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Property maintenance in Alachua County, Florida.

1Stop is taking vendors in Alachua County and has no response target here yet. A property manager can ask about a Gainesville-area property, and we will say what we can cover before a job is sent.

Coverage tier
Taking vendors
Response target
Not set yet
County seat
Gainesville
PopulationCensus Bureau estimate, July 2025
290,028
Last updated
October 5, 2026

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What can a property manager request in Alachua County?

1Stop is taking vendors in Alachua County. There is no response target here yet.

A property manager can still ask about a property here. Send the address and we will tell you what we can cover before you send a job. Ask about a property

1Stop is recruiting vendors in Alachua County now. A county gets a response target once enough vetted vendors work it, and not before. Apply as a vendor, or read what working in Alachua County takes.

For contractors, the Gainesville-area page puts Alachua, Levy and Gilchrist counties together, with their permit offices, lawn and disposal rules and every trade.

Cities and towns

Which cities are in Alachua County?

Gainesville is the county seat, and it holds just over half the county on its own: 148,671 of 290,028 residents in the Census Bureau's 2025 estimate. The other eight cities and towns are far smaller, led by Alachua (10,612), Newberry and High Springs.

Alachua grew 4.1% between 2020 and 2025.

The six largest of Alachua County's nine cities and towns, Census Bureau estimate for July 2025
City or townResidents
GainesvilleCounty seat148,671
Alachua10,612
Newberry8,618
High Springs6,762
Hawthorne1,505
Archer1,159

Local considerations

What should a property manager plan for in Alachua County?

  • Student housing and the academic calendar

    Gainesville is home to the University of Florida and to Santa Fe College, which says more than 18,000 students take credit classes there.

    UF's off-campus housing guide tells students to make sure a lease's move-in date falls before classes begin and its move-out date after finals are over. Where leases follow that advice, move-outs arrive together, and so do the turns that follow them. Book turnover crews early for those weeks.

  • Federal storm declarations since 2022

    FEMA designated Alachua County for Individual Assistance, the program for households, in two major disaster declarations:

Services

Which services can I book in Alachua County?

Ask first. No trade has a response target here yet.

Questions

Questions about Alachua County.

Does 1Stop cover Gainesville?

Not with a response target yet. Alachua County is taking vendors. Ask about a Gainesville property and we will tell you what we can cover before you send a job.

Why do student leases matter for maintenance in Gainesville?

UF's off-campus housing guide advises students to choose leases that start before classes begin and end after finals. Where leases follow that advice, move-outs cluster together, and the turns after them land in the same few weeks.

Has Alachua County had a recent federal hurricane declaration?

Yes. FEMA designated Alachua County for Individual Assistance, its program for households, after Hurricane Debby (2024) and Hurricane Helene (2024).

Sources

Where these facts come from.

Last updated

  1. Alachua County, Doing Business in Alachua County
  2. US Census Bureau, County Population Totals: 2020-2025 (Vintage 2025)
  3. US Census Bureau, City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2025 (Vintage 2025)
  4. US Census Bureau, 2020 Florida places by county (incorporated places and CDPs)
  5. University of Florida Off-Campus Life, Gator Guide 2025-2026
  6. Santa Fe College, History of the College
  7. FEMA, Hurricane Debby (DR-4806-FL)
  8. FEMA, Hurricane Helene (DR-4828-FL)
  9. FEMA, OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2)

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1Stop is building its vendor bench in Alachua County. Property managers can still send a request and we will say what we can cover.

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