Tallahassee ranks 28th of the 50 most affordable state capitals once property tax and homeowners insurance join the loan payment. Here is the full ranking, and the two bills that reshuffle it.

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At 7.40%, Tallahassee mortgage rates are close to their long-run average. The monthly payment is another matter: between late August and early October, it rose $244 on a $600,000 home with 20% down, about 8% in six weeks.

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Two houses at the same price on the same Tallahassee street can get very different homeowners insurance quotes. Here is what decides the bill, and which rules are Florida law.

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Cash buyers take close to three of every ten Leon County homes, and nearly half at the entry level. Thirty-five years of sales show why the bottom of the market changed.

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Higher sale prices do not tell the whole story. Six graphs separate new homes from resales and explain how size and value change the picture.

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Tallahassee Area ZIP Codes show where buyers have more choice, where sellers have more leverage, and what current market conditions mean for your next move.

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Learn the best time to buy a home in Tallahassee using 20 years of local data on selection, competition, prices, and negotiating conditions.

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The income needed to buy a home in Tallahassee varies dramatically by ZIP code, and the latest local data shows why buyers should start with a monthly budget instead of a citywide median price. In the ZIP code data through July 2026, the required income ranges from $37,352 in 32304 to $100,930 in 32312. […]

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Tallahassee housing market slowdown data shows that homes are taking longer to sell, but the slowdown is not affecting every location or price range equally. Leon County existing-home sales averaged 94 reported days on market through July 2026, while reported market time was 42% higher than during the comparable period last year. At the […]

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This Tallahassee real estate graph report reveals a widening divide between the homes Leon County buyers purchase and the new homes the market is producing. New construction represented just 7.9% of local home sales through July 2026, down from 29.8% at its 1992 peak. Meanwhile, the median new home sold for 53.5% more than […]

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The Greater Tallahassee housing market midyear update shows an active market that is slower than the peak years, more payment-sensitive than many sellers realize, and far more segmented by ZIP code and price range than a metro-wide headline can explain. Because it has now been more than a month since June ended, roughly 99% […]

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The Tallahassee real estate market has moved closer to balance because inventory has recovered from the extreme shortage years, but sales are still being held back by affordability, mortgage rates, and price-tier mismatch. The July 2026 inventory snapshot shows Leon County’s supply near the market equilibrium range, while year-to-date sales remain well below the […]

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Tallahassee real estate has more friction than it had during the hottest years, but the data does not show a distress-driven market. Distressed listings remain very low, sitting only slightly above the all-time low, while buyers have more choices than they did during the extreme shortage of 2021 and 2022. Below the high end, […]

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North Florida home prices continue to show why homeownership remains one of the strongest long-term wealth-building tools available to local households. Through June 2026, North Florida counties surrounding Tallahassee show major differences in average sale price, value per square foot, market time, home size, new-construction share, and long-term appreciation. The most important chart in […]

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Real estate market time is rising across the Tallahassee housing market, and the latest May 2026 data show that homes are taking longer to sell in most areas, price ranges, and ZIP codes. Existing-home sales in Leon County averaged 92 reported days on market, while Franklin County averaged 204, Taylor County averaged 140, and […]

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Home affordability in Tallahassee has not meaningfully improved over the past year, as the latest numbers still show high payments, record-high home prices, and a near-peak income requirement. Monthly mortgage payments have risen slightly in the past 12 months, with each of the past two months about 4% higher than the same month one […]

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The US Housing Market is moving slowly because mortgage rates have changed what buyers can afford, even when their desire to buy has not disappeared. The latest Redfin report shows a market with more supply than the pandemic shortage years, slower sales than the low-rate boom, elevated median prices, and longer market times, which […]

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The Tallahassee Real Estate Market Update for June 2026 shows a market that remains near balance, but the short-term trend is moving back toward seller leverage. Months of supply have declined since the beginning of the year, suggesting that new inventory, including builder production, is not adding enough homes to fully meet buyer demand. […]

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