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Forbes Best College Towns & Cities
Posted on 12/14/15 at 3:29 pm
Posted on 12/14/15 at 3:29 pm
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1. Ann Arbor, MI
2. College Station, TX
3. Iowa City, IA
4. Provo, UT
5. Gainsville, FL
6. Pittsburgh, PA
7. Atlanta, GA
8. Austin, TX
9. Cambridge, MA
10. Columbia, MO
16. Athens, GA
28. Fayetteville, AR
33. Nashville, TN
34. Columbia, SC
37. Baton Rouge, LA
40. Tuscaloosa, AL
And I got tired of looking. Any lower than this and your town is never worth going to.
1. Ann Arbor, MI
2. College Station, TX
3. Iowa City, IA
4. Provo, UT
5. Gainsville, FL
6. Pittsburgh, PA
7. Atlanta, GA
8. Austin, TX
9. Cambridge, MA
10. Columbia, MO
16. Athens, GA
28. Fayetteville, AR
33. Nashville, TN
34. Columbia, SC
37. Baton Rouge, LA
40. Tuscaloosa, AL
And I got tired of looking. Any lower than this and your town is never worth going to.
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Wallet Wellness
Housing Costs (Rent of a Two-Bedroom Apartment): Full Weight (~4.17 Points)
Adjusted Cost of Living for Young People: Double Weight (~8.33 Points)
Percentage of Rental Units: Full Weight (~4.17 Points)
Average Monthly Fitness Club Fee: Half Weight (~2.08 Points)
Average Cost of Pizza & Burgers: Half Weight (~2.08 Points)
Cost of Higher Education (tuition fee average weighted by the number of students): Full Weight (~4.17 Points)
Youth-Oriented Environment
Number of Students per 1,000 Residents: Double Weight (~4.35 Points)
Percentage of 18- to 35-Year-Olds: Full Weight (~2.17 Points)
Percentage of Single Persons: Half Weight (~1.09 Points)
Student Gender Balance: Half Weight (~1.09 Points)
Number of Nightlife Options per 100,000 Residents: Double Weight (~4.35 Points)
Number of Cafés per 100,000 Residents: Full Weight (~2.17 Points)
Number of Shopping Centers per 100,000 Residents: Full Weight (~2.17 Points)
Number of Sports Clubs per 100,000 Residents: Full Weight (~2.17 Points)
City Accessibility (percentage of workers who bike, walk, or take public transportation): Half Weight (~1.09 Points)
Crime Rate: Double Weight (~4.34 Points)
Opportunities
Quality of Higher Education: Triple Weight (~16.67 Points)
Earning Potential for People with a Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (median earnings, adjusted for cost of living): Full Weight (~5.56 Points)
Percentage of Part-Time Jobs: Full Weight (~5.56 Points)
Unemployment Rate: Full Weight (~5.56 Points)
Entrepreneurial Activity (net change in number of businesses per capita on a 4-year average): Full Weight (~5.56 Points)
Brain Drain (annual change in share of population with a bachelor’s degree or higher): Full Weight (~5.56 Points)
Job-Growth Rate (2008 - 2014): Full Weight (~5.56 Points)
This post was edited on 12/14/15 at 3:45 pm
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Posted on 12/14/15 at 3:30 pm to Farmer1906
Who made those rankings?
I would put College Station below Athens and Nashville at a minimum.
I would put College Station below Athens and Nashville at a minimum.
Posted on 12/14/15 at 3:30 pm to Farmer1906
Posted on 12/14/15 at 3:31 pm to Farmer1906
no Starkville?
Posted on 12/14/15 at 3:31 pm to Farmer1906
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2. College Station, TX
fricking lol
Posted on 12/14/15 at 3:32 pm to Farmer1906
Good list.
Baton Rouge above Tuscaloosa though.
Baton Rouge above Tuscaloosa though.
Posted on 12/14/15 at 3:32 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
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Who made those rankings?
an idiot.
ETA: Like, a major idiot. I live in Atlanta, it's my home and there's nowhere else I'd rather live at this point in my life. But it's not a "college town". It's not a "town" at all actually. Simply having a college there doesn't make you a college town, same with nashville.
This post was edited on 12/14/15 at 3:34 pm
Posted on 12/14/15 at 3:32 pm to Farmer1906
Surprised Oxford isn't on this list considering their claims.
Posted on 12/14/15 at 3:33 pm to Farmer1906
Forbes knows business and finance, but how do they judge college towns? 
Posted on 12/14/15 at 3:33 pm to Farmer1906
Nashville at 33? 
Posted on 12/14/15 at 3:33 pm to Farmer1906
Forbes is trolling aTm now. :rotflmao: :rotflmao:
:rotflmao: :rotflmao:
Posted on 12/14/15 at 3:34 pm to Farmer1906
Gainesville number 5?
Posted on 12/14/15 at 3:34 pm to Farmer1906
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10. Columbia, MO
bullshite
Having the last White Castle going West on I-70 does not get you a 10 spot.
Posted on 12/14/15 at 3:35 pm to Farmer1906
Athens is far better of a town then college station. It really is not even debatable.
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Posted on 12/14/15 at 3:35 pm to Farmer1906
Atlanta over Athens?
College town or cities with colleges?
College town or cities with colleges?
Posted on 12/14/15 at 3:35 pm to Farmer1906
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2. College Station, TX
Is this the most to least gay list?
Posted on 12/14/15 at 3:35 pm to Farmer1906
CoMo ahead of Athens is just
Posted on 12/14/15 at 3:36 pm to Farmer1906
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4. Provo, UT
Doubt a lot of boozing going on there.
Posted on 12/14/15 at 3:36 pm to Farmer1906
I know I'm biased, but the fact that Oxford isn't on the top 40 of this list makes it pretty irrelevant. Plus no way in hell Columbia, Missouri is a better college town than Athens, Georgia.
Whoever wrote up this shite list needs to at least attend some of these institutions before coming up with a said shite list
Whoever wrote up this shite list needs to at least attend some of these institutions before coming up with a said shite list
Posted on 12/14/15 at 3:36 pm to Farmer1906
Lost me when they called Pittsburg, Atlanta and Nashville college towns. 
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