| Official Name: | Rainbow Lakes Estates |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Florida#USA |
| Coordinates: | 29.1067°N -82.285°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Florida |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Marion |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 16.37 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 15.83 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.54 |
| Population Total: | 3438 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 217.1 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 130 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 34431 (Dunnellon) |
| Area Code: | 352 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 12-59450 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2805184 |
Rainbow Lakes Estates is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Marion and Levy counties, Florida, United States, established as a Municipal Services District. The Marion County part of the community is part of the Ocala, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Levy County portion is part of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was first listed as a CDP for the 2020 census, at which time it had a population of 3,438.[2]
The community is northwest of Rainbow Springs, a natural spring in nearby Rainbow Springs State Park. There are various community owned and maintained facilities as well as paved roads. A large percentage of the platted building lots are unimproved.
Rainbow Lakes Estates is located in western Marion County and southeastern Levy County at 29.1458° N, -82.4994° W.[3] US 41 forms the easternmost edge of the community, 6miles north of Dunnellon.[4] Ocala, the Marion county seat, is to the east, and Williston is to the north.