2014′s Best & Worst College Cities & Towns in America

2014′s Best & Worst College Cities & Towns in America

Overall Rank	City	“Wallet Wellness” Rank	“Youth-Oriented Environment” Rank	“Opportunities” Rank
1	Oxford, OH	23	16	1
2	State College, PA	40	2	99
3	Chapel Hill, NC	81	13	10
4	Corvallis, OR	50	23	4
5	College Station, TX	30	42	10
6	Laramie, WY	13	46	22
7	San Luis Obispo, CA	167	11	12
8	Stillwater, OK	15	44	50
9	Bozeman, MT	66	8	71
10	East Lansing, MI	31	15	100
11	Ames, IA	63	48	25
12	Manhattan, KS	27	40	62
13	Austin, TX	105	60	2
14	Mankato, MN	37	43	37
15	Bloomington, IN	25	24	115
16	Iowa City, IA	110	17	35
17	Fayetteville, AR	10	55	86
18	Boulder, CO	185	6	15
19	Charlottesville, VA	158	10	3
20	Gainesville, FL	71	22	64
21	Columbia, MO	56	67	16
22	Auburn, AL	67	68	13
23	Pittsburgh, PA	108	20	29
24	Ithaca, NY	215	1	26
25	Cedar Falls, IA	12	63	56
26	West Lafayette, IN	19	21	162
27	Eau Claire, WI	87	39	45
28	Bowling Green, OH	8	36	113
29	Tempe, AZ	86	29	79
30	Ann Arbor, MI	157	4	47
31	Blacksburg, VA	47	78	41
32	Columbus, OH	33	110	52
33	San Marcos, TX	131	25	48
34	Athens-Clarke, GA	38	52	93
35	Missoula, MT	55	32	120
36	Norman, OK	22	102	64
37	Waco, TX	32	143	13
38	Bowling Green, KY	3	99	117
39	Fort Collins, CO	153	53	9
40	Grand Forks, ND	6	69	87
41	Denton, TX	62	97	34
42	Kent, OH	78	64	67
43	Mount Pleasant, MI	5	3	275
44	Lawrence, KS	64	75	46
45	Tampa, FL	76	57	98
46	Lincoln, NE	36	136	31
47	Cincinnati, OH	26	54	202
48	Newark, DE	251	5	17
49	Murfreesboro, TN	11	135	62
50	Harrisonburg, VA	68	51	132
51	Salt Lake City, UT	91	70	72
52	Morgantown, WV	93	12	220
53	Berkeley, CA	198	31	23
54	Madison, WI	155	45	27
55	Fargo, ND	34	111	105
56	Knoxville, TN	29	91	146
57	Buffalo, NY	48	81	124
58	Charleston, SC	159	26	61
59	Kalamazoo, MI	16	28	269
60	Reno, NV	14	105	171
61	Carbondale, IL	35	14	272
62	Santa Cruz, CA	173	37	53
63	Atlanta, GA	119	33	139
64	Orlando, FL	53	77	112
65	Pasadena, CA	192	59	5
66	Baton Rouge, LA	45	100	145
67	Burlington, VT	252	7	20
68	Lafayette, LA	74	127	51
69	Tallahassee, FL	72	89	126
70	Lynchburg, VA	17	113	155
71	Provo, UT	2	122	111
72	Albany, NY	121	18	205
73	Durham, NC	109	123	33
74	Cambridge, MA	240	9	36
75	Davis, CA	217	41	30
76	Lexington, KY	41	141	89
77	Muncie, IN	21	112	175
78	Champaign, IL	126	27	174
79	Chico, CA	118	19	226
80	Lubbock, TX	44	132	108
81	Seattle, WA	191	71	6
82	Raleigh, NC	96	103	108
83	Logan, UT	1	118	140
84	Eugene, OR	94	50	214
85	Syracuse, NY	80	85	142
86	Grand Rapids, MI	102	101	94
87	Flagstaff, AZ	165	38	101
88	Wilmington, NC	142	65	102
89	Nashville, TN	97	166	32
90	Rochester, NY	107	83	149
91	Greenville, NC	24	139	192
92	Dayton, OH	77	94	188
93	Boise, ID	83	104	157
94	Minneapolis, MN	179	72	39
95	Hattiesburg, MS	4	106	274
96	Boca Raton, FL	196	49	66
97	Valdosta, GA	20	61	270
98	Richmond, VA	146	47	167
99	Omaha, NE	28	144	213
100	Columbia, SC	117	56	238