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Tallahassee, FL cityscape

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Tallahassee

fl · metro 393k

a dispatch from

tallahassee

FL

30.44°N

84.28°W

Tallahassee feels more like south Georgia than Florida: oak canopies, rolling hills, and red clay. It's the state capital, home to Florida State (Seminole football is a religion) and FAMU, and surrounded by some of the best springs in the country (Wakulla and Wakulla Springs State Park are 20 minutes south). The food scene leans southern with serious Cuban influence. Cooler in summer than the rest of the state.

metro393k

01 · the verdict

the verdict

$332

under Cape Coral, every month

Not a fortune, but real money. Tallahassee runs cheaper than Cape Coral month over month.
landable, recorded on the tallahassee entry

02 · the money

a quick ledger.

01rent

$1,527/mo

18% cheaper than Cape Coral(vs $1,859/mo)

02state income tax

0%

vs 0% in Cape Coral

03after rent

$6,806/mo

$332 more than Cape Coral

gross of federal tax. a comparison, not a paycheck.

04a house here

$289k

19% cheaper than Cape Coral

vs $355k in Cape Coral

05metro size

393k

vs 835k in Cape Coral

03 · the life

field notes, weather & such.

186

pleasant days a year, in tallahassee.

Cape Coral has the edge here, logging 250 pleasant days a year. Summer is real but not punishing: 35 days top 95° vs Cape Coral's 0.

·outdoorscore

58/100

5% higher than Cape Coral

vs 55/100 in Cape Coral

Closest outdoor draw: Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park, 15.6 mi.

·walk score®

77/100

83% higher than Cape Coral

vs 42/100 in Cape Coral

Walk Score® methodology

·nonstops

7

79% fewer than Cape Coral

vs 33 nonstops in Cape Coral

04 · see also

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