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Alachua is a big small town of 10,743 people in Alachua County, Florida. It's about 10 miles from Gainesville, FL and 63 miles from Jacksonville, FL, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 67°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $299k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,743people
$299kTypical home
$1,284/moRent
92° / 67°Summer / winter
0"Snow
272Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,743
- Part of a metro area
- About 297 people per sq mi
- 63 mi to Jacksonville, FL
- 10 mi to Gainesville, FL
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $299k (≈$1,887/mo)
- Median rent $1,284/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 67°F
- Steamy summers (dew point 73°F)
- 272 sunny days a year (115 totally clear)
- 93 cloudy days a year
- 25 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (69 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (276 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 27% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to GNV airport
- 69 mi to JAX (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 112 ft
- 45 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 13 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 223 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 62 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Florida districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Alachua County: D+21 in 2024
- Florida: R+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Very low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk