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Chaires’ middle household income is $168,000, above both the Florida town median ($73,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Chaires Community Historic District and Sollner-Wall House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Chaires has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Chaires beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2025.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Chaires. Close and well known come first.
10 mi Stadium & arenaDoak Campbell Stadium
20 mi Park & preserveSt. Marks National Wildlife Refuge
26 mi LighthouseSt. Marks Light
35 mi National forestApalachicola National Forest22 mi Ancient sitePage-Ladson prehistory site
4 mi MuseumTallahassee Automobile MuseumDoak Campbell Stadium: Mlsquad, CC BY-SA 4.0 · St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge: Tim Ross, Public domain · St. Marks Light: MaheshGonela, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Apalachicola National Forest: Sallicio, Public domain · Tallahassee Automobile Museum: Michael Rivera, CC BY-SA 3.0
Chaires is unincorporated, so Leon County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 17, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Chaires.
Chaires’ risk rating from FEMA stands at 80 of 100, against 73 of 100 in Florida’s towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns. FEMA puts 39% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 28% to hurricanes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The public schools here belong to the Leon school district. Its one school is below. Chaires’ only public school teaches 466 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaires Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 466 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts
For Chaires, the average commute is 21 minutes. The top destinations are Tallahassee (67%), Jacksonville (3%) and Tampa (2%). Half commute less than 9 miles.
| Chaires | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.4% | 11% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Chaires’ peak summer temperature stands at 92°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
27% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 34% across Florida. Children under 18 are 14% of residents (20% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 26% of residents (21% statewide). In Chaires, the age of the median resident is 50.5 years.
| Chaires | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50.5 years | 42.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 27% | 31% | 29% |
Somewhere between 25% and 73% women
The Census survey reached too few of Chaires’ residents to say more: its margin here is ±23.8 points. Across Florida, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Chaires | FL | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 7% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.8% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.9% | 8.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.6% | 12.7% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 3.6% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 23% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16.2% | 13.4% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.8% | 11.7% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.3% | 9.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 14.9% | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 20.8% | 27.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 30.9% | 18.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.3% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.8% | 21.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.3% | 12.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 600, single groups can be off by several points
For adults in Chaires, the share who worry about having enough food is 7.4%. Against the Florida average, Chaires comes out ahead on 17 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 2. Two figures for adults here: 16% have been diagnosed with depression, 9.1% smoke cigarettes.
| Chaires | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.1% | 13% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 37% | 36% |
| What stands out | Chaires | FL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.4% | 16.8% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.6% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.7% | 9.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest park or preserve is Chaires Capitola Community Park, at 51 acres. 0.4 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Chaires’ trail network density comes in at 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Chaires | Florida towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.3% | 3% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. L Kirk Edwards State Wildlife and Environment Area | — | 104 |
| 2. Chaires Capitola Community Park | 0.2 mi | 51 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
79% of Chaires households are owner-occupiers.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
3 within 15 miles of the center of Chaires
About 4 of every 100 Chaires residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Florida.
Where Chaires’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Unincorporated community in Florida, U.S.
Chaires (pronounced as ) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located just east of Tallahassee in Leon County, Florida, United States. The population was 308 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Tallahassee, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located near the intersection of Chaires Cross Road and Capitola Road, northeast of Lake Lafayette and the Edwards Wildlife Area. The ZIP Code for Chaires is 32317.
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Chaires has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
