<p>IMO Austin TX is not a college town. Madison, WI is not a college town. IMO, a college town is a place where a college DOMINATES almost every facet of the location. If the college/colleges disappeared, the town would dry up and die. IMO, State capitals are not college towns, suburbs of very large cities are not college towns, and large cities with multiple colleges are not college towns. Chapel Hill is a College town. Raleigh is not. Gainesville is a college town. Talahassee is not. Boston is not a college town.</p>