Gainesville FL Real Estate Blog

Amidst the economic gloom and doom, there’s some good news to report about Gainesville. Among large metro areas, Gainesville ranked #34 in the Best Performing Cities in 2008 survey conducted by the Milken Institute/Greenstreet Real Estate Partners. The Best Performing Cities ranking depicts those U.S. metropolitan areas that are recording the top economic performance.

Cities were ranked according to how well they are creating and sustaining jobs and economic growth. The ranking depicts those U.S. metropolitan areas that are recording the top economic performance for wage and salary growth.

Nationally, Ginesville ranked #34 in wage and salary growth for 2008, moving up from the #52 ranking in 2007. In other rankings, Gainesville is # 79 for 5-year job growth, and #63 for 1-year job growth. In Florida, Gainesville ranked fourth behind Orlando, Ocala and Pensacola.