Apalachee Ridge

Tallahassee, FL

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Apalachee Ridge - Tallahassee, FL Area Guide

A terrific neighborhood on the edge of a park

Park Outdoors Golf Swimming University FAMU FSU

Apalachee Ridge is a cozy neighborhood located along Orange Avenue and extending south to roughly Millard Street. The neighborhood sits directly north of Jack L. McLean Park, with the eastern edge of the neighborhood extending down to just below the park. McLean Park covers 52 acres and includes picnic areas with grills, two bike trails, a fitness trail, sand volleyball courts, a 24-hole disc golf course, tennis courts, basketball courts, and horseshoe pits. The park also provides a recreation center with a gymnasium and weight rooms and an aquatics complex with a zero-depth entry pool, a water slide, in-pool play equipment, and a lap pool.

Apalachee Ridge sits about two miles southeast of Downtown Tallahassee, just over a mile southeast of Florida A&M University, and about three miles southeast of Florida State University. The neighborhood is near several golf courses, including Jake Gaither Golf Course, Capital City Country Club, and Hilaman Golf Course. The home contains a variety of one-story, single-family homes, but newer developments include townhomes, duplexes, and apartment communities.

Getting Around

Fairly Walkable

Walkability

40 / 100

Limited Public Transit

Transit

20 / 100

Very Drivable

Drivability

80 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

50 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 15 Minute Walk

Groceries

60 / 100

Fair Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

50 / 100

Limited Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

20 / 100

Fair Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

50 / 100

Recreation

Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

60 / 100

Limited Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

20 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

20 / 100

Limited Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

20 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

100 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Tallahassee-Saint Marks Historic Railroad Trail State Park
  • Museum of Florida History
  • Brogan Museum of Art and Science
  • Challenger Learning Center
  • Pat Thomas Planetarium

Airports

  • Tallahassee International

Property Management Companies

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

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Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.