City of Gainesville

ranked as #1 city to live on livability.com’s top 100 best places to live list, #1 on zippia’s best city to start your career, #42 best city to live in america and #9 ten best college towns, the city of gainesville serves as the cultural, educational, and commercial center of the north central florida region. the city of gainesville has a commission-manager form of government and employs roughly 2,200 employees, making it one of the largest employers in the region. in addition to providing a full range of municipal services, the city owns a regional transit system, a municipal airport, a 72-par championship golf course and a utility. the gainesville metro area population is more than 339,000 people. geographically, gainesville consists of approximately 63 square miles. gainesville is nationally-recognized as a great place to live and raise a family due in large part to the university of florida and santa fe college, as well as its central location in the state of florida, putting its citizens within a few hours’ drive of orlando, tampa, sarasota and florida’s award-winning beaches. to learn how to become a part of the city’s exceptional team, visit our current vacancies at https://www.gainesvillefl.gov/employment-pages/employment/careers.