Retire To Gainesville, FL

Gainesville, Florida is one of the great places in the U.S. to live in retirement. Find city facts on home sales prices, air quality, medical care, cost of living and other demographics.

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Gainesville Population
.	1990	2000	2010	2016 (est.)
Alachua County	blank	blank	blank	263,496
Gainesville	84,770	95,447	124,354	131,591

Gainesville Home Sales Prices (new & existing homes)
.	Monthly Average	Annual Average	Yr-Over-Yr Change
2018	.	$203,296	5.4%
Sep	$196,541	.	.
Aug	$208,532	.	.
Jul	$210,986	.	.
Jun	$217,203	.	.
May	$200,096	.	.
Apr	$188,753	.	.
Mar	$196,010	.	.
Feb	$214,058	.	.
Jan	$182,168	.	.
2017	.	$193,205	5.4%
2016	.	$183,379	5.3%
2015	.	$174,200	4.6%
2014	.	$166,619	1.5%
2013	.	$164,106	12.8%

Home Sales Price to Big City Comparison 2018
.	Gainesville	GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price	$203,296	$419,000
Nearest Big City	Jacksonville	na
Home Sales Price in Jacksonville	$248,000	$340,000
Home Sales Price Bargain Index	66% of Jacksonville home prices	101%

Home Sales Price to Renting Comparison 2018
.	Gainesville	GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price	$203,296	$419,000
Monthly Rent	$1,174	$1,495
Price/Rent Index	11.6 times the annual rent	19.0

Gainesville Cost of Living 2018
79%	GPTR 99 City Average 109%

Gainesville Taxes 2018
blank	Tax Rate	Days Worked to Pay	State Rank	Tax Rate (99 City Avg)	Days Worked to Pay (99 City Avg)
State and Local Sales Tax	6.8%	--	23*	6.8%	--
Federal, State and Local Tax	--	103 days	21*	--	113 days
* State rank of 1 pays the lowest taxes