Does Georgia have the best college towns? A recent report from RentCafe has zero in the Peach State ranked on this ‘Best College Towns‘ list.
The ranking also released the best college towns in the U.S. by region. Not even schools like University of Georgia made the list of the best in the South.
This report analyzed data in categories, including:
Tuition and fees (12% weight)
The percentage of students receiving grants or scholarships (7% weight)
The cost of living at the metro or county level (12% weight)*
10 best college towns in the South for 2025
25 best college towns in the U.S. for 2025
Bozeman, MT: Montana State University
Pullman, WA: Washington State University
Gainesville, FL: University of Florida
Boone, NC: Appalachian State University
Clemson, SC: Clemson University
East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University
Moscow, ID: University of Idaho
Provo, UT: Brigham Young University
Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Stanford, CA: Stanford University
Bloomington, IN: Indiana University-Bloomington
Athens, OH: Ohio University-Main Campus
Ellensburg, WA: Central Washington University
San Luis Obispo, CA: California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
College Station, TX: Texas A & M University-College Station
Laramie, WY: University of Wyoming
Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Manhattan, KS: Kansas State University
West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University-Main Campus
Platteville, WI: University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University
Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Arcata, CA: California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt
Oxford, OH: Miami University-Oxford
Bellingham, WA: Western Washington University
Vanessa Countryman is the Trending Topics Reporter for the Deep South Connect Team Georgia. Email her at Vcountryman@gannett.com.
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