The majority of Gainesville’s population is more inclined to rent rather than own property inside the city limits, a city report states. According to the city’s community development department, 65 percent of the city’s housing units are occupied by renters, the inverse of the state’s numbers. Other cities of similar size, including Athens and Rome, are closer to 50 percent.
Gainesville becomes a renter's market, for better or worse
A high number of resident's don't own their homes
