Reviews & Comments
Albany, GA
Truly the armpit of America. -
9/16/2006Albany is a sad, sad place. If you enjoy extreme racial tension, rednecks, big trucks with Confederate flags, and your favorite place to eat is Outback, then Albany is your dream city. As a special bonus, you get crappy schools, swarms of gnats, George Bush-loving radical right-ers, and lots of lovely closed businesses with empty buildings for lease. I lived in Albany from 1983 until 1991 and then continued to visit my family there until they moved (thank God!) in 2004. I wish I had something positive to say, but I just don't. Don't move to "Smallbany". If you live there now, get out while you still can.
Tallahassee, FL
Good and bad -
9/16/2006I'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.