WalletHub Ranks Best and Worst College Cities in America

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com/tag/growth/”>growth potential for college students, WalletHub ranked 326 U.S. cities based on 23 key metrics, ranging from the quality of higher education to crime rates to cost of living.

Key Stats

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• The cost of renting a two-bedroom apartment is three times more expensive in Irvine, Calif., than in Las Cruces, N.M.

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• The adjusted cost of living for young people in Santa Monica, Calif., is two times higher than in Edinburg, Texas.

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• The cost of higher education in Providence, R.I., is 10 times higher than in Provo, Utah.

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• Bloomington, Ind., has 9 times as many students per capita as Pasadena, Texas.

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• Boulder, Colo., has 32 times as many cafés per capita as Pasadena, Texas.

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• The number of violent crimes per capita is 46 times higher in Detroit than in Orem, Utah.

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• The percentage of part-time jobs in Bloomington, Ind.

  , is three times higher than in Paterson, N.J.

Overall Rank	City	Overall Score	‘Wallet Wellness’ Rank	‘Youth-Oriented Environment’ Rank	‘Opportunities’ Rank
1	Ann Arbor, MI	67. 32	131	2	8
2	College Station, TX	66.03	18	5	11
3	Iowa City, IA	63.62	42	7	19
4	Provo, UT	63. 08	14	119	4
5	Gainesville, FL	61.28	43	13	30
6	Pittsburgh, PA	61.17	142	10	18
7	Atlanta, GA	61. 02	161	9	15
8	Austin, TX	60.29	124	65	9
9	Cambridge, MA	60.20	312	1	1
10	Columbia, MO	58. 70	16	40	33
11	Champaign, IL	58.25	80	27	36
12	Cincinnati, OH	58.07	13	24	57
13	Berkeley, CA	57. 85	298	8	6
14	Madison, WI	57.27	134	44	28
15	Houston, TX	57.20	58	186	12
16	Athens, GA	57. 17	27	48	55
17	Minneapolis, MN	57.06	162	59	17
18	Salt Lake City, UT	57.02	84	51	39
19	Tempe, AZ	56. 72	61	20	65
20	Orlando, FL	56.65	72	16	70
21	Columbus, OH	56.63	51	130	22
22	Tallahassee, FL	56. 51	34	61	51
23	Durham, NC	56.37	210	196	2
24	Lawrence, KS	56.33	64	60	43
25	Buffalo, NY	56. 11	4	75	62
26	St. Louis, MO	56.08	168	58	24
27	Davis, CA	56. 07	273	6	25
28	Fayetteville, AR	55.95	21	43	60
29	Boulder, CO	55.94	242	4	40
30	Tampa, FL	55. 69	88	28	58
31	Fort Collins, CO	55.62	152	37	44
32	Kalamazoo, MI	55.57	7	33	80
33	Nashville, TN	55. 54	172	187	10
34	Columbia, SC	54.88	89	31	68
35	Seattle, WA	54.86	250	26	14
36	Evanston, IL	54. 77	295	62	3
37	Baton Rouge, LA	54.47	48	63	64
38	Syracuse, NY	54.34	139	47	56
39	New Orleans, LA	54. 19	182	55	38
40	Tuscaloosa, AL	54.00	24	84	50
41	Albany, NY	53.98	103	11	88
42	New Haven, CT	53. 85	292	85	7
T-43	Providence, RI	53.70	228	50	26
T-43	Pasadena, CA	53.70	322	41	5
45	Cleveland, OH	53. 39	126	126	31
46	Lincoln, NE	53.21	95	128	47
47	Richmond, VA	53.08	106	39	76
48	Knoxville, TN	52. 84	25	78	78
49	Norman, OK	52.82	40	86	71
50	Rochester, NY	52.73	154	46	66
51	Denver, CO	52. 59	192	49	54
52	Irvine, CA	52.47	302	36	13
53	Raleigh, NC	52.45	110	167	48
54	Waco, TX	52. 27	130	170	35
55	Greenville, NC	52.05	20	74	92
56	Dayton, OH	51.93	112	81	69
57	Fargo, ND	51. 93	11	87	75
58	Dallas, TX	51.63	215	162	20
59	Bethlehem, PA	51.08	224	56	49
60	Muncie, IN	51. 07	5	100	91
61	Richardson, TX	50.99	140	188	32
62	Baltimore, MD	50.79	188	148	37
63	Flagstaff, AZ	50. 67	127	15	141
64	Boston, MA	50.48	294	45	23
65	Lubbock, TX	50.33	31	163	79
66	Bloomington, IN	50. 23	54	3	242
67	Edinburg, TX	50.13	1	302	63
68	Missoula, MT	50.09	33	30	155
69	Eugene, OR	49. 92	178	73	74
70	Milwaukee, WI	49.84	85	214	67
71	Los Angeles, CA	49.73	260	150	16
72	Tucson, AZ	49. 68	60	131	87
73	Charlotte, NC	49.55	86	142	77
74	Washington, DC	49.49	278	54	34
75	St. Paul, MN	49.39	209	96	52
76	San Diego, CA	49.33	247	42	61
77	Orem, UT	49. 31	17	151	82
78	Denton, TX	49.23	99	83	81
79	Las Cruces, NM	49.15	3	136	98
80	Santa Barbara, CA	49. 01	301	29	41
81	Chicago, IL	48.98	233	111	42
82	Reno, NV	48.88	116	52	124
83	Boca Raton, FL	48. 72	246	14	84
T-84	Fort Worth, TX	48.30	207	323	27
T-84	Tulsa, OK	48.30	151	246	59
86	McAllen, TX	48. 15	9	173	95
87	Winston-Salem, NC	48.13	216	321	21
88	Greensboro, NC	48.08	32	185	106
89	San Francisco, CA	48. 02	323	17	29
90	Las Vegas, NV	47.92	122	19	237
91	Philadelphia, PA	47.82	240	146	45
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