Rents are 5% below what Tallahassee's 10-year trend predicts — a better deal than its own history suggests.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,473 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in Tallahassee usually run 0.5% below trend in January and 0.3% above it in August, about $12 a month apart at today's median. Based on 11 years of data.
Rent in Tallahassee is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in January 2015.
Rent in Tallahassee changed +2.0% over the year to September 2026. Across the 270 Florida cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +1.8%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in Tallahassee rose 42.9% while median household income rose 25.5% ($45,734 to $57,409). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in Tallahassee is 48.8% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent has risen 3 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($57,409) is $1,435 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,425); a 3-bedroom is $1,798.
The priciest of 10 ZIP codes in Tallahassee, 32317 ($2,448/mo), costs 2 times the cheapest, 32310 ($1,241/mo).
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Tallahassee. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Tallahassee, FL is majority renter-occupied, skews toward younger working-age adults, has a median income below the national average, 51.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Tallahassee, FL has changed in 5 years
The median rent in Tallahassee, FL stood at $1,043 in 2021 and currently runs about $1,473, reflecting a 41.2% increase over the period. Local incomes tracked alongside that move, going from a median of $49,077 in 2021 to $57,409 more recently. That spread, with rent up faster than earnings, points to a tougher affordability environment than five years ago. The population has grown by 3.5% since 2021, moving from about 195,057 residents to roughly 201,875. College-educated residents now make up 51.3% of adults here, versus 49.2% in 2021. These shifts give renters and would-be renters a longer baseline for sizing up today's listings against the Tallahassee, FL market of 2021.
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Tallahassee rent by bedroom count
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Tallahassee is $1,473/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,144/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,425/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,271/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $1,798/mo.
At 31% of local median household income ($57,409/yr), Tallahassee ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.0% over the past year.
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