Metro FMR · CBSA 45220 · HUD FY2026

Tallahassee, FL HUD Metro FMR Area Fair Market Rent

HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent for the Tallahassee, FL HUD Metro FMR Area metro area - 26% above the US average.

$1,204
1-bedroom FMR
$1,352
2-bedroom FMR
+1.9%
YoY change
+26%
vs US avg

The verdict

A 2-bedroom in the Tallahassee, FL HUD Metro FMR Area area rents at $1,352 under HUD's FY2026 Fair Market Rent - 15% above the US average, higher than 56% of the 387 metro areas HUD tracks.

#170
priciest of 387 US metros (2BR)
+15%
vs the US 2-bedroom average
$54,080
income to afford it (30% rule)
+1.9%
1BR change, FY2025→2026

Affordability & income context

Tallahassee: #170 priciest nationally · income context

At the metro's ACS median household income of $63,078, this 1-bedroom FMR takes 22.9% of annual income. It remains below the 30% affordability guide, but is a material part of a median-income household's budget.

The 2-bedroom figure places Tallahassee in the middle half of HUD metro areas, using the same FY2026 HUD schedule as the national comparison.

With 386,064 residents, this is a mid-sized metro benchmark rather than a single-neighborhood rent quote.

Its 2-bedroom FMR sits in the middle half of HUD metro areas, so the local-income comparison is more informative than the national rank alone.

The studio-through-two-bedroom FMR bands stay below 30% of recorded median income here; the larger-bedroom rows show where that headroom narrows.

ACS median household income lags the FY2026 HUD FMR schedule. The income share is a same-metro cross-source read (Census ACS B19013 vs HUD FMR), not a same-vintage ratio.

Studio

$1,097/mo

20.9% of median income

1 Bedroom

$1,204/mo

22.9% of median income

2 Bedroom

$1,352/mo

25.7% of median income

3 Bedroom

$1,674/mo

31.8% of median income

4 Bedroom

$1,790/mo

34.1% of median income

FMR filing desk

CBSA CBSA·45220

Tallahassee: $1,204/mo 1BR · #170 of 387 metros (2BR) · FY2026 CBSA 45220

  • CBSA 45220
  • 1BR-FMR $1,204
  • 2BR-FMR $1,352
  • RANK-MID #170
  • YOY-FLAT +1.9%
  • VSUS-HIGH +26%
  • IN-ST-LOW #7 FL
  • INC-MID 23%
  • POP-MAJOR 386K
  • PHOTO-NEAR Baker County
  • VOUCH-90-110 $1,084–$1,324
  • FY-2026 FY2026

Photo-finish peer: Baker County ($282 1BR gap)

Read with: Understanding rent burden

Where Tallahassee sits among every US metro

2-bedroom Fair Market Rent vs. all 387 HUD metro areas

$1,352 higher than 56% of 387 metro areas

$800–$1,000: 28 metro areas (7%). Below this entry. $1,000–$1,200: 114 metro areas (29%). Below this entry. $1,200–$1,400: 95 metro areas (25%). This entry sits in this band. $1,400–$1,600: 52 metro areas (13%). Above this entry. $1,600–$1,800: 41 metro areas (11%). Above this entry. $1,800–$2,000: 26 metro areas (7%). Above this entry. $2,000–$2,200: 9 metro areas (2%). Above this entry. $2,200–$2,400: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,400–$2,600: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,600–$2,800: 5 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $2,800–$3,000: 4 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,000–$3,200: 2 metro areas (1%). Above this entry. $3,200–$3,400: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,400–$3,600: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,600–$3,800: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $3,800–$4,000: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,000–$4,200: 0 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. $4,200–$4,400: 1 metro areas (0%). Above this entry. This metro $800 $4,400 every US metro, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $0.2K-wide band; taller bars hold more metro areas. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents · FY2026

CBSA 45220

Counties inside Tallahassee

Across 4 HUD counties in CBSA 45220, 2-bedroom FMRs cluster tightly ($1,199–$1,352, 13% spread), so the metro-wide schedule tracks most constituent counties closely.

Leon County 2BR $1,352 · 294K Gadsden County 2BR $1,352 · 44K Wakulla County 2BR $1,199 · 34K Jefferson County 2BR $1,352 · 14K

Tallahassee studio–4BR schedule (FY2026) · 2BR #170 nationally

1BR $1,204 (+26% vs US, +1.9% YoY). Each bedroom band below is FY2026 HUD FMR for CBSA 45220.

Studio
$1,097
US avg $893
↑3.1% YoY +23% vs US
1 Bedroom
$1,204
US avg $959
↑1.9% YoY +26% vs US
2 Bedroom
$1,352
US avg $1,175
↑2.3% YoY +15% vs US
3 Bedroom
$1,674
US avg $1,525
↑0.6% YoY +10% vs US
4 Bedroom
$1,790
US avg $1,756
↓2.3% YoY +2% vs US

How Tallahassee compares on 1-bedroom rent

1-bedroom FMR vs other FL metro areas

1BR FMR / mo

What this shows Tallahassee highlighted among 5 peers · FY2026 1BR HUD FMR.

Source U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) As of FY2026

Tallahassee: out-of-state FMR & burden peers

PlainRent pairs Tallahassee with the 4 nearest HUD 2BR schedules and 4 nearest burden matches outside FL (burden peers exclude the FMR set; pop ≥50k).

2BR FMR · outside FL

Nearest schedules by 2BR delta (FY2026).

Cincinnati
OH · 2 BR $1,353/mo
Sherman-Denison
TX · 2 BR $1,351/mo
Burlington
NC · 2 BR $1,348/mo
Glens Falls
NY · 2 BR $1,348/mo

Burden % · outside FL

Nearest 2BR FMR ÷ ACS median income (FY2026).

Goldsboro
NC · 25.7% of income · 2 BR $1,244/mo
Jackson
TN · 25.7% of income · 2 BR $1,260/mo
Medford
OR · 25.7% of income · 2 BR $1,530/mo
Walla Walla
WA · 25.8% of income · 2 BR $1,550/mo

Tallahassee: quick answers

What is the average rent in the Tallahassee, FL HUD Metro FMR Area metro area? ▼
The FY 2026 Fair Market Rent for a 1-bedroom in Tallahassee, FL HUD Metro FMR Area is $1,204 per month. A 2-bedroom is $1,352 and a studio is $1,097.
How does Tallahassee, FL HUD Metro FMR Area rent compare to the national average? ▼
Rent in the Tallahassee, FL HUD Metro FMR Area metro area is 26% above the national average. A 1-bedroom costs $1,204 compared to $959 nationally.
Where does Tallahassee rank nationally for Fair Market Rent? ▼
HUD's FY 2026 2-bedroom FMR of $1,352 ranks #170 most expensive among 387 US metro areas (the middle half of HUD metro areas).
Do county rents differ inside the Tallahassee metro area? ▼
Yes. HUD assigns one metro-wide FMR for CBSA 45220, but 4 constituent counties publish their own county FMR schedules spanning $1,199–$1,352 for a 2-bedroom (13% spread). Use county pages for filing at the county level.

Compare Tallahassee vs Baker County →

Data as of FY 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Fair Market Rents. Population and demographic data from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

FY 2026 HUD FMR $1,204/mo · 1BR FL

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