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Tallahassee, FL
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Some advice to those considering moving to Tallahassee:
The advice you receive here will vary based on the perspectives and particular biases of the people giving the advice, so as a warning, my advice/experience will be slightly cynical. I am not in love with this city and so my tone will reflect that, but everything I am stating is true.
I moved to Tally for undergrad from a large city, and the day I moved into my first apartment in Tallahassee, I was robbed. I never personally experienced crime until I came to Tally. Mind you, the city I grew up in wasn't crime-free. Tallahassee's crime rates are HIGH. Leon county, where Tallahassee is located, has the HIGHEST crime rates in the entire state of Florida for 2015 and 2016. News report and stats are here: http://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2016/06/07/leon-county-crime-rate-tops-state-again/85548712/
This doesn't mean you won't love it here, a lot of people certainly do, but I am not a huge fan. Unless you like walking in the woods and are an avid fan of having trees absolutely everywhere, you probably won't have a lot of fun here. Restaurants of all types, from BBQ to Mexican, close down frequently. We also lack a lot of department stores. For example, we only have one mall (there's actually another one but it's pathetic) and if you can't find what you need there you'll have to order online. Utilities are also expensive. A 500 sq ft apartment will run you about $130 a month in utilities. I once wasn't home for about a month due to winter break, and only left my fridge on, and my bill was the lowest ever: $100. Additionally, a lot of the "luxurious" student housing here are rip-offs and not worth a dollar. Beware of the student housing giants, like Student Housing Solutions (abbreviated as "STU" for some reason), because they are only interested in getting you to sign a lease no matter what.
If you like college football, FSU is for you. We are noles and we bleed garnet and gold. We will follow and support our football team no matter what. Even if some of the major players have been accused of committing atrocious crimes, we will bash and threaten the accusers and stand by our players no matter what. Football is more important than humanity.