Civil
Police
Fire Station 1
Fire Station
BPL Plasma
Clinic
Ayers Medical Plaza
Doctor
Gainesville Central Police Station
Police
Alachua County Fire Rescue Headquarters
Fire Station
Walgreens
Pharmacy
UPD Centrex Building
Police
Gainesville Fire Station Number 3
Fire Station
Dr. Pinkert
Doctor
CVS Pharmacy
Pharmacy
Student Infirmary
Clinic
Walgreens
Pharmacy
UF Health Shands Hospital
Hospital
UF Health Shands Cancer Hospital
Hospital
CVS Pharmacy
Pharmacy
Shands Childrens Hospital
Hospital
College of Dentistry
Dentist
Malcom Randall Veterans Administration Medical Center
Hospital
UF Health Medical Plaza
Clinic
Alachua County Main Clinic
Clinic
UF Health Davis Cancer Pavilion
Clinic
Gainesville Fire Station No. 2
Fire Station
Alachua County Sheriff's Office
Police
UF Health Dialysis Center
Clinic
Air Quality
Median Air Quality
A+
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housing A-

Gainesville home prices are $179,500 - which is 8% higher than Florida
Home Price
$179,500
B-
Home Appreciation Rate
20%
A+
Home Affordability
4.7x (home price to income ratio)
F
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schools B+

The Gainesville graduation rate is 88% - which is 6% higher than Florida
School Test Scores
52%
D-
High School Grad. Rates
88%
B
Elementary Schools (61) D-
Alachua Virtual Instruction Program (District Provided)
Alachua Virtual Instruction Program
Adult Education Program
Alachua Eschool (Virtual Franchise)
Pace
A.Quinn Jones Center
P. K. Yonge Virtual Franchise
P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School
Joseph Williams Elementary School
Sidney Lanier Center
Abraham Lincoln Middle School
St Patrick Interparish School
Heart Pine School
Resilience Charter School Inc
Caring & Sharing Learning School
Howard W. Bishop Middle School
J. J. Finley Elementary School
Hospital Homebound
Genesis Preparatory School
W. A. Metcalfe Elementary School
Early Learning Academy At Duval
Boulware Springs Charter
Professional Academy Magnet At Loften High School
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Elementary School
Stephen Foster Elementary School
High Schools (30) A+
Alachua Virtual Instruction Program
Alachua Eschool (Virtual Franchise)
Pace
A.Quinn Jones Center
P. K. Yonge Virtual Franchise
P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School
Sidney Lanier Center
Abraham Lincoln Middle School
Resilience Charter School Inc
Hospital Homebound
Gainesville High School
Alachua Mycroschool Of Integrated Academics And Technologies
Professional Academy Magnet At Loften High School
Z L Sung Sda School
Cornerstone Academy
Newberry Christian Community School
Alachua County Jail
Alachua Regional Juvenile Detention Center
Eastside High School
Passage Christian Academy
Alachua Academy
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ratings F

