Boone or Asheville

[67walkon]

Boone is a nothing city. Its a college town. Asheville is a real city. ASU is a better U than UNC Asheville, but there is no comparison between the towns. Asheville is a great town. Boone is kind of tacky, but with a nice university. Asheville is real city with all age groups, real businesses and all that.

[box_of_zip_disks]

That's largely true, though UNCA isn't bad for what it is. Without ASU Boone would be another Morganton or Wilkesboro. Asheville isn't entirely dependent on the school.