Forbes: Ann Arbor is No. 1 College Town, Out of 326
Of all the college-town rankings I've seen, this one if the most well-thought-out (and not just because Ann Arbor is No. 1 - well, maybe a little bit because of that). They use some interesting metrics to rank every single college town in the country. Ann Arbor is No. 1, while Paterson, N.J., is dead last at No. 326.
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-worst-college-cities-and-towns-in-americ…
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I love these types of articles. Each time they publish one, my home value jumps another one percent.
December 15th, 2015 at 1:02 PM ^
are just LOVING this list ;)
I just had to check to see if they were talking about it.
December 15th, 2015 at 2:14 PM ^
Some of the other breakdowns were interesting - for example, three of the top five cities with the highest number of students per capita are actually in the Big Ten, and one of them is indeed Ann Arbor. The others were Bloomington and Iowa City. Four of the top five cities for lowest adjusted cost of living in their study were in Texas, which isn't at all shocking really, nor was it surprising that the highest percentage of rental units in the cities survey were all in the NYC metro area.
Interesting data really. Thanks for sharing.
December 15th, 2015 at 2:20 PM ^
Always had a good vibe in Ann Arbor; Madison, WI; Austin, TX; Berkeley, CA. I must be a flaming liberal.
Felt like I was in the middle of nowhere in Lincoln, West Lafayette and Champaign/Urbana even though there are nice buildings.
You think Mark DiAntony will use this list as direspekt motivation vs Bama?
December 15th, 2015 at 3:25 PM ^
I don't understand the "Rankings by City Size."
Ann Arbor is the highest ranked "Small City." It has a population of 117,770, an urban population of 306,022, and a metro population of 344,791.
Gainesville is the highest ranked "Midsize City." It has a population of 128,460, an urban population of 187,781, and a metro population of 273,377.
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I'm not sure what college is located in my childhood home, but it's not incorrect to rank Sterling Heights 263rd in "Youth-Oriented Environment."
December 15th, 2015 at 6:19 PM ^
I have been in each of the top 5 college towns, and they really have it right. Have spent the most time in AA and Gainesville, and would happily live in either one. Interestingly enough, Gainesville is building more and more senior housing communities south of campus in hopes of competing w/ The Villages. More colleges should do this...When the time comes, I would much rather retire around young people (and an cultural college campus) than in a community of old fossils.
December 15th, 2015 at 6:22 PM ^
...Columbus ahead of Boulder is absurd.
And with all due respect to my home town, Cincinnati at #12 is beyond absurd. The absolute top priority when I was looking for a college town way back when was to get the hell out of here.
December 15th, 2015 at 7:19 PM ^
5 of the top 20