Gainesville has an overall rating of 45% from 30 reviews.
User Reviews (8)
From AreaVibes
F
User Surveys (22)
From AreaVibes
B
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  • Gainesville has a Livability Score of 84/100, which is considered exceptional
  • Gainesville crime rates are 39% higher than the Florida average
  • Cost of living in Gainesville is 2% lower than the Florida average
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Boring With No Real Career Opportunities for Non-UF Students 1 rating By Anonymous ( May 08, 2021) I lived in Gainesville most of my life and never really felt at home. There is an empty, soulless feeling in this town, almost like it belongs in a horror film. I found it difficult to make friends in all my years there. As someone else mentioned, there are quite a lot of cliques ...Read More - backwoods families that have been here a long time and do not welcome outsiders, hypocritical bible-pushers, snobby, rude students spending their parents' money and driving dangerously around town, and then there are the absolutely obnoxious in your face UF Gator football fans. There is Gator EVERYTHING and you cannot get away from it. The whole town revolves around it. God forbid you not be a Gator fan. It is difficult to advance in most careers unless you get your foot in the door as a low-paid intern from UF or just happen to know someone at the company. All of the major companies hire UF students at low pay, which also keeps the salaries low. This is terrible for adults that are not students or anyone else looking to advance their career. It is almost impossible to make a decent amount of money in a lot of cases, which makes it extremely difficult to move out. There really isn't much to do aside from the occasional visit to one of the museums, the mall, some walking trails, parks, or restaurants. They are nice, but get boring quickly. Additionally, Gainesville is about a 2 hour drive from anything else interesting in the state such as theme parks, a larger city, or the beaches so there are no advantages with location. I spent many years feeling very trapped in this city and am so happy to finally be out. I would say the only thing good about Gainesville is a nice variety of restaurants with good food. It's a good place to stop for food along the way to a nicer place. Don't stay long because it might trap you and suck your soul away. Read Less
College Students Only 2.5 rating By Lady_Koolaid ( Feb 24, 2018) Gainesville is a good place to be if you are a college student, as UF has some of the best programs in the nation, and even the community college here is number one in the country. Not only that, but everything in the entire city, from Public transportation to housing to discount ...Read More at the movies, is built for the students. But, if you're an adult, and just an everyday citizen living in the city, working, and paying taxes...you might find yourself wanting to run away screaming. Being surrounded by a sea of endless 19 year olds gets exhausting. You start to feel like a kindergarten teacher who never gets to go home at the end of the day. Not to mention, it makes the job market impossible. Why hire full time a worker who needs/wants benefits and higher pay, when they can just higher a couple of part-time employees who just want the job for beer money? Or why hire you, when I have 18 applicants behind you that have brand new Ph.Ds and are willing to work for the same pay? It can be a fun town. But only if you're young and don't really have a lot of responsibilities, after that it gets exhausting and the environment will be at a disservice to you. Read Less
Horrible city. City management and county should be fired. Start over with hope. 0.5 rating By Angel garcia ( Jan 21, 2018) This is not a friendly city. Everything geared towards university and extracting money from student. Cost of living is high and certainly not worth it. Job market and livable wages are none existent. Everyday living - you find very unfriendly people and a large portion are bigot ...Read More s. A lot of propaganda. You live here for any length of time - you too will learn to despise it.High crime, high drug use. No solutions just B.S. . Read Less
What it is 1 rating By Anonymous Reported ( Jun 16, 2017) Gainesville is a horrible city town to live in. The students might like parts of it but their not staying long enough to get to know how it really is nor do they get the actual living here perspective. The town has domestic abuse issues (some resulted to death) linked to drugs li ...Read More nked to student desocialization (lonely girl on campus) linked to employment abuse resulting to desocialization. Victum blaming and continued survival abuse so the survivor looks unstable and unable to live a normal and fulfilling life post testominoy of the drugs and abuse. Also post providing information while on scene of a drug bust to an attorney or while in court and provided verbal confirmation and was told to come in here with me. I am an educated alumni of The University of Florida who has yet to become employed with salary, health benefits, and an income sustainable to support a life after graduating UF. I have applied to Gainesville postings and all over the state. The most common statement or assumption is you would think being a graduated of the home town university would make you a prime prospective employee, well better think again. I mean atleast not when your a home town domestic abuse survivor regarding the home town organized drug crime which does flow through the students. The school atmosphere was not friendly at all to me and I am hidden away I am guessing to be forgotten about? Once you take a step back from the drugs really really your called a hater, jealous you have no money and job, problems happen on your job once do get job of people trying to figure out if your the girl, your retaliated against by streets and "normal people" false claims are made. You try to document and be perfect in everything so when people do start harassing again or the cycle starts again you can hopefully not become a victum another decade, it is the worst experience and I should of chosen another university. The abuser uses the other girl and I guess her seated judge connections or whoever she knows as a means to have an escape to reside with and sell his drugs to while she helps him move to all the friends however they do it is a social thing. I guess is going to be another decade affair? Apparently it is called a "PSA = public service announcement" that we all work so we do not sell drugs. What better way to cover drugs than to have a source of income? So because their all employed the situstion becomes organized crime and another reason why the survivor does not get hired because their all the people working the positions?Home of thes gators is said to be crip territory from what I have heard growing up here, so I guess would explain the blue color? There are shootings and rapes. The dealers prefer to date school girls or atleast get what they can from them while there her in school. Nursing is a big part of Gainesville and when people think of hospitals they think supportive financials so drug dealers dates these girls to account where the money is coming from. This is all done on a mutual introduction basis, who knows who. Ever been a ride along to a dealer would be shocked at how go from the ghettos of east and sw gainesville to a rich neighborhood as sunrise or gainesville gulf and country club or to a business to drop off cocaine. The clubs are according to which drug scene part of and are really not mature at all; maybe there are also students who are partying and not involved in the local (not so local) matters. The only way to move from here is to have a job to have the money to leave it s a cycle. Read Less
