Gainesville, New York

About Gainesville

Set in the western part of New York, Gainesville is a tiny community, home to 221 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Gainesville is an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.85 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 260 residents per square mile.

📰 Gainesville News Today

• News | New York firm buys student housing complex in Gainesville, Florida CoStar · Aug 13
• Gainesville features 7 bagel shops Mainstreet Daily News Gainesville · Aug 17
• Mary Theresa DeRenzo Rafferty Obituary Gainesville Sun · Aug 4
• $600,000 Homes in Florida, Connecticut and Colorado The New York Times · May 6
• WYOMING COUNTY/Former Gainesville resident sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to criminal sexual act Video News Service · Apr 24

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Gainesville Unique

• One of 7 places in the US named Gainesville — but the New York one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in western New York, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of New York — one of 1,293 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🏫 Schools in Gainesville

• LETCHWORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• LETCHWORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL
• LETCHWORTH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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