Leon County · Florida · South · 202k residents
Tallahassee, FL: cost of living, taxes & quality of life
Residential facts for Tallahassee: housing, taxes, monthly costs, climate, schools, and household income, with the Florida median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
The acs median home value in Tallahassee is $294,400, 20% below the Florida median. A two-bedroom rents for about $1,325/mo. Day-to-day costs index at 95 against a national baseline of 100. The median household here earns $57,409 a year.
What the numbers show
Source-confirmed findings- Housing value: The ACS median home value in Tallahassee is $294,400, 19.6% below the median for ACS-covered places in Florida.
- Household income: Median household income is $57,409, 22.3% below the median for ACS-covered places in Florida.
- Adult education: 51.3% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, 54.3% above the median for ACS-covered places in Florida.
- Home value to income: The ACS median home value is about 5.1 times median household income. This is a comparison measure, not a mortgage qualification or affordability promise.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates(2024 ACS 5-year; tables B01003, B15003, B19013, B25077). Geography: Census place where available. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
WhereToHQ calculates the comparisons. Figures are estimates for context, not a guarantee or personal financial advice. Read the methodology or send a correction.
What makes this place distinctive
A factual snapshot of the place, based on the profile data. It is not a tourism or cultural claim.
A canopy-road capital where universities, old Florida landscapes, and state politics overlap.
Known for: Florida State, Florida A&M, state government, live oaks, and springs access.
Calendar note: Springtime Tallahassee is the city’s signature annual festival.
Story source: Visit Tallahassee
- Scale: A mid-sized city with a population between 50,000 and 250,000 in the profile data.
- Setting: The profile places Tallahassee about 66 miles from the nearest tracked ocean.
- Climate signal: The profile records 240 sunny days.
- Daily pace: The profile records a walk score of 38 and an average commute of 28 minutes.
WhereToHQ derives these signals from the committed city dataset. Read the methodology for coverage and source limits.
Compare Tallahassee side by side
Cost of living index
95
ACS median home value
$294,400
2-bedroom rent
$1,325/mo
Median household income
$57,409
Housing momentum
How fast Tallahassee's housing market is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
46/100
Steady
Ranks Tallahassee's home-price and rent growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. Not investment or relocation advice.
Adjusted by Tallahassee's cost-of-living index versus the US average.
| ACS median home value | $294,400 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $260 |
| Property tax rate | 0.8% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,112/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $1,325/mo |
| State & local income tax | 0% |
| Sales tax | 7% |
| Cost of living index | 95 |
| Groceries index | 103 |
| Utilities | $180/mo |
| Transit pass | $65/mo |
| Gas price | $3.25/gal |
| Healthcare index | 100 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,000/mo |
| Median household income | $57,409 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.3% |
| Population | 202k |
| Crime index | 45/100 |
| School rating | 5.8/10 |
| Walkability | 38/100 |
| Disaster risk | 93/100 |
| Avg. commute | 28 min |
| Sunny days / year | 240 days |
| July high | 92°F |
| January low | 41°F |
| Annual snowfall | — |
| Home price YoY | +0.9% |
| Home price MoM | +0.1% |
| Rent YoY | +1.8% |
| Rent MoM | -0.1% |
| Ocean coast | 66 mi |
| Big lake | 190 mi |
| Mountains | 230 mi |
| Major airport | 153 mi |
| Ski resort | 367 mi |
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Real listings in Tallahassee
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- What is the cost of living in Tallahassee, FL?
- Tallahassee indexes at 95 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $1,325/mo and a acs median home value of $294,400.
- How much does a house cost in Tallahassee?
- The acs median home value in Tallahassee is $294,400, 20% below the Florida median (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Tallahassee?
- A two-bedroom in Tallahassee rents for about $1,325/mo.