{"id":27229,"date":"2014-03-12T01:42:08","date_gmt":"2014-03-12T08:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/?p=27229"},"modified":"2014-03-12T01:42:08","modified_gmt":"2014-03-12T08:42:08","slug":"best-college-towns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/best-college-towns\/","title":{"rendered":"These Are The 10 Best College Towns In America"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Embed Gallery<\/h3>\n<p><textarea style=\"width:600px;height:100px\"><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/top-ten\/best-college-towns\/\">The 10 Best College Towns In America<\/a> By Movoto Real Estate<\/textarea><br \/>\nColleges and universities dot the United States. Often communities, both small and large, spring up around these educational institutions, and there\u2019s a reason why: colleges and universities bring a level of culture to an area, a level of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/top-ten\/exciting-suburbs\/\">excitement<\/a> that\u2019s attractive to many people. But if you want to call a college town home, which location is the best? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\">Movoto Real Estate<\/a> found the answer, and it\u2019s Hanover, NH, the home of Dartmouth College. Yet Hanover, while the best, isn\u2019t the only college town people should consider calling home. Here are the 10 Best College Towns In America:<br \/>\n1. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/hanover-nh\/\">Hanover, NH<\/a><br \/>\n2. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/bryn-mawr-pa\/\">Bryn Mawr, PA<\/a><br \/>\n3. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/charlottesville-va\/\">Charlottesville, VA<\/a><br \/>\n4. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/ann-arbor-mi\/\">Ann Arbor, MI<\/a><br \/>\n5. Blacksburg, VA<br \/>\n6. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/princeton-nj\/\">Princeton, NJ<\/a><br \/>\n7. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/swarthmore-pa\/\">Swarthmore, PA<\/a><br \/>\n8. Iowa City, IA<br \/>\n9. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/waltham-ma\/\">Waltham, MA<\/a><br \/>\n10. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/burlington-vt\/\">Burlington, VT<\/a><br \/>\nDon\u2019t see your favorite college town on our list? Want to know why Hanover was crowned over Bryn Mawr? Pull out your college ruled notebooks and get ready to take some notes. Before that, however, we\u2019ll educate you on the method behind our ranking.<\/p>\n<h2>How We Ranked The College Towns<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/movotoblog\/2014\/03\/best-college-towns\/college-towns-big-deal-distribution.png\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/movotoblog\/2014\/03\/best-college-towns\/college-towns-big-deal-distribution.png\" alt=\"big deal score distribution for college towns\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nTo create our ranking, we first looked at the 100 top-ranked <a href=\"http:\/\/colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com\/best-colleges\/rankings\/national-liberal-arts-colleges\">liberal arts colleges<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com\/best-colleges\/rankings\/national-universities\">universities<\/a> according to U.S. News, ties included, marking down the location of each institute of higher education. After this, we combined locations in which there were multiple colleges or universities. Finally, we ranked each location based on set of criteria, detailed below. Unfortunately, we were unable to find data for all the locations on our initial list. In the end, we were left with 167 diverse locations across the country, both large and small.<br \/>\nWhat were the criteria we used to judge the ? We looked at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/crtieria-selection-methodology\/\">seven unique criteria<\/a> which we believe make a great place to live. The criteria we used were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Total amenities<\/li>\n<li>Quality of life (cost of living, median home price, median rent, median household income, and student-to-teacher ratio)<\/li>\n<li>Total crimes<\/li>\n<li>Tax rates (sales tax and income tax)<\/li>\n<li>Unemployment<\/li>\n<li>Commute time<\/li>\n<li>Weather (temperature and air quality)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once we filled our spreadsheets with numbers, we ranked each place on our list from one to 167 for each criteria. We then took the aggregate rank across our criteria. The place with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/kind-of-a-big-deal-lists\/\">lowest overall score<\/a>, in this case Hanover, was named the best college town in America.<br \/>\nBelow you\u2019ll find a detailed explanation for why these 10 places earned high marks. If your city or town didn\u2019t make the top 10, there\u2019s still hope. You can hop down to the bottom of the post for an extended list of the 50 .<\/p>\n<h2>1. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/hanover-nh\/\">Hanover, NH<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/movotoblog\/2014\/03\/best-college-towns\/images\/1.jpg\" alt=\"Hanover, NH\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Flickr user pescatello<\/div>\n<p>Hanover, home of Dartmouth College, easily (and we really mean easily) took the No. 1 spot on our list, beating out the next place place by about 12 points. In terms of our Big Deal Score, the method via which we judge each place, this was a drubbing.