America's Best College Town

[lovethewest]

ScrantonWilkesBarre:

Does that bumber sticker photo make Scranton a better college town? Now if it said "Friends don't let friends vote Democrat," then that would be a good college town! No, I'm just joking.

[SteelCityRising]

Originally Posted by lovethewest

ScrantonWilkesBarre:

Does that bumber sticker photo make Scranton a better college town? Now if it said "Friends don't let friends vote Democrat," then that would be a good college town! No, I'm just joking.

Well, we all know that most college campuses tend to lean liberal and vote Democrat (even though my own is surprisingly conservative and Republican). Therefore, cities that are socially-liberal are more conducive to becoming havens as "college towns," in my humble opinion. You don't hear of many socially-conservative college-oriented communities. College is a time for experimentation and a time to "let loose and express yourself," which generally aren't promoted by those who are socially-conservative. Then again, many people are liberal when they are young and then become more conservative as they mature (I think you'll find that if I were to poll social leanings on this forum, most of we young'ins would be liberals and most oldsters---over 50---would be conservative).

[Katarina Witt]

Where do you put me, SWB? LOL! My DD #1 got a T-shirt that said "Friends don't let friends vote Republican" for DD #2.

My favorite college towns is Northfield, MN. St. Olaf College (um-ya-ya) and Carleton.

[streetcreed]

Columbus Oh,

Columbus is hardly a town, or a college town, the city/metro is 2million.

The university is located in the urban core, but away from downtown. Columbus is literally a functioning goverment/private sector city, with Ohio State acting as its own city in the northern part of the urban core.

Yes, columbus has a college/university section of the city (that has nearly the population of a medium sized city within it), but the university section is part of a larger city.

Ann Arbor, Madison to an extent still qualify as more college centric.