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What Is It Like to Live in Tallahassee?

What it costs to live in Tallahassee, and how it compares with other Florida cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

16

240th best value in Florida

How much you get for what you pay, versus other Florida cities.

Overall livability

13

247th overall in Florida

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Tallahassee is home to about 195,057 people. A typical home runs $223,400 and a household earns around $49,100, a price-to-income ratio of 4.5. Among Florida's largest cities, it ranks 240th for value and 247th overall. For context, the typical Tallahassee home is about 44% below the statewide median of $397,000 and local household income is about 25% below the statewide median of $65,800.

Tallahassee at a glance

Median home price

$223,400

191st in FL of 249

Median rent

$1,072/mo

Median household income

$49,100

Home price to income

4.5x

Unemployment

7.0%

210th in FL of 249

School rating

3/10

211th in FL of 249

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI. City rankings are within Florida only. Updated 2026.