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Alachua County Real Estate - Gainesville

Gaineville is the home to The University of Florida and much of the economy revolves around the University, with the highest percentage of residents in their 20s. Top employers are University of Florida, Shands HealthCare, Veterans Health Administration, School Board of Alachua County, and City of Gainesville.

Gainesville links:

• Visit Gainesville
• Wikipedia
• The Gainesville
• Gainesville City Website

Links

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• Alachua County Real Estate Market Data
• Walkscore for Zipcode 32601
• Gainesville, FL Property Values on Trulia

Alachua County

Alachua County is located in North Central Florida, along with Madison, Hamilton, Taylor, Suwannee, Union, Bradford, Lafayette, Dixie, Levy, Gilchrist, Marion, and Columbia counties. Alachua County is home to the University of Florida, and a lot of the county's economy revolves around this. Top industries providing employment are government; education & health services; trade, transportation, & utilities; and leisure & hospitality. Cities in Alachua County are Alachua, Archer, Gainesville, Hawthorne, High Springs, Newberry, and Waldo. The population of the county is around 250,000.

Major private sector employers for Alachua County are Shands Hospital, Publix, North Florida Regional Medical Center, Nationwide Insurance, and Wal-Mart Distribution Center. Top public sector employers are University of Florida, Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Alachua County School Board, City of Gainesville, Alachua County, and Santa Fe Community College.

Alachua has historically been an important center of agricultural production. Many animal herds are raised in the county; Alachua ranks in the top for number of cattle, pigs, and goats. It is also known for its tobacco, peanuts, corn, blueberries, peppers, cucumbers, potatoes, and squash. More than 35,000 people are employed in the county?s agriculture industry.

Gainesville is home to the University of Florida, the flagship of the State University System of Florida. UF is highly-regarded on university rankings such as the annual report put out by U.S. News and World Report. The university has an enrollment over 50,000, making it one of the largest in the nation. Over $400 million in research grants are annually awarded to UF. The 2,000-acre campus employs more than 14,000 people, making it the largest employer in the county.

The county?s second-largest employer is Shands Hospital, with over 12,000 employees. Shands operates a facility dedicated to children and another for cancer patients. Shands is recognized as a top hospital by U.S. News and World Report.

Neighboring Properties

Address	Type	Sq Ft	Class
206 Nw 10th Ave	Store, one story	3,604	C
1022 Nw 2nd St	Store, one story	6,669	B
231 Nw 10th Ave	Store, one story	1,632	B
205 Nw 10th Ave	Office building, non-professional service building, one story	3,145	B
215 Nw 10th Ave	Community Shopping Center	6,607	B
1027 Nw 4th St	Mixed use - store and office or store and residential or residential combination	3,640	B
1001 Nw 4th St	Warehousing, distribution terminal, trucking terminal, or van and storage warehousing	16,113	B
920 Nw 2nd St	Warehousing, distribution terminal, trucking terminal, or van and storage warehousing	4,220	B
219 Nw 10th Ave	Store, one story	3,434	B
1103 Nw 4th St	Multi-family - less than 10 units	2,940	B
914 Nw 2nd St	Vacant Industrial	0	L
1126 Nw 2nd St	Warehousing, distribution terminal, trucking terminal, or van and storage warehousing	5,597	B
1019 Nw 4th St	Single Family	968	B
325 Nw 10th Ave	Warehousing, distribution terminal, trucking terminal, or van and storage warehousing	25,497	B
0 Nw 2nd St	Vacant Industrial	0	L
908 Nw 2nd St	Vacant Industrial	0	L
906 Nw 2nd St	Vacant Industrial	0	L
225 Nw 12th Ave	Open storage (building supplies, auto wrecking, fuel, equipment or material storage)	0	L
904 Nw 2nd St	Mixed use - store and office or store and residential or residential combination	1,323	C
114 Nw 9th Ave	Vacant Commercial	0	L
1103 Nw 4th St	Single Family	1,209	B
325 Nw 10th Ave	Vacant Industrial	0	L
828 Nw 2nd St	Single Family	841	B