Haspula Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 If you had to live in any of the big 10 school's city which ones would be the best for you (based on anything that makes a city good, size, skyline view, population, attractions, employment, cost of living etc...). Put them in ranking. List:- Champaign, IL - Bloomington, IN - Iowa City, IA - Ann Arbor, MI - East Lansing, MI - Minneapolis, MN - Lincoln, NE - Evanston, IL - Columbus, OH - State College, PN - West Lafayette, IN - Madison, WI Minneapolis Columbus Lincoln Madison Ann Arbor Champaign Iowa City East Lansing State College Bloomington Evanston West Lafayette Quote Link to comment
UGAHusker Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 1. N/A 2. N/A 3. N/A 4. N/A 5. N/A 6. N/A 7. N/A 8. N/A 9. N/A 10. N/A 11. N/A 12. N/A Quote Link to comment
CO_hawk Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 1. Evanston 2. Ann Arbor 3. Minneapolis 4. Madison 5. Iowa City 6. Champaign 7. East Lansing 8. St. College 9. Columbus 10. Lincoln 11. Bloomington 12. West Lafayette Quote Link to comment
huskerSoldier321 Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 I'm not trying to sound bias but Lincoln ranks high on top places to live in (Men's health) magazine. A lot higher then any of those other big 10 cites. They give it an overall ranking as a B+. So Lincoln has to be number 1 on the list. They rank it on Jobs, schools, health care, etc. Quote Link to comment
huskerSoldier321 Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 I'm not trying to sound bias but Lincoln ranks high on top places to live in (Men's health) magazine. A lot higher then any of those other big 10 cites. They give it an overall ranking as a B+. So Lincoln has to be number 1 on the list. They rank it on Jobs, schools, health care, etc. Actually I take that back Madison, WI is ranked number 1. So Lincoln number 2 Quote Link to comment
Enhance Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 I've never been to most of those cities so I can't give an honest opinion. I will say, however, that Lincoln really isn't an attractive city at least not in my opinion. I just can't get over how congested the downtown area is. It's tough going from a city that has an interstate to EVERYWHERE to a city that doesn't have an interstate. 2 Quote Link to comment
bigg10 Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 I would rank Ne right up there. Mn just plain sucks no matter what they do, Oh sucks, WI, I could do, seriously if you get the chance go to that game, do it, dont hold the fans aginst the big ten, but you will have a wonderful trip. Back to the story, (NW) Ia sucks (southern mabey not so bad), Ill there is parts and would be my second choice for an away trip. Never been to Penn, and MI I have never been to but have a reliable source that says it sucks. Quote Link to comment
typ3kal Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 As an alumni of UNL and a current student of Iowa can I say that there is no way Iowa City should be higher than Lincoln on any ranking of these. Iowa City is ok as a college town at best. Lincoln offers the best of the city and college town. Iowa City is severely limited in shopping, restaurants, housing, and anything to do that isn't university related 12 months of the year. Lincoln offers you concerts, decent shopping and eating, reasonable housing, and Omaha is a stone's throw away. My ranking would be: 1. Columbus 2. Madison 3. Minneapolis (campus sucks but the city offers a lot) 4. Lincoln 5. Evanston 6. Ann Arbor 7. Champaign 8. Iowa City 9. Bloomington 10. East Lansing 11. State College 12. West Lafayette Quote Link to comment
OH HSKR FAN Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 Columbus population is about 2 Omaha's. Quote Link to comment
Scarlet Overkill Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 Although a bit desolate, the area surrounding Penn State offers some really gorgeous scenery. I'll probably take a drive out that way again at the end of October to see the splashes of colors. Quote Link to comment
typ3kal Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 Although a bit desolate, the area surrounding Penn State offers some really gorgeous scenery. I'll probably take a drive out that way again at the end of October to see the splashes of colors. That area of the country is absolutely beautiful, but so is the grand canyon. I would never want to go to Grand Canyon community college. Hence, I ranked college station pretty low on my list. 1 Quote Link to comment
Hujan Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 As somewhat of an outsider (i.e., someone who was born and raised in California, went to school in Texas, then went to school in Nebraska, and currently lives in California): 1) Minneapolis 2) Madison 3) State College . . . 4) Lincoln . . . . . . 5) Columbus 6) Ann Arbor . . . . . . . . . 7) West Lafayette 8) Iowa City 9) Evanston 10) Champaign 11) Bloomington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12) East Lansing Quote Link to comment
irieboy8 Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 dude even though i love nebraska more than my left nut i dont know if i could even consider living in any big 10 area... i need ocean and a beach just the way i was raised... that being said i would pick lincoln during the season if i had to and then maybe evanstown as it looks like its close to the great lake.... but since i know nothing of these areas i pick a place kinda small not a lot of people...with lots of lakes and steams for fishing and maybe a couple small hills i could climb to snowboard on... oh have a school district that has water polo being played as a sport Quote Link to comment
LNCBorn Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 Minneapolis might be a place to visit for a week. I don't think the B1G area is an option to live for me but I think for getting an education or to play football its one of elite areas to reside. GBR Quote Link to comment
fro daddy Posted May 11, 2011 Share Posted May 11, 2011 I'm a little confused looking at some peoples lists, how can you rank Lincoln highly and a big plus is its proximity to Omaha, then nearly all of you have Evanston ranked near the bottom. Evenston is a nice town and its minutes from Chicago. If the city and having options is important to you, then Evenston smashes Lincoln. But I guess thats just my opinion. I have visited that area a number of times and live here. Anyway, here is my list as an outsider who has visited a number of these places and has no attachment to any #1-Evanston, IL #2- Minneapolis, MN #3-Columbus, OH #4-Madison, WI #5-Ann Arbor, MI #6-Lincoln, NE #7-Champaign, IL #8-State College, PN #9-Iowa City, IA #10-Bloomington, IN #11-East Lansing, MI #12-West Lafayette, IN - - - - - - - - Quote Link to comment
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