For many people, college is an important step to a future with financial stability. But getting a degree is expensive. Tuition costs in the U.S. are already high (especially when compared to other developed countries). Then, students have to figure out where to get the money necessary for housing, food, transportation and other costs-of-living expenses.
If your parents aren’t millionaires who can pay for you to live comfortably for four years, consider these 10 affordable college towns. They’ve been ranked by how inexpensive they are, of course, but also on how young their population is and whether they have interesting things to do year-round.
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