Ohio college towns ranked by cost, social scene, opportunities

Ohio is home to dozens of universities, but just 10 of the cities those schools call home were recently ranked in the nation’s top 415.

Personal finance website WalletHub ranked America’s college towns by three main factors including “wallet friendliness,” social environment and academic and economic opportunities.

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The highest ranking Dayton area college town was Oxford, which received the No. 29 overall ranking. The town is home to Miami University.

The next highest rated Ohio college city was Cincinnati, which came in at No. 50 overall, according to WalletHub. Columbus came in at No. 71 followed by Athens at No. 112 and Bowling Green at No. 267.

Dayton, which is home two universities, was ranked No. 345 by WalletHub. Akron was the lowest rated Ohio college town at No. 378.

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Ann Arbor, home to the University of Michigan, was ranked No. 1 while Orlando, Fla. came in at No. 2. Rexburg, Idaho took the third place spot, according to WalletHub. Below are the Ohio college towns that made the list:

29. Oxford: Miami University

50. Cincinnati: University of Cincinnati and Xavier University

71. Columbus: Ohio State University

112. Athens: Ohio University

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267. Bowling Green: Bowling Green State University

325. Kent: Kent State University

332. Cleveland: Cleveland State University and Case Western Reserve University

345. Dayton: University of Dayton and Wright State University

372. Toledo: University of Toledo

378. Akron: University of Akron

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