Best college town?

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<p>Alexandre,</p>

<p>I don’t really see the point of listing big cities with multiple top schools.
The worst example is Los Angeles, the city I live in, for two obvious reasons:

  1. according to census, LA has one of the lowest % of people with a college degree (25%). The percentage is even lower if you include the illegal immigrants. On top of this is the Hollywood culture/entertainment business; there’s a reason why it feels almost anti-intellectual in LA!
  2. LA is extremely car-oriented. If you don’t have a car, your mobility is limited and you’d definitely feel it. On the other hand, it’s not cheap to keep a car in LA; parking can be an issue since this is not some small city/college town where one can find parking space easily.</p>