| 14 July 2009
Forbes recently named the top 10 college towns in America and Columbia, Mo. came in at No. 8. The criteria used to determine the tops schools was the school's finish in the Director's Cup (for ADs), strength of the football and basketball programs, access to the non-revenue sports as well as the quality of life in each town.
Here's the description of CoMo:
8. Columbia, Mo.University of Missouri
Columbia may not be on coastal people's radars when it comes to describing a great college town, but it should be. The city of 100,000, surrounded by beautiful Missouri countryside and state parks, has incredibly affordable living costs for the high quality of life. Home prices for a four-bedroom, 2,200-square-foot home are $217,500, which, when combined with $40,178 median salaries, makes this town the ninth most affordable housing market on our list. School quality and crime rate placed 12th overall.
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