New economic analysis challenges the conventional wisdom that Tallahassee’s economy is stagnant, revealing a significant advantage for local families in housing affordability and household income.
Leon County ranks as the most affordable housing market among Florida’s 37 counties with populations exceeding 95,000, according to an analysis of 2024 home sales prices and median household income for married couples with children.
The findings offer a different perspective on Tallahassee’s economy, which is frequently characterized as stagnant because of its dependence on government employment, relatively modest private-sector growth and concerns about economic development…