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College Towns
CITY POPULA- TEMPERA- COST OF COMMENTS
TION TURE LIVING
(Average INDEX*
Jan. low/
July High
ASHLAND, 18,560 30/91 99.8 Friendly town with
ORE. Shakespeare festival.
Home of Southern
Oregon State College
CHAPEL HILL, 43,539 29/88 105.9 Research Triangle area.
N.C. Home to Duke University,
University of North Carolina,
N.C. State, and high-tech
companies
FORT COLLINS, 106,000 13/85 106.7 Mountain climbing,
COLO. cross-country skiing,
and Colorado State
University
IOWA CITY, 60,148 21/87 97.5 University of Iowa
IOWA provides the benefits of
a Big 10 college
STATE COLLEGE, 39,587 20/83 NA Penn State is providing
PA. land for a retirement
community
*U.S. average cost of living=100
DATA: BUSINESS WEEK, ACCRA, PLACES RATED ALMANAC
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