<br \/>\nWhat caused Hanover to toss its hypothetical graduation cap above the rest? This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/nh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Hampshire<\/a> city had three top 10 finishes across our criteria: unemployment, taxes, and commute time. The criterion Hanover did best in was unemployment rate. Just 3.9 percent the city\u2019s population is without work, low enough to earn a No. 3 rank for this criterion.<\/p>\n<h2>2. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/bryn-mawr-pa\/\">Bryn Mawr, PA<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/movotoblog\/2014\/03\/best-college-towns\/images\/2.jpg\" alt=\"Bryn Mawr, PA\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Flickr user celebdu<\/div>\n<p>Bryn Mawr, a Census Designated Place in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/pa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pennsylvania<\/a>, is home to Bryn Mawr College, a liberal arts institute with fewer than 2,000 students. Fortunately for Bryn Mawr, size didn\u2019t matter in this analysis.<br \/>\nBryn Mawr earned its second place spot thanks to two top 10 finishes among our criteria. These were for crime and taxes; in both cases this CDP took the No. 1 spot. According to the most recent data, there were just 609 crimes per 100,000 people in this locale. As for taxes, Bryn Mawr has a 6 percent sales tax and 3.07 percent income tax.<\/p>\n<h2>3. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/charlottesville-va\/\">Charlottesville, VA<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/movotoblog\/2014\/03\/best-college-towns\/images\/3.jpg\" alt=\"Charlottesville, VA\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Flickr user BobMical<\/div>\n<p>This Virginian city had no top 10 finishes across our criteria, though it did have respectable finishes across the majority of our metrics. This means that while Charlottesville, home of the University of Virginia, isn\u2019t a top achiever in any one area, it is a solid location.<br \/>\nThe criterion the city fared the best in was unemployment rate. According to our data, 5.2 percent of people in this independent city are unemployed, low enough to earn the No. 18 spot. What kept Charlottesville from climbing higher? The area\u2019s crime rate isn\u2019t stellar. There were 3,751 crimes per 100,000 people at last count. In other words, Charlottesville is the 92nd least-safe place on our list.<\/p>\n<h2>4. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/ann-arbor-mi\/\">Ann Arbor, MI<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/movotoblog\/2014\/03\/best-college-towns\/images\/4.jpg\" alt=\"An Arbor, MI\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Flickr user ellenm1<\/div>\n<p>Ann Arbor\u2019s tax rates were low enough to help this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/mi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michigan<\/a> city earn the No. 10 spot for this criterion. This, however, was the only top 10 finish Ann Arbor earned. Still, this didn\u2019t mean Ann Arbor skipped class to play hackysack. The city is the 18th best place when it came to unemployment and the 32rd best place for it quality of life. Remember, these scores are out of 167. So, they actually are good, just not out of this world.<br \/>\nThere was one area in which Ann Arbor could improve: its weather. In fact, you\u2019ll be shivering out of your Wolverine attire during football season. The average summertime temperature in Ann Arbor is 75 degrees, while its air quality scored a 35 (the lower the better). When these two sub-criteria were combined, Ann Arbor dropped to the bottom of list for its overall weather score, No. 158.<\/p>\n<h2>5. Blacksburg, VA<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/movotoblog\/2014\/03\/best-college-towns\/images\/5.jpg\" alt=\"Blacksburg, VA\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Flickr user  Daniel Lin &#8211; Photojournalist<\/div>\n<p>What makes Blacksburg one of the ? The location had above average scores in most of our criteria, but no top 10 finishes. Blacksburg\u2019s best rank came from its commute time. It takes area residents just 16 minutes to get to work, the 16th shortest time on our list. For comparison, it takes New Yorkers an average of 44 minutes to make it to work.<br \/>\nIn addition to a low commute time, Blacksburg\u2019s was among the safest places on our list. Our data indicates there were 1,426 crimes per 100,000 people, good enough to make the locale the 19th safest place on our list.<\/p>\n<h2>6. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/princeton-nj\/\">Princeton, NJ<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/movotoblog\/2014\/03\/best-college-towns\/images\/6.jpg\" alt=\"Princeton, NJ\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Flickr user Nouhailler<\/div>\n<p>Most people won\u2019t argue that Princeton University&#8217;s education is top notch, and now we\u2019re pleased to say that Princeton (the municipality) has also garnered some praise. Princeton\u2019s quality of life (No. 8) and and weather (No. 16) contributed to this locale\u2019s high rank.<br \/>\nAs we mentioned above, our Quality of Life Rank is divided into multiple sub-criteria. The sub-criteria that contributed to Princeton\u2019s success were its median household income, median home price, and median rent. Of these, Princeton\u2019s median household income ($104,234) was a major contributor, being the seventh best income across the locations on our list.<\/p>\n<h2>7. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/swarthmore-pa\/\">Swarthmore, PA<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/movotoblog\/2014\/03\/best-college-towns\/images\/7.jpg\" alt=\"Swarthmore, PA\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Flickr user EAWB<\/div>\n<p>Two criteria pushed Swarthmore onto our top 10 list: its low taxes and high quality of life. The area\u2019s combined income and sales tax sub-rankings were good enough to bring home a No. 1 rank for our tax criterion. As for the Swarthmore\u2019s Quality of Life, it was the 11th best on our list, mostly because of a high median household income ($119,342).