Tallahassee, Leon County
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Tallahassee has the coldest winter climate in this Florida set: a January average low of 40.5°F and 1,473 heating degree days a year. City water is hard, at about 9 grains per gallon, and a typical home dates to 1988.
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Local conditions that shape the work
American Community Survey 2020–2024 estimates put Tallahassee’s population at 201,875, with 97,245 housing units and a median year built of 1988. About 31% of units were built in 2000 or later, and about 11% were built before 1960.
Florida Climate Center 1991–2020 normals for Tallahassee Municipal Airport show a July average high of 92.1°F, a January average low of 40.5°F, 2,758 cooling degree days, 1,473 heating degree days, and 58.81 inches of rain a year, with June the wettest month at 7.76 inches.
City of Tallahassee Utilities. The city’s official water-quality page says average hardness is about 150 mg/L as calcium carbonate, or about 9 grains per gallon, which it calls hard, and it recommends regular water-heater maintenance because of that hardness.
Tallahassee is inland in the Florida Big Bend region. Hurricane Idalia (August 2023) and Hurricane Helene (September 2024) both affected the Big Bend, with inland wind and heavy rain even where surge was a coastal problem. National Hurricane Center tropical cyclone report for Helene (2024).
City of Tallahassee Building Inspection issues permits through Growth Management.
Local numbers used on this page
| ACS 2020–2024 median year built | 1988 |
|---|---|
| Housing units | 97,245 |
| Population | 201,875 |
| Built 2000 or later | 31% |
| Built before 1960 | 11% |
| Climate station | Tallahassee Municipal Airport 1991–2020 normals |
| July average high | 92.1°F |
| January average low | 40.5°F |
| Annual rainfall | 58.81 inches, wettest month June (7.76 inches) |
| Cooling / heating degree days | 2,758 CDD / 1,473 HDD |
| Published water hardness | about 150 mg/L (about 9 grains per gallon) |
Sources for local facts on this page
We used public records and official reports. We did not invent statistics, reviews, or licenses.
- Florida Climate Center, Tallahassee Municipal Airport 1991–2020 normals
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, Tallahassee median year built 1988 and year-built counts, via Census Reporter
- City of Tallahassee Utilities Water Quality Report (hardness FAQs)
- City of Tallahassee Building Inspection, Growth Management
- Tallahassee is inland in the Florida Big Bend region. Hurricane Idalia (August 2023) and Hurricane Helene (September 2024) both affected the Big Bend, with inland wind and heavy rain even where surge was a coastal problem.
- National Hurricane Center tropical cyclone report for Helene (2024).
- Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, contractor licensing
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