(Stacker) - College towns: They’re places where residents can catch theatrical performances and concerts they won’t get in other small towns. They might also find cozy bookstores with big-name readings, coffee joints with all-night hours, and football games that turn autumn Saturdays into all-town parties.

That makes them popular spots to settle for folks of all ages and educational stripes.

But not all college towns are created equal; some are attracting more new residents than others.

These college boomtowns have high move interest and low unemployment, making them places that percolate with energy, not just in the form of dive bars and frat houses. As a result, they’re spaces where students who fall in love with their college lifestyle can stay put and trade their dorms for starter h

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