Not necessarily. If you choose wisely. There are areas of Apalachicola that are still wild and wonderful, and not too far from Tallahassee, if you must have access to a city. It then becomes schools to consider. How do you want your kids to learn, and from whom? You’re gonna deal with ignorance in any state, it can be easier to bear in a beautiful place, that is accessible to much natural beauty and also close enough to “culture”.