via Forbes
To determine the best and worst college cities and towns in America, personal finance site WalletHub reviewed 326 cities with a population of 7,500 students or greater, across 23 academic, social, and financial metrics, including the quality of higher education, crime rates, the cost of living, the number of students per capita. References to “cities” and “towns” include the surrounding metro areas.
Best
- Ann Arbor, *ichigan
- College Station, Texas
- Iowa City, Iowa
- Provo, Utah,
- Gainesville, Florida
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Atlanta, GA
- Austin, TX
- Cambridge, MA
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Columbia, MO
11. Champaign, IL
12. Cincinnati, OH
13. Berkeley, CA
14. Madison, WI
15. Madison, WI
15. Houston, TX
...
21. Columbus OH
Worst
- Paterson, New Jersey
- Yonkers, NY
- Germantown, MD
- Bridgeport, CT
- Arlington, VA
- Compton, CA
- Carson, CA
- El Monte, CA
- Baldwin Park, CA
- Inglewood. CA
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