Gainesville
- City in Florida
City
Gainesville
- grade AOverall Grade
- City in Florida
- Rating 3.88 out of 5 1,046 reviews
Report Card
- Public Schoolsgrade A minus
- Crime & Safetygrade C
- Housinggrade C+
- Nightlifegrade A
- Good for Familiesgrade A minus
- Diversitygrade A
- Jobsgrade B minus
- Weathergrade A minus
- Cost of Livinggrade B minus
- Health & Fitnessgrade B+
- Outdoor Activitiesgrade A
- Commutegrade A
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Real Estate
Median Home Value
$182,400
National
$244,900Median Rent
$1,044
National
$1,163Area Feel
Urban Suburban Mix
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Gainesville Rankings
Niche rankings are based on rigorous analysis of key statistics from the U.S. Department of Education and millions of reviews.
Crime & Safety
Crime & Safety
grade C
Based on violent and property crime rates.
Violent Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Assault514.5national 282.7
- Murder7.4national 6.1
- Rape94.8national 40.7
- Robbery154.7national 135.5
Property Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Burglary304.3national 500.1
- Theft2,517.1national 2,042.8
- Motor Vehicle Theft359.8national 284
Residents
Top Public Schools Serving Gainesville
Top Private Schools Near Gainesville
- grade A+
Oak Hall School
- Rating 4.48 out of 5 56 reviews
- grade A
Saint Francis Catholic Academy
- Rating 3.77 out of 5 93 reviews
- grade A minus
Cornerstone Academy
- Rating 3.89 out of 5 18 reviews
- grade A minus
The Rock School
- Rating 4.39 out of 5 31 reviews
- grade A minus
First Christian Academy
- Rating 4 out of 5 5 reviews
Working in Gainesville
Jobs
grade B minus
Based on employment rates, job and business growth, and cost of living.
Median Household Income
$40,937
National
$69,021Places to Work in Gainesville
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Gainesville Reviews
Rating 3.88 out of 5 1,046 reviews
Boring, stagnant, and uninspired. Gville is a C- town with an A+ school smack in the middle. Aside from the school, Gville doesn't have much to offer. Because it's located very far from any other civilization (every direction) the population consists of the same people day in and day out. Forget about any anonymity you have after a few months you'll be running into everyone you know everywhere you go. No fresh faces anywhere! Finally, this has got to be the least aesthetically pleasing place I've ever lived. Everything is very overgrown and looks run down. Half the town looks like it was abandoned at some point and the forest is taking over. Just driving around anywhere is very ugly as everything looks like it was just randomly slapped there, out of place. Its weird. Also, one of the worst urban planning systems I've ever seen. No backroads or side streets anywhere. Every errand no matter how small throws you in horrible traffic on the main roads. Tolerable as a student but NOT good.
Gainesville is a great town balanced with many unique different types of people. On one side you'll find people who have lived there their whole lives, they live a simple life, maybe they've been passed down a family farm or a super secret family recipe that the neighbors, who have also lived there for forever, really want to figure out. They tend to frequent all of the classics Gainesville has to offer. On the other side, you'll find people who love to party in the city, get Krispy Kreme at 3am after a crazy night at the local bar. They tend to frequent all the new trendy places that open up here. There's also the introverts who just like to lounge around at home or read a book under a vine covered laurel oak tree, or in a cafe- maybe they enjoy drinking boba from Teastori while they read. There are two things that the entirety of the town enjoys greatly though. Anybody that I know would absolutely love to come together for a pie at Satchels and/or go out for a game day. Go Gators!
I have been living in Gainesville, FL for almost 7 years and I have seen the city grow so much, Gainesville is truly beautiful, and there are a lot of trails and trees. You will definitely enjoy it more if you are a college student since there are a lot of activities and things to do for students but, Gainesville is also great for starting families. I think Gainesville is a quiet, low-crime town but its charm, it's close to Orlando and the springs which are beautiful and a most see attraction!