Area data
Gainesville, FL — ZIP 32603
Population: 7,419 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $422,276
- 1-year appreciation
- +1.2%
- 3-year appreciation
- +5.3%
- 5-year appreciation
- +22.6%
- 10-year appreciation
- +72.2%
- All-time peak (2024-04)
- $425,595
- House Price Index
- 542.2 (-2.6% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $510,000
- Median list price
- $582,000
- Median days on market
- 37 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 94.5%
- Active listings
- 11
- 1-year forecast
- +0.4%
- New listings (monthly)
- 8
Rents
- Typical rent
- $2,244/mo
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $1,373/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $2,111/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 101.0 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.2¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $25.50/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 1
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards
- lightning, hurricane, tornado, heatWave, inlandFlooding
- FEMA flood zone
- X
- Flood risk level
- Minimal
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 70.0°F
- Average high
- 82.0°F
- Average low
- 58.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 50.3 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 40
- Days with Good air quality
- 270
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 13.8 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- 424
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) (5 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) (5 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Avg hospital rating
- 2.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 48
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (4.8 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -731 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,977
- Median annual property tax
- $2,617
- Households with broadband internet
- 72.2%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 103,459
- Average weekly wage
- $1,060
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 822
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