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[CHONGS]

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/08/realestate/the-best-college-towns-for-students-on-a-budget.html

[steve dave]

THE BROS! BACK TO BACK!

[DaBigTrain]

 

[MakeItRain]

I'm tempted to crap on this list but I have no idea what their methodology is. Manhattan has a sales tax of roughly 82% and she's is significantly cheaper than Iowa City when it comes to food, rent, and gas. Also Jackson, Mississippi, I feel like the dollar down there has twice the buying power down there than everywhere else, like you can buy a house for like $300. You can buy a whole opossum to eat for $2.50.

[michigancat]

how did berkeley, california make that list LMAO

[michigancat]

that said, this seems like a great list and methodology. I have no qualms with how they arrived at their rankings.

[catastrophe]

I'm tempted to crap on this list but I have no idea what their methodology is. Manhattan has a sales tax of roughly 82% and she's is significantly cheaper than Iowa City when it comes to food, rent, and gas. Also Jackson, Mississippi, I feel like the dollar down there has twice the buying power down there than everywhere else, like you can buy a house for like $300. You can buy a whole opossum to eat for $2.50.

Yeah I have a hard time imagining anywhere in Mississippi is more expensive than any other state.

[catastrophe]

how did berkeley, california make that list LMAO

And above Waco, no less.

[catastrophe]

how did berkeley, california make that list LMAO

And above Waco, no less.

Oh you’re going to Baylor? Good for you. My parents aren’t going to pay for anything so I can only afford Berkeley.

[cfbandyman]

Heavy in the TS part of TSC

[Dugout DickStone]

What town is Wake Forest in?

[michigancat]

What town is Wake Forest in?

Winston-Salem

[nicname]

Surprised (not!) that Ames, IA didn’t make the cut.

[schreds21]

Flood Insurance disqualifies them immediately

[MakeItRain]

Surprised (not!) that Ames, IA didn’t make the cut.

Yeah, Ames was autocorrected in my post to she's. COL in Ames isn't particularly cheap, but it's a lot cheaper than Iowa City.