I grew up in a college town (3 small colleges, in an area with 40k people) and now live in a university town (30k people, state university). You get the benefi

I grew up in a college town (3 small colleges, in an area with 40k people) and now live in a university town (30k people, state university). You get the benefits of rural life, but your neighbors are more likely to be open minded and progressive, and you tend to get more culture, better schools and the restaurants are generally better.