2024 Compare Cities Economy:
Tallahassee, FL vs The Villages, FL

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Highlights
- Household income in The Villages, is 37% more than it is in Tallahassee and is 3% below the National Average.
- Tallahassee unemployment rate is 5.1%.
- The Villages unemployment rate is 6.6%.
 Tallahassee, FLThe Villages, FLUnited States
 Unemployment Rate5.1%6.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth2.0%2.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth37.9%42.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes7.5%7.0%6.2%
 Income Taxes0.0%0.0%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$31,152$48,988$37,638
 Household Income$49,077$67,239$69,021
 Family Median Income$73,522$81,589$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Tallahassee, FLThe Villages, FLUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K15.2%5.2%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K5.5%2.1%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K11.2%8.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K10.2%8.5%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.6%8.2%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K8.5%10.6%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.2%12.5%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K10.5%16.5%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K11.1%16.8%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K4.3%6.7%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K5.7%4.2%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Tallahassee, FLThe Villages, FLUnited States
 Management, business, finance15.3%17.0%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science7.8%6.1%6.5%
 Community, social services2.5%1.7%1.8%
 Legal3.1%0.9%1.2%
 Education, library10.2%5.6%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment2.0%3.2%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology5.6%8.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support2.8%2.1%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.6%1.6%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving7.9%3.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.2%3.1%3.6%
 Personal care2.9%9.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support23.3%29.8%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.2%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair4.0%3.3%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving6.7%5.4%13.1%
Reviews for Tallahassee    74 Reviews

My husband and I have been here for 5 years - we are not from Florida. Tallahassee is a very livable city. It is FULL of natural beauty and trees - you are surrounded by  More

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Over 4 years ago

Tallahassee is backwards. The housing is abundant yet way overpriced. The utility bills are insane with many extra fees-much higher than average. Lots of drunk students  More

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I lived in Tallahassee from 1999 to 2002 as a college student at FSU. I was not a fan of the town back then, but now I absolutely love it. I have been living here (for  More

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Reviews for The Villages    10 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

The Village’s is a great place to ride your bike with all the many bike trails or golf cart trails to ride on, the problem with this place that ive experienced with this  More

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Over 3 years ago

we were considering the Villages but honestly, not interested in living in a place where people do not support our president, that is  More

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Henry · 
Over 4 years ago

Since 2010, it has had a population growth of 85.0%, which is a bit low compared to 2020. As for the Cons - Violent Crime - This is definitely not true. It might be in  More

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