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Lot's of good suggestions here. I'll through out a few more options for the OP to consider:
Lancaster, Pennsylvania meets criteria. It has a population of around 60,000, yet it's very walkable and not at all crowded. They have a cute artsy downtown that has an awesome farmers market and some neat cafes, galleries, and festivals. Lancaster offers easy, quick access to Philadelphia by rail, so the OP can enjoy big city amenities without having to worry about driving into the city and finding parking.
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and Pullman-Moscow on the Washington-Idaho border could both be good west coast options. Both have vibrant downtown areas. Both are within an hour from Spokane. And both have four seasons but lack extremes. The downside is that they are rather isolated.
Pittsfield, Massachusetts meets much of the criteria. I wouldn't exactly say it has a thriving, vibrant downtown, but it's certainly not a ghost town either. Pittsfield is about forty-five minutes from both Albany, New York and Northampton, Massachusetts if the OP is looking for a night on the town or a bit of entertainment. Fall foliage is spectacular.
Ithaca NY comes to mind. Except for the airport(Syracuse or Rochester would be options), you can find everything else.
The Binghamton and Utica areas also in NY may work. For Utica, you can go to Syracuse or Albany for the airport. With Binghamton can go with either Syracuse, Albany or perhaps Scranton-Wilkes Barre as well. Both have a college presence and have smaller communities with nice Downtowns as well(Clinton in the Utica area and Owego in the Binghamton area). Both also have other places in their metro with a Downtown as well.
You may actually find something just outside of Troy or Schenectady, both of which are within the population criteria and you can use Albany International for the airport.
Anyway, Wells College was an all female college until 5-10 years ago and both of those small cities are about a 25 minute drive away, give or take. Rochester and Syracuse are both about an hour away.
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