Good and bad
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9/16/2006
I've lived in Tallahassee for 9 years. Pros? affordable living, beautiful trees, canopy roads, nice parks, a few decent restaurants, great seafood, (mostly) friendly people. Cons? rednecks, overabundance of SUVs, political types (lobbyists, etc), Jeb Bush, heat and humidity, mosquitoes, quality of education (student/teacher ratios are terrible), comparitively low incomes. FSU is pretty much a party school and not exactly a bastion of academic excellence. My husband and I are seriously considering a move to New England for better schools, weather and more things to do. That being said, Tallahassee is the only city in Florida I'd considering living in. Everywhere is is too crime-y, hot, and crowded with terrible traffic. Plus I don't speak Spanish so that pretty much rules out any city south of Orlando.
Julie | Tallahassee, FL