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Do you like your neighborhood?
Is it friendly, and where everyone knows their neighbors?
No matter if you live in the sticks or in an apartment building in downtown Tallahassee, you have a little pocket that you can call home. And each neighborhood is different.
Smaller neighborhoods usually have obvious benefits -- less crime, a slower pace of life, and a lower cost of living. But not all Tallahassee neighborhoods are created equal. Some are better than others. But which ones?
Instead of relying on public opinion and speculation, we wanted to get the facts straight and find out which neighborhoods in Tallahassee are the best. If you're in one of the places we're about to highlight, odds are you know you've got it made. So, if you're thinking of moving to Florida and Tallahassee is on the top of your list, check out our best neighborhoods to live in.
Here are the best neighborhoods in Tallahassee for 2021.
The Best Neighborhoods In Tallahassee For 2021
So what's the best neighborhood to live in Tallahassee for 2021? According to the most recent census data, Delta Office Park looks to be the best Tallahassee neighborhood to live in.
Read on to see how we determined the places around Tallahassee that deserve a little bragging rights or maybe you're interested in the worst neighborhoods in Tallahassee.
Once you're done, you can look at the bottom of the story for a complete chart of every neighborhood we looked at from best to worst.
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The 10 Best Neighborhoods To Live In Tallahassee
Population: 56
Rank Last Year: 1 (No Change)
Median Home Value: $190,397 (27th best)
Median Income: $46,595 (24th best)
More on Delta Office Park: Homes For Sale | Data
Population: 51,496
Rank Last Year: 2 (No Change)
Median Home Value: $396,181 (Fifth best)
Median Income: $37,218 (38th best)
More on Southwest Tallahassee: Homes For Sale | Data
Population: 147
Rank Last Year: 3 (No Change)
Median Home Value: $190,397 (27th best)
Median Income: $50,033 (20th best)
More on Hillcrest Office Park: Homes For Sale | Data
Population: 799
Rank Last Year: 4 (No Change)
Median Home Value: $224,357 (13th best)
Median Income: $46,394 (25th best)
More on Governor's Square: Homes For Sale | Data
Population: 1,729
Rank Last Year: 5 (No Change)
Median Home Value: $101,911 (44th best)
Median Income: $31,201 (43rd best)
More on Magnolia Heights: Homes For Sale | Data
Population: 21
Rank Last Year: 6 (No Change)
Median Home Value: $199,700 (2best)
Median Income: $35,288 (40th best)
More on Gramercy Place: Homes For Sale | Data
Population: 353
Rank Last Year: 7 (No Change)
Median Home Value: $489,404 (Fourth best)
Median Income: $126,853 (best)
More on Hidden Pond: Homes For Sale | Data
Population: 1,886
Rank Last Year: 8 (No Change)
Median Home Value: $165,088 (34th best)
Median Income: $48,562 (22nd best)
More on Sunnyland: Homes For Sale | Data
Population: 75
Rank Last Year: 9 (No Change)
Median Home Value: $658,179 (Second best)
Median Income: $66,912 (Eighth best)
More on Metropolitan: Homes For Sale | Data
Population: 361
Rank Last Year: 10 (No Change)
Median Home Value: $255,591 (Eighth best)
Median Income: $59,285 (12th best)
More on Macon: Homes For Sale | Data
How We Determined The Best Tallahassee, FL Neighborhoods In 2021
In order to rank the best neighborhoods in Tallahassee, we had to determine what criteria defines a "best".
Using crime, census, and extrapolated BLS data, we arrived at the following set of criteria:
- High incomes
- Low unemployment rates
- Low crime
- High home prices
- High population densities (A proxy for things to do)
We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 47 in each category, where 1 was the best.
Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a best neighborhood index.
And finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest best neighborhood index the "Best City Neighborhood In Tallahassee." We're lookin' at you, Delta Office Park.
Read on below to learn more about what it's like to live in the best places Tallahassee, Florida has to offer. Or skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city from best to worst.
Putting A Bow On Our Analysis Of The Best Neighborhoods In Tallahassee
If you're measuring the neighborhoods in Tallahassee where crime is low and everyone wants to live, this is an accurate list.
As we mentioned earlier, the neighborhoods in Tallahassee aren't all good. The Gardens At Westlake takes the title of the worst neighborhood to live in Tallahassee.
We ranked the neighborhoods from best to worst in the chart below.
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