Discover our top picks for sunny, sandy living.
Top Stories
- New Urban Communities: Definitions and Top Picks
- New College Grads: Finding Your Best City
- Portland, Ore. Blazing New Trails to Be Bike-Friendly
- Best Towns for Singles
- The Outdoors in Oregon: a Breakdown of the Best
- Seven Small Towns that Make a Big Impact
- Great Mountain Living, from the Popular to the Undiscovered
- 100 Best Retirement Towns for 2016
- 10 Great Boating Towns
- More News stories >>
Recent Community Videos
| Click on the video (twice) to see the user-submitted videos. More ... |
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City is a very popular college town near the Wasatch Mountains of Utah and the Great Salt Lake. The population was 182,000 in 2008, with more than 1 million people in the Metro. Salt Lake is home to the main religious institutions of the Mormon faith, in addition to one university (Univers.......more>>
Roanoke
Roanoke is a college city of just under 100,000 in southwestern Virginia, with a community college within its borders and a handful of institutions in neighboring areas, including Hollins University. It is the cultural hub of that part of the state, as well as for southern West Virginia. Although th.......more>>
Canadian Lakes
.......more>>
Olympia
Olympia is a relaxed college town of 45,000 people in southern Washington. There are 3 community colleges, led by Evergreen State College which creates a youthful presence here. Outside Magazine named Olympia as one of the best college towns in America. The city, the capital of Washington, .......more>>