LOCAL REALTOR
Karina Woodward
REALTOR, Bosshardt Realty Services
UF-area real estate guidance
The short answer
Separate school demand evidence from the economics and restrictions of the specific property you are considering. This guide organizes 25 sourced questions for University of Florida.
Prepare your next decision
- Check the source date and scope of enrollment or housing-demand claims.
- Obtain property-specific rent evidence, operating costs and applicable occupancy or rental restrictions.
- Compare financing, vacancy, maintenance and exit assumptions before treating asking prices as an investment return.
What is UF's current total enrollment?
UF reports 63,148 students as of Fall 2025: 41,109 undergraduates, 2,023 non-degree-seeking undergraduates, 14,894 graduate students, and 4,184 professional students.
How many employees does UF report?
UF reports 33,516 employees, including faculty, as of Fall 2025; it separately reports 6,195 faculty.
What research spending did UF report for fiscal year 2025?
UF reports record faculty research spending of $1.33 billion in fiscal year 2025.
What research-award volume did UF report for fiscal year 2025?
UF reports that research awards reached a record $1.25 billion in fiscal year 2025.
What tuition and fees does UF list for academic year 2025-26?
UF lists in-state tuition and fees of $6,381 per semester and out-of-state tuition and fees of $30,886 per semester for academic year 2025-26.
Where does UF publish its latest annual financial report?
UF's CFO Division annual-financial-reports page identifies the Fiscal Year 2025 University of Florida Annual Financial Report and provides the official report listing.
Which UF body reviews facilities and capital-investment requests?
The UF Board of Trustees Facilities and Capital Investments Committee reviews and considers the University's annual budget and requests for appropriation of funds for facilities and capital investments.
What does UF Planning, Design & Construction manage?
UF Planning, Design & Construction states that it manages all major construction projects for all university units, as well as minor and planning projects on behalf of the UF Board of Trustees.
What is the status and horizon of UF's campus master plan?
UF's Campus Master Plan 2020-2030 page states that the plan amendment was adopted by the UF Board of Trustees in December 2020 and covers 2020-2030.
What fiscal period does Gainesville's FY2026 adopted operating plan cover?
Gainesville identifies FY2026 as October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026 on its Financial & Operating Plan page, which also links the adopted budget document.
What infrastructure categories does Gainesville identify in its FY2026 budget?
Gainesville says its FY2026 budget included planned investment in street and sidewalk improvements and upgrades to public facilities.
Which utility services does Gainesville Regional Utilities provide?
The City's official materials describe Gainesville Regional Utilities as providing electric, water, wastewater, natural gas, and telecommunications services.
Where is Gainesville's FY2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report?
Gainesville publishes its FY2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report as an official PDF on the City's budget and finance document site.
What types of projects does Gainesville list under Public Works capital projects?
Gainesville's Public Works capital-project page lists road work, sidewalk and bus-stop implementation, and stormwater maintenance among its capital projects.
How does Gainesville illustrate its property-tax millage calculation?
Gainesville explains that a 6.4297 millage rate on a property inside city limits with $100,000 of assessed taxable value would generate $642.97 in property tax.
What budget year is covered by Alachua County's adopted budget book?
Alachua County's adopted budget book is for Fiscal Year 2025-2026.
How does Alachua County estimate ad valorem revenue in its long-term forecast?
The County's long-term financial forecast says ad valorem revenue is estimated using taxable property values supplied by the Property Appraiser by July 1 each year, together with the applicable tax assumptions.
What collection assumption does Alachua County describe for General Fund ad valorem revenue?
The County's budgeting-and-fund-structures document says General Fund ad valorem revenue budgets are based on a 95% tax-collection rate, or a rate consistent with prior collection trends.
What 2025 Alachua County millage rate is stated in the County's TRIM explainer?
Alachua County's TRIM explainer states that the County's 2025 millage rate was 7.6000 mills.
What taxable-value context does Alachua County report?
The County states that only 67.4% of Alachua County's assessed property value is taxable, compared with an 84% statewide average.
Which policy areas does Alachua County say its budget supports?
The County's FY2027 budget message says the budget supports housing, social services, environmental protection, land conservation, parks, recreation, and economic development.
What does Florida Commerce provide through its Local Area Unemployment Statistics program?
Florida Commerce's LAUS page provides monthly and annual labor-market tables, including estimates for the current month, prior month, and same month a year earlier; annual tables also include monthly data and calendar-year averages.
What does Florida Commerce's Current Employment Statistics program provide for Gainesville-area analysis?
Florida Commerce states that CES provides monthly nonagricultural employment estimates by industry, with sub-state industry data available on a not-seasonally-adjusted basis and total nonagricultural employment available seasonally adjusted.
What does Florida Commerce's OEWS program measure?
Florida Commerce says the Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program produces employment and wage estimates for more than 800 occupations; employment estimates are annual and wage estimates are quarterly.
What geographic and industry coverage does Florida Commerce report for QCEW?
Florida Commerce states that the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages covers 98% of U.S. jobs and provides data by industry at county, metropolitan-statistical-area, state, and national levels.
Sources & editorial context
University housing information is organized from the linked sources, with its original review date shown. Rates, deadlines and availability can change; use the applicable academic year and check the source before committing. CollegeHousing.ai is independent of University of Florida.
Get help with your next decision
Karina Woodward, REALTOR at Bosshardt Realty Services, is the local real estate contact.