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I mulled over this one a little, but I'm going with Cedar Falls, Iowa; and not just because both cities are home to the "Northern" variety of their respective states' directional universities.
Both cities are surrounded by flat agricultural countryside and have a manufacturing past - Cedar Falls with its riverside mills, and DeKalb with barbed wire - but have morphed into full-fledged college towns today with the universities being by far the cities' largest employers.
I mulled over this one a little, but I'm going with Cedar Falls, Iowa; and not just because both cities are home to the "Northern" variety of their respective states' directional universities.
Both cities are surrounded by flat agricultural countryside and have a manufacturing past - Cedar Falls with its riverside mills, and DeKalb with barbed wire - but have morphed into full-fledged college towns today with the universities being by far the cities' largest employers.
Fairhope, Alabama
Poquoson, VA is also a distance from the major city, and a has a higher than average median age.
Fayetteville AR. Both are part of metros that have more than one main city. Tyler, TX?
I did a little thinking here, and I'll say Bartlesville, OK. They both are cities where with the help of the lucrative oil industry decades ago, grew to be bigger cities than anyone would suspect. Granted I get this weird sense Bartlesville isn't as big(vs. Tyler) when it comes to population, but that's okay. Also, both cities aren't too far from a bigger city. Bartlesville isn't too far from Tulsa, and Tyler not too far from Dallas.
Sticking with Texas, and you can probably guess right away which dominates the economy and jobs of this smaller city: Wichita Falls, TX
Sticking with Texas, and you can probably guess right away which dominates the economy and jobs of this smaller city: Wichita Falls, TX
I had thought about going with a military-dominated town in Texas such as Killeen, but I think Killeen and Wichita Falls are too different. I'm going with Lawton, Oklahoma. Both are military-dominated and are home to regional public universities as well. They're also fairly similar in size with similar topography and climate, including the threat of tornadoes.
San Marcos obliviously. Both are located not that far from each other and their nearby cities (San Antonio) and (Austin) respectively, both lie on I-35, but New Braunfels has German influence and San Marcos has Tex-Mex influence, and also both cities are growing like wildfire
Smyrna, GA?
San Marcos obliviously. Both are located not that far from each other and their nearby cities (San Antonio) and (Austin) respectively, both lie on I-35, but New Braunfels has German influence and San Marcos has Tex-Mex influence, and also both cities are growing like wildfire
Smyrna, GA?
Matthews/Pineville, NC. The area is a fast growing suburb with great shopping. The area is attracting new businesses yet retains a small town charm. Still affordable by NC standards.
Matthews/Pineville, NC. The area is a fast growing suburb with great shopping. The area is attracting new businesses yet retains a small town charm. Still affordable by NC standards.
Murfreesboro, TN
Lawrence, KS is another notable college town, and it's a satellite of a larger city.
Pleasanton, CA
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