Gainesville, FL vs On Top of the World, FL

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

MetricGainesville, FLOn Top of the World, FL
Population145,70216,007
Median Household Income$46,195$60,670
Median Rent$1,296/mo$1,212/mo
Median Home Value$247,500$303,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)9795
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income63.2%37.3%
Poverty Rate30.8%7%
Unemployment Rate5.1%4.9% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k634224*
Property Crime Rate /100k2,199632*
Median AQI3746
Good AQI Days /yr323245
Summer Highs91°F92°F
Winter Lows45°F47°F
Snowfall0 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute18.8 min23.4 min
Hospitals3—
Avg Hospital Rating4.0 / 5—
Students per Teacher17.9—
College Degree Rate53.7%38.8%
Foreign-Born %12.4%7.3%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+5.3%—

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 On Top of the World (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.