Area data
Gainesville, FL — ZIP 32608
Population: 54,566 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $337,123
- 1-year appreciation
- -1.7%
- 3-year appreciation
- -1.2%
- 5-year appreciation
- +16.8%
- 10-year appreciation
- +66.4%
- All-time peak (2024-05)
- $349,776
- House Price Index
- 542.2 (-2.6% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $146,750
- Median list price
- $180,000
- Median days on market
- 50 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 93.9%
- Active listings
- 102
- 1-year forecast
- -0.1%
- Days to pending
- 62 days
- New listings (monthly)
- 75
Rents
- Typical rent
- $1,617/mo
- 1-year rent change
- +1.1%
- 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
- 7
- Elementary schools
- 3
- Middle schools
- 2
- High schools
- 1
- Charter schools
- 2
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards
- lightning, hurricane, tornado, heatWave, inlandFlooding
- FEMA flood zone
- C
- Flood risk level
- Minimal
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 79.0°F
- Average high
- 80.0°F
- Average low
- 78.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 48.3 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 40
- Days with Good air quality
- 270
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 11.8 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- 920
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Peach Orchard Airport (6 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) (10 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.0 / 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
- 1,993
- Median annual property tax
- $3,869
- Mean commute to work
- 18 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 79.8%
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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