Anonymous wrote:Take it to the Tarheel forum.

... except OP specifically wrote:

OP here- thanks for the responses. Are any college towns better than Charlottesville and Athens?

So it fits here, too.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here- thanks for the responses. Are any college towns better than Charlottesville and Athens?

I agree with this guy. State College is at the top.

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

My DD disliked State College and didn’t apply because of it. She is a big fan of both Athens and Cville. Also liked Ann Arbor. Disliked Blacksburg. Also disliked Madison.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here- thanks for the responses. Are any college towns better than Charlottesville and Athens?

I agree with this guy. State College is at the top.

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

Would not expect State College to be #1.

Anonymous wrote:OP here- thanks for the responses. Are any college towns better than Charlottesville and Athens?

I agree with this guy. State College is at the top.

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

Anonymous wrote:I love Chapel Hill.

How is Chapel Hill better than Cville or Athens?

Take it to the Tarheel forum.

I love Chapel Hill.

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think that the crime rate on Athens is accurate. Other sources have different numbers.

Those stats came from a reliable source. If you can do better, then do so.

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Anonymous wrote:also for nation’s top public universities, UVA is no 5; U of GA is no 20.

This thread is about the college towns, not rankings. UVA and UGA offer a peer environment. Chapel hill is the only place that might be similar on the East coast.

No. PP is responding to 18:18 who clearly says that UVA and UGA “are peer schools” - they are there not talking about the towns.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here- thanks for the responses. Are any college towns better than Charlottesville and Athens?

Chapel Hill is nice too. Ann Arbor is great but the price differential is like uva.

Ann Arbor is crime ridden. It’s awful.

You’ve never been to Ann Arbor obviously. I’ve been there hundreds of times and know the area extremely well. It’s a perfectly safe city to walk around. Never felt nervous, even for a second, anywhere in town.

Anonymous wrote:OP here- thanks for the responses. Are any college towns better than Charlottesville and Athens?

Between Athens and Charlottesville (I've spent a lot of time in both), Athens wins. But my favorite college town is Chapel Hill. Love it.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here- thanks for the responses. Are any college towns better than Charlottesville and Athens?

Chapel Hill is nice too. Ann Arbor is great but the price differential is like uva.

Ann Arbor is crime ridden. It’s awful.

Anonymous wrote:Wasn’t Dave Matthews Band built in Charlottesville?

Yeah. I was in grad school there in the early 90’s and some friends took me to see this local band they really liked. Turned out it was the Dave Matthew’s Band. After the show I told my friends that I thought they sucked and there was no chance they would hit it big. Clearly not destined to be a music critic.

I don’t think that the crime rate on Athens is accurate. Other sources have different numbers.