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Horrible city. City management and county should be fired. Start over with hope. 0.5 rating By Angel garcia ( Jan 21, 2018) This is not a friendly city. Everything geared towards university and extracting money from student. Cost of living is high and certainly not worth it. Job market and livable wages are none existent. Everyday living - you find very unfriendly people and a large portion are bigot ...Read More s. A lot of propaganda. You live here for any length of time - you too will learn to despise it.High crime, high drug use. No solutions just B.S. . Read Less
What it is 1 rating By Anonymous Reported ( Jun 16, 2017) Gainesville is a horrible city town to live in. The students might like parts of it but their not staying long enough to get to know how it really is nor do they get the actual living here perspective. The town has domestic abuse issues (some resulted to death) linked to drugs li ...Read More nked to student desocialization (lonely girl on campus) linked to employment abuse resulting to desocialization. Victum blaming and continued survival abuse so the survivor looks unstable and unable to live a normal and fulfilling life post testominoy of the drugs and abuse. Also post providing information while on scene of a drug bust to an attorney or while in court and provided verbal confirmation and was told to come in here with me. I am an educated alumni of The University of Florida who has yet to become employed with salary, health benefits, and an income sustainable to support a life after graduating UF. I have applied to Gainesville postings and all over the state. The most common statement or assumption is you would think being a graduated of the home town university would make you a prime prospective employee, well better think again. I mean atleast not when your a home town domestic abuse survivor regarding the home town organized drug crime which does flow through the students. The school atmosphere was not friendly at all to me and I am hidden away I am guessing to be forgotten about? Once you take a step back from the drugs really really your called a hater, jealous you have no money and job, problems happen on your job once do get job of people trying to figure out if your the girl, your retaliated against by streets and "normal people" false claims are made. You try to document and be perfect in everything so when people do start harassing again or the cycle starts again you can hopefully not become a victum another decade, it is the worst experience and I should of chosen another university. The abuser uses the other girl and I guess her seated judge connections or whoever she knows as a means to have an escape to reside with and sell his drugs to while she helps him move to all the friends however they do it is a social thing. I guess is going to be another decade affair? Apparently it is called a "PSA = public service announcement" that we all work so we do not sell drugs. What better way to cover drugs than to have a source of income? So because their all employed the situstion becomes organized crime and another reason why the survivor does not get hired because their all the people working the positions?Home of thes gators is said to be crip territory from what I have heard growing up here, so I guess would explain the blue color? There are shootings and rapes. The dealers prefer to date school girls or atleast get what they can from them while there her in school. Nursing is a big part of Gainesville and when people think of hospitals they think supportive financials so drug dealers dates these girls to account where the money is coming from. This is all done on a mutual introduction basis, who knows who. Ever been a ride along to a dealer would be shocked at how go from the ghettos of east and sw gainesville to a rich neighborhood as sunrise or gainesville gulf and country club or to a business to drop off cocaine. The clubs are according to which drug scene part of and are really not mature at all; maybe there are also students who are partying and not involved in the local (not so local) matters. The only way to move from here is to have a job to have the money to leave it s a cycle. Read Less
Avoid It! 0.5 rating By GP89 ( Apr 16, 2016) Avoid ever moving to Gainesville or anywhere using GAinesville Regional Utilities. They are terrible and will take you for all you're worth. They're the only utility available in Gainesville therefore they use their monopolistic stance to charge an arm and a leg. I even called an ...Read More employee out on that and they tried to say the only place that doesn't have a utility monopoly is in TX which I know for a fact is either a lie or misinformation as where I'm from has two utility companies available. Read Less
Total Waste! 0.5 rating By watch it ( May 09, 2015) so i moved to gainesville because i was promised by local employers the opportunity for work and education. only to find out the employers are underhanded and fire people just before they qualify for benefits and the local population is under the impression that they are the cool ...Read More est thing since sliced bread. all in all gainesville is one of the most ridiculous and pathetic places i have ever lived. dont even get me started about the college kids that goes without saying. so if you are thinking about moving here because either youve heard its good or someone has actually promised you something DONT COME. its all a scam. Read Less
Gator Infested!! 2.5 rating By cali_45 ( Feb 23, 2013) Overall Gainesville is just a regular, sleepy, small town for people who just want a regular life. Most people here are college students who are die-hard gator fans and if you tell them any different prepare to get bashed. This place is college football infested and they put so m ...Read More uch attention on the football team. There will not be a day where you won't see people wearing gator stuff. If you go into Jcpenny's they have a whole section for just gator clothes. It's ridiculous. Don't dare wear another team logo here. If you hate the gators don't bother living here. Another thing I noticed is that there are alot of snooty college students.(I'm a college student too who attends a community college here. They all like being in cliques, but not everyone is like that. Only certain frat house students and blondes who think they're too pretty and cool to hang with minorities. They too are gator die-hard fans. The driving here is CRAZY. since there are so many young drivers here none of them know how to drive and pedestrians having the right-away doesn't apply here. If you don't want to get hit by a car just let them pass. They will pruposely speed up so you won't go. Other than that, Gainesville isn't that bad, just try to avoid the crazy gator fans and a few snobby UF students. Read Less
Gainesville, FL - The Orange and Blue 5 rating By Anonymous ( Jul 06, 2010) I've traveled to Gainesville, Florida many times when I drove a shuttle at the airport in Jacksonville, Florida. I think the most amazing thing about the city of Gainesville is the people. They all have a sense of pride for their football team, The Florida Gators. Everyone was al ...Read More so very friendly. It was almost as if you knew the people there forever. You'll see plenty of orange and blue in town.