<\/p>\n<h2>8. Iowa City, IA<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/movotoblog\/2014\/03\/best-college-towns\/images\/8.jpg\" alt=\"Iowa City, IA\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Flickr user Phil Roeder<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/opinions\/move-to-iowa-city\/\">Iowa City<\/a> is filled with hard workers and sunshine\u2014according to our data, at least. The city\u2019s low unemployment rate (No. 2) and weather (No. 8) propelled the home of the University of Iowa up our list. Our data indicated just 3.7 percent of this city\u2019s residents are unemployed. What about weather? Iowa City\u2019s air quality score buoyed this criterion; the area brought home a score of 9 (the lower the better).<\/p>\n<h2>9. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/waltham-ma\/\">Waltham, MA<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/movotoblog\/2014\/03\/best-college-towns\/images\/9.jpg\" alt=\"Waltham, MA\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Flickr user BillDamon<\/div>\n<p>Waltham, home of Brandeis University, had no top 10 finishes, though it did rank in the top 30 for a number of criteria, those being unemployment rate, tax rate, and crime rate. Of these three, Waltham\u2019s best showing was for its unemployment rate: 5.1 percent, or 13th best on our list.<br \/>\nWhat kept this college town from climbing higher on our list? Its weather, mostly. The average summertime temperature in Waltham is 68 degrees, while its air quality scored a 39 (one is the lowest). When combined this was good enough for 128th place in weather.<\/p>\n<h2>10. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/burlington-vt\/\">Burlington, VT<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/movotoblog\/2014\/03\/best-college-towns\/images\/10.jpg\" alt=\"Burlington, VT\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Flickr user redjar<\/div>\n<p>The final place on our top 10 list, Burlington ranked exceptionally well in one of our criteria. The area\u2019s unemployment rank was 3.6 percent, the lowest among the areas we analyzed. Other than this, Burlington had two top 50 ranks, for crime and taxes (49th and 45th, respectively).<br \/>\nWhere Burlington slipped was in its weather rank. The average summertime temperature in Burlington is 67 degrees, while its air quality score was 34 (the lower the better). When combined, the city\u2019s weather rank came out at No. 107, better than 60 other places, but nowhere near the top of our list.<\/p>\n<h2>These Next Towns Could Learn A Thing Or Two<\/h2>\n<p>At the bottom of our list, the worst college town in America, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/st-louis-mo\/\">St. Louis, MO<\/a>, home to Washington University. This city ranked poorly across our criteria, though its lowest rank came in crime. In this instance, St. Louis came in last, making it the least safe city on our list. According to our data, there were 9,857 crimes per 100,000 people in this city for the period we looked at.<br \/>\n<em><b>Editor\u2019s Note: The following places were excluded from our ranking due to insufficient data:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/piscataway-nj\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Piscataway, NJ<\/a> (Rutgers), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/amherst-ma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amherst, MA<\/a> (University of Massachusetts, Amherst College), Chestnut Hill, MA (Boston College), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/colchester-vt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colchester, VT<\/a> (St. Michael\u2019s College), Collegeville, MN (St. John\u2019s University), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/haverford-pa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Haverford, PA<\/a> (Haverford College), Notre Dame, IN (University of Notre Dame, St. Mary&#8217;s College), Norton, IL (Wheaton College), <a href=\"\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South Hadley, MA<\/a> (Mount Holyoke College), St. Mary\u2019s City, MD (St. Mary\u2019s College of Maryland)<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/movotoblog\/2014\/03\/best-college-towns\/college-towns-table.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(click to enlarge table)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/movotoblog\/2014\/03\/best-college-towns\/college-towns-table.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Best College Towns In America\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/movotoblog\/2014\/03\/best-college-towns\/college-towns-table.png\" title=\"The 10 Best College Towns In America\" style=\"width:100%\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<b>Like This Post? 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But if you want to call a college town home, which location is the best? Movoto Real Estate found the answer, and it\u2019s Hanover, NH, the home of Dartmouth College. Yet Hanover, while the best, isn\u2019t the only college town people should consider [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":27238,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-top-places","post--single"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>These Are The 10 Best College Towns In America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Where do civic pride and school spirit collide? 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