CITY PROFILE
Tallahassee, FL
“Small-town politics with big-city ambitions, affordable but sleepy.”
By the numbers
| Typical home value | $285K · Zillow, May 2026 (ZHVI) |
|---|---|
| Typical rent | $1,530/mo · Zillow, May 2026 (ZORI) |
| Average temperature | 19.8°C · warmest 27.6°C · coolest 9.9°C · NASA POWER |
| Annual precipitation | 1350 mm · NASA POWER |
| Sunshine (solar energy) | 4.78 kWh/m²/day · NASA POWER (annual mean) |
| Metro size rank (US) | #145 · Zillow SizeRank |
Match scores
- Affordable to buy92
- Affordable to rent80
- Climate comfort95
- Plenty of sunshine67
- Big-city amenities5
Scores are 0–100, normalised across the metros we cover, derived from the sourced figures above (higher = better on that factor). A research aid, not a recommendation to move. Job market, safety, and healthcare access need key-gated feeds (BLS, FBI, Census) not yet wired — see the methodology.