The poll is for those of us who wish to express our opinion, but are either too lazy to type out our good validation for it, or in most cases have no validation for it. Hope that answers your question.
I've lived in Gainesville and Tampa. Gainesville is more family-friendly. The whole town revolves around the university, though, so there's not nearly as many things to do in your spare time (not that you'll have much).
If bigger cities suit you, you'll probably find Tampa more to your liking.