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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Blacksburg, VA (VT)
Eugene, OR (U of Oregon)
Corvallis, OR (Oregon State U.)
Ashland, OR (Southern OR U.)
Walla Walla, WA (Whitman College)
Bellingham, WA (Western WA University)
San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly)
Morgantown, WV (WVU)
Huntsville, AL (UA-Huntsville)

All nice, lower-cost college towns to consider. Throwing them out there because no one else might. I grew up in the Pacific NW, hence the PNW options. Bellingham would put you 45 minutes from Vancouver BC. Rains a lot, though. Eugene has taken off over the last decade and might not be as affordable anymore. Everyone I know who lives in Blacksburg absolutely loves it. Have relatives who have gone to all those West Coast schools and loved to towns, too.[/quote]

I was going to toss Ashland, OR into the ring. MildER than a lot of other climates, you can get to the snow if you want to ski but you don't live in it. Green for a reason. The college attracts some culture, like lectures, etc, but the real draw is the Oregon Shakespeare Festival that runs spring through fall. Also near great rivers for kayaking, Applegate Valley wine region, hiking, and so forth. Airport, is about 10 miles and is regional so there's that. Lots of Boomer/GenX active retirees. Not cheap, but less than most big metro areas of course.[/quote]

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