Schools in the midwest/west that my Northeast-raised kid might like?

[annasdad]

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In the Midwest, the universities with the best town and gown relations are public. I would definitely include Indiana University-Bloomington, the University of Iowa, the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and the University of Wisconsin-Madison among the best college towns in the US.

Do you have any evidence for that? What criteria did you use?

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<p>No answer???</p>