Northfield, MN, but for college it is only a good college town if you are at Carleton. St Olaf is too removed. For retirement, it is great and you can access both colleges easily.

Nashville

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Anonymous wrote:City Nerd says State College #1, followed by Ithaca and Burlington.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFDGxK6UbKA

There are a bazillion of these lists, all slightly different . Here’s another one that uses census metrics, including cost of living:

https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/money/2019/09/07/30-best-college-towns-in-america/40078291/

Do you really think you can evaluate the best college towns through census data and cost of living?

Of course you can, but the degree to which the list is useful will depend on your individual priorities. This is only one of many lists that take a more data-driven approach. It’s interesting to contrast them with the more subjective ones.

Williamsburg

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Anonymous wrote:City Nerd says State College #1, followed by Ithaca and Burlington.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFDGxK6UbKA

There are a bazillion of these lists, all slightly different . Here’s another one that uses census metrics, including cost of living:

https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/money/2019/09/07/30-best-college-towns-in-america/40078291/

Do you really think you can evaluate the best college towns through census data and cost of living?

Almost all college towns are great depending on what's important to you, so this is kind of a dumb question. There have been student murders on/near college campuses in NYC but that has not affected applications to schools there.

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Anonymous wrote:No, Iowa City is miserable.

+1

It is really really small and not really charming.

UGH, HATE Iowa City

I went to Michigan and I thought Iowa City kicked Ann Arbor’s a$$.