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Governors Square Tallahassee, FL

A great neighborhood with a popular mall

Shopping Dining Parks

Located directly east of Downtown Tallahassee, Governor's Square is a large neighborhood extending from Magnolia Drive east, between Tennessee Street and Apalachee Parkway. It includes the popular Governor's Square Mall, a two-level mall that opened in 1979. Governor's Park, also located in the neighborhood, provides hiking and biking trails along with open green space. Less than a mile from downtown, Governor's Square is convenient to all of Tallahassee's attractions, including the Museum of Florida History, the Florida Historic Capitol Museum, the Florida State Capitol building, the Riley House Museum, and Florida State University.

Rent Trends

As of June 2026, the average apartment rent in Governors Square is $944 for a studio, $1,260 for one bedroom, $1,438 for two bedrooms, and $1,594 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Governors Square has increased by 0.5% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 439 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $944/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 745 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,260/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 1,075 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,438/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,358 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,594/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Fairly Walkable

Walkability

50 / 100

Limited Public Transit

Transit

30 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

100 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

40 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 10 Minute Walk

Groceries

80 / 100

Fair Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

50 / 100

Limited Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

20 / 100

Good Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

60 / 100

Recreation

Exceptional Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

90 / 100

Good Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

60 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

30 / 100

Limited Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

30 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Goodwood Museum and Gardens
  • Challenger Learning Center
  • Brogan Museum of Art and Science
  • Museum of Florida History
  • Pat Thomas Planetarium

Airports

  • Tallahassee International

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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.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

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 June 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.