Alachua is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Alachua, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
What kind of neighbors does Alachua have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
75 in every 100 households in Alachua own their home
For every 100 residents, 20 are 65 or older, beside 21 across FL. A bachelor’s degree or more: 41 in every 100 adults 25 and older. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Alachua changed by +17%. The population is about 10,612 (2025 Census estimate).
Median age 37.9 (FL 42.6).
About 83 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.4 points).
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older. 6.5% of all residents are in college now.
The commute averages 24 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Alachua says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 2 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Alachua
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Alachua’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Alachua or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Alachua in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.