Tallahassee, FL

Neighborhoods & homes in Tallahassee

Midtown, Killearn, SouthWood, Betton Hills and Lafayette Park, and the homes painters see there.

Areas Tallahassee requests come from

Midtown

A busy area north of downtown around Lake Ella, with older houses, small apartment buildings and shops.

Killearn

A large northeast community of single-family homes, many with HOA rules and wooded lots.

SouthWood

A planned community in the southeast with newer homes and architectural guidelines.

Betton Hills

An established neighborhood of mid-century homes on hilly, tree-covered lots.

Lafayette Park

An older east-side area of smaller houses near downtown.

Tallahassee landmarks

Florida State Capitol

The state capitol complex downtown, home to both the historic and the modern capitol buildings.

Florida State University

The large campus west of downtown, ringed by student rentals.

Lake Ella

The small lake and park in Midtown, a familiar reference point for north-side requests.

Rentals, planned communities and older central homes

1990Median year built
35%Built before 1980
35%Built 2000 or later
47%In buildings with 2+ units
55%Renter-occupied

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 1-year estimates, via Census Reporter.

Close to half of Tallahassee homes are apartments, townhomes and condos, and more than half are rented. Painters here spend a lot of time on unit interiors, stairwells and breezeways.

The single-family homes split between older neighborhoods near downtown and planned communities to the northeast and southeast. Brick and fiber-cement or wood siding are common, and almost every exterior has painted soffits and fascia.

About a third of homes predate 1980, so older layers may contain lead. Florida uses the federal EPA program, so ask for an EPA lead-safe certified firm on those houses.

Illustration of a shaded soffit half covered in mildew and half cleaned and painted white
Illustration (AI-generated). Not a real project and not work by any painter we refer.

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