Also at 100k people it isn't exactly "small town America" as the article claims. I started to wonder about the actual size when he mentioned "reasonably exten

Also at 100k people it isn't exactly "small town America" as the article claims. I started to wonder about the actual size when he mentioned "reasonably extensive" bus service and then four colleges. And maybe my estimation is skewed from having grown up in the suburbs instead of Chicago itself, but I would expect living in an actual small town to be a lot cheaper than just 30% under.