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Population: 120,919 (243,779 Countywide) as of 2006
Climate: Average highs between 76 and 82º F in the spring and fall, between 89 and 91º F in the summer, and as high as 69º F in the winter. Rainfall for 2003 measured 35.25 inches. There were 255 sunny or partly sunny days in 2003.
Taxes:
- 6.25% Retail Sales Tax (food & medicine exempt)
- Homestead Exemption - $25,000
- No state personal income tax
- No state inheritance tax
- No franchise tax
- No inventory tax
Cities within Two Hour Drive: Jacksonville, Orlando, Tallahassee, Tampa, Ocala, Lake City, St. Augustine, Cedar Key, Live Oak
Age: 27.0% is age 15-24, 27.5% is age 25-44, 19.6% is 45-64
Education:
- Area Schools
- Eastside High School was ranked 6th on a Newsweek list of America's Best High Schools
- Alachua County Students Outperform Students Nationally in Reading and Math
Resources:
- City of Gainesville facts
- Regional Transit System (bus)
- Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce
- Gainesville Visitor's Bureau
- Gainesville Sun
- The Independent Florida Alligator
- Gainesville-Alachua County Association of Realtors
- Apartment Rentals
- Alachua County Emerging Leaders (networking)