TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – A new study shows Tallahassee ranks near the bottom in affordable rents, though a University of Florida professor says that’s more indicative of statewide housing issues than capital city problems.
The study, from WalletHub, indicates Tallahassee ranks 158 out of 182 cities studied. Tallahassee residents spend about 27% of their median annual income on rent, the study found. In a separate WalletHub analysis in 2025, Tallahassee was ranked as the most well-run city in the Sunshine State.
Anne Ray, the interim director of the Shimberg Center for Housing Studies at UF, said the data is skewed for college towns like Tallahassee and Gainesville because incomes are “artificially low.”…