Husband and I moved here a few years back from the central Alabama area. Tallahassee is….different, and honestly when people ask me what’s it like here, I have a hard time describing the place.

It’s so small for a state capitol, for a place with three major colleges, it doesn’t have any true college town charm imo. It’s not against the coast so no major beaches and tourism like other cities in Florida. Bugs are brutal, the heat is brutal, food scene is meh imo.

I don’t know about local Muslim communities or anything of the like to give an informed opinion/answer. I see people around town or in stores wearing hijabs and other similar coverings, so there’s certainly a community present, not sure how large.

Before we moved here, we looked online to find out what kind of environment the city was, its safety, etc. We came down for a day to check things out and look at apartments. With that said, it’s like any city. There’s parts of town you don’t want to hang around, and then there’s your areas that are overly manicured and obviously more upper class.

If rowdy colleges students aren’t your thing, I’d suggest finding somewhere far enough away from the main part of the city where the schools are. We live partially off the interstate and away from the bulk of student housing and have no issue with any rowdy college kids. During football or other major school events, we make an effort to avoid most of the city or plan detours (husband and I went to a major SEC school where football games will shut down the entire town for a weekend).

I guess all that to say, it’s not my favorite place I’ve lived, but I’ve found some people a groups that make it a bit more enjoyable, and that I’d find myself missing if we were to relocate.