There is a lot of nice Gainesville restaurants to choose from. A lot of them have outside tables on a patio to sit at and enjoy what's going on around you. I enjoyed eating at the Swamp while I was there. Famous for their burgers, this place has a lot to offer. Good food, great music and live entertainment. This place is located in walking distance to UNF. It's a great place to enjoy some tasty food.

Sports bars a big thing in this fired up little city. And it's no surprise with it being know as the Gatornation. With big screen TV's everywhere there's no way you're going to miss any action of a local football game here. More beer than you can think of too. Once you visit Gainesville, Florida, you won't be disappointed by anything. Read Less

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      Gainesville is one of Florida's best known college towns, and the thriving community of 125,000 plus sure does love to cheer on the Gators as they battle in-state foes Florida State and Miami. Gainesville is a great place for families and children since it has a top-of-the-line education system and a number of attractions that are specifically geared toward little ones. Home prices in the city are in line with prices you would expect to pay in reasonably sized cities throughout Florida. The city has pleasant weather throughout the year with temperatures rarely dropping below 50 degrees during the winter months.

      Gainesville Regional Transit is the provider of public transportation in the area, and they offer about 40 routes to serve the needs of the city. Some of these routes only run on college football game days though, so it pays to check the app ahead of time to make sure you get to where you need to be. Getting around Gainesville by private vehicle is easy, and the city rarely experiences traffic like you would find in Orlando or Miami. Interstate 75 is the main freeway that connects Gainesville with neighboring cities.

      Those who are looking to buy a home or rent a home in Gainesville will be happy to find out that the area is known for the quality of its public education. The Gainesville School District has an excellent reputation for performance on statewide testing, and the district is consistently recognized for the quality of the teachers that it employs. Speaking of employers, the area's top companies are the University of Florida, Nationwide Insurance, and SumTotal. All three offer a large number of residents' income that helps support a comfortable lifestyle.

      The Kanapaha Botanical Gardens are owned and maintained by the university, and they offer a glimpse of exotic plants from around the globe. Devil's Millhopper Geological State Park is an interesting attraction that will provide a glimpse into the activity that used to take place on this land thousands of years ago. The Florida Museum of Natural History Exhibits is another must-see attraction that offers insight into the history that makes this region unique.

      If you are looking to rent a home or purchase a home, Gainesville offers a number of wonderful communities that will make you feel welcome. Landmark Woods, Appletree, and Florida Park are just a few of the many communities in Gainesville that have a reputation for being warm and hospitable.

      Gainesville offers its citizens great municipal services, good schools, outstanding restaurants, and a college town feel that is tough to beat. If you and your family are looking to relocate in search of the good life, you may want to call Gainesville home.

      A+ Amenities

      Are there many local amenities in Gainesville? Yes, there are lots of amenities close to this location.

      Parks

      Bo Diddley Plaza
      Roper Park
      Haisley Lynch Dog Park
      Sweetwater Park
      Pleasant Park
      Mother Lucille Perkins Tot Lot
      Splash Pad
      Depot Park

      Entertainment

      University Club
      Rain Nightclub
      GoldRoom
      Sweetwater Print Cooperative
      Vivid Music Hall
      Florida Theater of Gainesville
      Hippodrome State Theatre
      Matheson History Museum

      Food & Drink

      Arcade Bar
      House of Beer
      Main Street
      Loosey's Downtown Gainesville
      The Hyppo (Gourmet Ice Pops)
      The EndUP
      Palomino Pool Hall
      Five Star Pizza Downtown

      A+ Commute

      Is public transit available in Gainesville? Of all people who commute, 5.5% take public transportation in Gainesville.
      Drive to Work
      66%

      10% lower than the US average

      Take Public Transit
      6%

      equal to the US average

      Walk to Work
      5%

      2% higher than the US average

      A Health & Safety

      Is Gainesville a healthy and safe place to live? Yes, there are many hospitals, police and fire stations.

      Hospitals

      Shands Childrens Hospital
      UF Health Shands Cancer Hospital
      Simed Health
      Select Specialty Hospital- Gainesville
      UF Health Shands Hospital
      Malcom Randall Veterans Administration Medical Center
      North Florida Regional Medical Center

      Pharmacies

      CVS Pharmacy
      Walgreens
      CVS Pharmacy
      Wise's Pharmacy
      Walgreens
      CVS Pharmacy
      CVS Pharmacy
      CVS Pharmacy

      Doctors

      Ayers Medical Plaza
      Gainesville Pediatric Medicine
      Dr. Pinkert
      North Florida Cataract Specialists and Vision Care
      UF Health
      North Florida Internal Medicine