Carleton College - City/Town/Community

Rating	Posted By	Comment
5 - Excellent	efarn13 July 05 2012	Small selection of bars, but most students stay on campus for the social scene.Great restaurants and cool festivals. Grocery, pharmacy, etc in walking distance, though Carleton also has a free bus. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	Gedaechtnis January 15 2011	Same. [View Full Report]
3 - Good	Apollo6 July 26 2010	Close vicinity is more gentrified than some other college towns. Cute. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	Youdon'tsay April 30 2010	Loved everything I saw. Our shuttle driver's family goes back generations and said the town-gown relationships are generally quite good. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	OldbatesieDoc October 15 2009	Small town Minnesota [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	reesezpiecez103 April 15 2009	Northfield is small, but cite and charming, even though it is in the middle of nowhere. Plus, the Twin Cities are fairly close. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	NaNNa December 23 2008	Northfield is so cute. The best college town of all the schools I visited. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	birdhouse November 05 2008	St. Paul and Minneapolis seemed like a cool place to go on the weekends -- 40 miles away. Some people did so on Friday night. [View Full Report]
5 - Excellent	magneticpoet October 15 2008	Lots of used bookshops, a record store, Sweet Lou's of course, the Contented Cow (a pub), a good Indian restaurant... Northfield's not exactly St. Paul, but it's a great area nonetheles [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	starbucks08 October 15 2008	Minneapolis and St. Paul. [View Full Report]
3 - Good	arkitex October 26 2007	It's pretty much a college town, with St. Olaf nearby. [View Full Report]
3 - Good	nickknack October 09 2007	Northfield, MN is not a very happening place, but it's comfortable. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	fhqwgads2005 June 25 2007	Northfield is a very cute little town with a few stores and restaurants, but it isn't too exciting. I wouldn't rely on having a good time around town. Maybe the students find fun things to [View Full Report]
	Ritafinn October 29 2006	Northfield is a small town, readily avaiable to the campus. There are several restaurants that would appeal to students, with not unreasonable prices. St. Olaf is just down the road. Students are not allowed cars, but the Twin Cities are 35 mi away and [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good	fireflyscout September 10 2006	It's a small town, so dining options are limited. But there are good coffee houses and shopping available for a town this size. [View Full Report]