Tallahassee, Florida
Cost of living, housing, income, commute, climate, and safety — compiled for relocators researching Tallahassee.
Key figures
Each metric shows how Tallahassee compares with the U.S. baseline (ACS/BLS nationals where available; catalog-city averages for crime, climate, and commute). Income, housing, population, and crime are for the incorporated city (city limits), not the broader metro/MSA — unemployment is county-level (BLS LAUS).
- Population
- 199,696City limits · not metro/MSA
- Median household income
- $55,931Incorporated place (ACS)29% below U.S. avgU.S. $78,538
- Housing cost index
- 91ACS home+rent vs U.S. (100 = avg)9% below U.S. avgU.S. 100
- Median home value
- $276,000City limits (ACS)9% below U.S. avgU.S. $303,400
- Median rent
- $1,238City limits (ACS)8% below U.S. avgU.S. $1,348
- Unemployment
- 5.0%County LAUS · not city-onlyNear U.S. avg (4.2 pts)U.S. 4.2 pts
- Avg commute
- 20 min20% below U.S. avgU.S. 25 min
- Walk Score
- 3229% below U.S. avgU.S. 45
- Violent crime rate
- 696.6annualized per 100k · citywide16% above U.S. avgU.S. 602.7
- Property crime rate
- 3978.9annualized per 100k · citywide29% above U.S. avgU.S. 3084.9
- Summer high
- 91°F4.0°F above U.S. avgU.S. 87°F
- Winter low
- 42°F8.0°F above U.S. avgU.S. 34°F
- Annual rainfall
- 58.8 in79% above U.S. avgU.S. 32.9 in
- Sunny days
- 2516% below U.S. avgU.S. 266
Compare Tallahassee with another city
Relocators eyeing Tallahassee, Florida will find roughly 199,696 residents within city limits. Median household income is roughly $55,931, while the ACS housing-cost index sits near 91 — below the national housing-cost baseline (100 ≈ U.S. average). Budget for median rents around $1,238 a month before you lock a neighborhood.
Tallahassee is compact enough that a single wrong neighborhood choice is easy to feel day to day — visit at commute hour before signing. Figures on this page are merged from Census ACS, BLS LAUS, FBI Crime Data Explorer, and NOAA Climate Normals — use them to compare Tallahassee with nearby alternatives before you relocate.
Subtropical summers, hurricane planning, and no state income tax loom large. With about 58.8 inches of rain a year, wet-season drainage and mold checks are worth asking about. Plan on roughly 20 minutes each way for a typical commute; Walk Score is about 32. Unemployment recently ran near 5.0%, broadly in line with many large U.S. counties. Violent-offense rates near 696.6 per 100k sit in a mid-to-elevated band versus many peer cities in this catalog.
Nearby & similar cities
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Sources
- Census / ACS: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-year (Tallahassee city, 1600000US1270600)
- BLS: BLS LAUS LAUCN120730000000003 (Leon County, May 2026)
- Crime: FBI CIUS Table 8 (2019) city offenses known to law enforcement — rates per 100k; CDE API unavailable at enrich time
- Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 Monthly Normals (USW00093805 TALLAHASSEE)
Last updated 2026-07-28