<p>Note that Hanover was ranked #1 in the “town” category, which means a population below 20,000. So to be fair, you would have to compare Hanover with other <em>small</em> college towns, not Ann Arbor or Chapel Hill. </p>
<p>Hanover is ranked relative to places like Princeton NJ (#2 in the “town” category), or Middlebury VT (#4 in the “town” category), or Williamstown MA (unrated). A weekend in these other towns might raise your opinion of Hanover.</p>
<p>Incidentally, Ann Arbor was rated #5 in the “medium cities” category. Chapel Hill was rated #10 in the “small cities” category.</p>