What's the Worst College Town in America?

[Admiral Yi]

I've been to a fair number of college towns, and as a rule they're generally pleasant places.

Have you been to any that sucked?

[Ed Anger]

Athens ohio
Yellow Springs Ohio

[Ideologue]

All of them.  I hate college kids.  Hell, I hated college kids when I was a college kid.

[Berkut]

Tempe

[PDH]

I would say Fort Collins, Colorado (home of the vile Colorado State)...but they make darn good beer there.

[Darth Wagtaros]

Berkley. Because they manage to be especially self-righteous and obnoxious.

[MadImmortalMan]

Berkeley itself isn't horrible but if you walk a mile in any direction from the campus you find yourself in Mordor.

[Berkut]

I would say Fort Collins, Colorado (home of the vile Colorado State)...but they make darn good beer there.

Really?

I lived in Ft. Collins for a year, and I thought it was one of the nicest places I've ever lived...and I've lived a lot of places.

Great size, just big enough for a major university, regional hospital, decent sized mall, but not really a metro area. And Denver is close enough to get to easily but far enough away that Ft. Collins isn't really part of it in any way.

And of course the Front Range is just plain gorgeous.

I freaking LOVED Ft. Collins...

[CountDeMoney]

Princess Anne, Maryland.  Home of the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore.

3,922 minority students at a historical black land grant university nestled in a historical Klan town with population of 3,300.   And with absolutely nothing to do at all.

[Valmy]

Lubbock, College Station, and Norman are all horrible in their own special ways.

[CountDeMoney]

Lubbock, College Station, and Norman are all horrible in their own special ways.

In 1983, my Dad interviewed for chief of police of Lubbock.  To this day, I still thank the stars at night that shine so bright for dodging that fucking bullet.

[MadImmortalMan]

New Haven is pretty terrible too.

[garbon]

New Haven is pretty terrible too.

Oh god yes.

In the exact opposite sort of sucking - Palo Alto is terrible as a college town. While I guess 5 persian rug stores are great for the well-to-do there isn't much that jives with a college budget. Next door Mountain View was lovely as a cheap regular suburb, but unfortunately not easily accessible for a night on the town.

[derspiess]

Charleston, IL (Eastern Illinois) was pretty lame. As was Greenville, NC (East Carolina).

My old hometown of Huntington, WV isn't looking so hot these days, but it was decent enough for night spots and whatnot when I was there.

[PDH]

Really?

(home of the vile Colorado State)