Tallahassee, FL · Updated Oct 2026

What a Tallahassee home costs each year

Property tax, water, trash and energy from public rates. Look up your address to make it yours, and see how to pay less.

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Example · a Tallahassee house

$11,025a year · $919 a month

Starts at the typical market value, $294,400; your assessed value is often lower. Typical use.

Property tax$4,828
1.921% of $294,400, less $25,000 homestead exemption and less $25,000 additional homestead exemption
Electricity$1,798
927 kWh a month $1,634 · City of Tallahassee 10% public service tax on electricity $163
Water and sewer$1,523
7,000 gallons a month on City of Tallahassee: water $31, sewer $82, stormwater charge $11, City of Tallahassee 10% public service tax on electricity $3 a month
Trash$338
Regular home service, $28 a month
Home insurance$2,538
Typical premium $2,538

A Tallahassee house at the typical market value ($294,400) costs about $11,000 a year: $4,830 property tax and charges, $1,520 water and sewer, $340 trash, $1,800 electricity, $2,540 home insurance. Estimated from public rates, not anyone's actual bill.

Rates checked Oct 28, 2026. Insurance: what you enter, or a typical premium until you do. Sources are listed at the bottom.

Ways to pay less

Nothing here applies to every house automatically. These are worth checking:

Apply for the homestead exemption by March 1Up to $50,000 off assessed value
A Florida homeowner who lives in the home as a permanent residence may get a homestead exemption of up to $50,000; the first $25,000 applies to all property taxes.
How: Apply with your county property appraiser by March 1 of the tax year.
Extra garbage container is $18.92 a month
The City lists an additional garbage container at $18.92 a month in addition to the regular charge.
How: The City lists it as a monthly charge.

Money dates

Mar 1in 117 daysDeadline to apply for the homestead exemption with your county property appraiser.

Who serves this house

Water: City of Tallahassee; City of Tallahassee residential water rates for a 5/8-inch meter: an $11.16 customer charge plus a charge per 100 gallons (cgal) in three tiers; outside the City a 50% surcharge applies.
Property tax: 1.92% of value; 2025 tax year, Leon County, inside City of Tallahassee limits
Garbage: City of Tallahassee Waste Management; City is the exclusive provider of waste collection inside city limits; regular homes $28.19 a month
Sewer: City of Tallahassee; $26.09 a month customer charge plus $.83458 per 100 gallons of metered water use, up to a yearly maximum
Electricity: City of Tallahassee Utilities; Municipal electric utility; standard residential plan $.13583 per kWh effective billing rate
Schools: Leon County School Board; 5.3660 mills for 2025 (3.118 state law, 1.5 capital outlay, 0.748 discretionary)

Pay or manage your bills

Your water

Source: The Floridan Aquifer is the underground source of fresh water delivered to customers.

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How these numbers are made

Florida tax bills are public, but we calculate yours from public rates and the value you enter.
Property tax: 19.2060 mills inside Tallahassee city limits, the Leon County Property Appraiser's 2025 rates as printed in the Tallahassee Chamber's 2026 millage voter guide: county 8.3144, Children's Services Council 0.3477, EMS 0.75, school board 3.118 + 1.5 + 0.748, City of Tallahassee 4.4072 and Northwest Florida Water Management District 0.0207. The 2026 adopted rates were not readable, so 2025 rates are used; the school board has proposed 5.343 mills for 2026-27 and a separate one-mill school referendum is on the November 2026 ballot (not included). Downtown properties pay 1 more mill for the Downtown Improvement Authority (not included).
Homestead takes $25,000 off all taxes and a second exemption of up to $25,000 off non-school taxes (it adjusts yearly for inflation and applies only to assessed value above $50,000). The starting value is the Census median market value of owner-occupied homes, not an assessed value; enter your assessed value from your TRIM notice.
Water (kgal conversions from the City's price per 100 gallons): $11.16 customer charge plus $2.6325, $3.6211 and $4.5522 per 1,000 gallons for 0-5,000, 5,000-15,000 and over 15,000 gallons; sewer $26.09 plus $8.3458 per 1,000 gallons of water, without the City's yearly sewer maximum (set each April at the highest of the four winter bills, so homes with high summer irrigation use are overstated here). The City's 10% public service tax applies to water as well as electricity. Garbage is $28.19 a month and stormwater $11.00 a month, both on the City utility bill.
Electricity: City of Tallahassee standard residential plan, $10.29 plus $.13583 per kWh (non-fuel plus fuel charge, which the City adjusts), plus the 10% public service tax. Typical use of 927 kWh is the City electric utility's 2024 residential sales divided by its residential customers and 12 (EIA). The City also sells natural gas (not included; no typical use found), so homes on City gas are understated. The City's monthly fire services fee is on the City utility bill and is about $20 a month (WFSU, 2025-11-17; it was raised about $2 a month in 2025 and is being challenged in court); we found no City page with the zone amounts, so it is not in the totals, which understates a City utility customer's yearly cost by roughly $240. Insurance: Florida OIR's Leon County average premium with wind coverage.
Nothing here is legal, tax or insurance advice.

Sources

How Tallahassee compares

A typical Tallahassee house against the 76 Florida cities we cover, using the same default numbers as the total above.

Per year	Tallahassee	Median	Where it falls
Property tax rate	1.92%	1.79%	higher than 51 of the other 75 Florida cities we cover
Water	$367	$466	lower than 56 of the other 75 Florida cities we cover
Sewer and utility-bill fees	$1,156	$836	higher than 63 of the other 74 Florida cities we cover
Trash	$338	$369	lower than 49 of the other 72 Florida cities we cover
Electricity and gas	$1,798	$1,953	lower than 57 of the other 75 Florida cities we cover
Home insurance	$2,538	$3,702	lower than 71 of the other 72 Florida cities we cover
Total	$11,025	$12,804	lower than 68 of the other 75 Florida cities we cover

Cities bill differently (some put trash on the tax bill, some cover more services), so a higher number isn't necessarily worse. The property tax rate is compared instead of dollars because house values differ.

Questions to ask your candidates

Each one starts from a number above. Any candidate can answer them.

1. Sewer and utility-bill fees

The fact: Sewer and flat utility-bill charges here come to about $1,156 a year, higher than 63 of the other 74 Florida cities we cover. Some cities bill sewer on the property tax bill instead, which is not counted here.

Ask: "Sewer and flat utility-bill charges here cost about $1,156 a year, higher than 63 of the other 74 Florida cities we cover. What drives that cost, and would you change anything?"

2. Electricity and gas

The fact: Electricity and gas for a typical house here cost about $1,798 a year, lower than 57 of the other 75 Florida cities we cover. Rates are set mostly by the utility and the state.

Ask: "Electricity and gas here cost about $1,798 a year for a typical house, lower than 57 of the other 75 Florida cities we cover. Which parts of that can the city influence, and what would you do about them?"

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Common questions about Tallahassee house costs

What is the property tax rate in Tallahassee?

About 1.92% of the value before exemptions a year (2025 tax year, Leon County, inside City of Tallahassee limits), plus flat charges on the same bill.

How much is property tax on a $500,000 house in Tallahassee?

About $8,777 a year on $500,000 of the value before exemptions with the homestead exemption.

How much is the water bill in Tallahassee?

About $124 a month for water and sewer at typical use (7,000 gallons a month) on City of Tallahassee.

How much does trash pickup cost in Tallahassee?

$28 a month for a house.

How much does a house in Tallahassee cost to run each year?

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