Alachua, FL vs Middleburg, FL

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricAlachua, FLMiddleburg, FL
Population10,74311,644
Median Household Income$83,464$74,634
Median Rent$1,284/mo$1,093/mo
Median Home Value$299,200$254,600
Cost of Living (US = 100)97100
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income35.8%33.2%
Poverty Rate9.5%8%
Unemployment Rate4.5% (county)4.1% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k400242*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,511675*
Median AQI37—
Good AQI Days /yr323—
Summer Highs91°F91°F
Winter Lows41°F49°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute24.3 min35.1 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—3.0 / 5
Students per Teacher19.414.3
College Degree Rate41.2%18.9%
Foreign-Born %6.4%5.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+0.3%—

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Middleburg (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.