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Old 12-14-2007, 09:55 PM
 
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Lambertville & Frenchtown, NJ
Ithaca, NY
Greenwich Village/ the Upper East Side/Chelsea
Santa Fe, NM
Aspen & Boulder, CO
Great Barrington, MA
Mendocino, CA
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Old 12-14-2007, 10:20 PM
 
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I think Ithaca would be perfect. It's right at 100,000 but it feels so tiny.

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Old 12-18-2007, 08:20 PM
 
Location: Foot of the Rockies
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Boulder is about 100,000. There is a lot of intellectual snobbery there. I'm not really sure what anyone means about "vibrant intellectual amenities". Could someone explain that to me? Does that mean coffeehouses where people shoot the breeze trying to solve the world's problems or something else? I'm not sure what an intellectual amentiy is. Help me out.
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Old 12-18-2007, 08:44 PM
 
Location: moving again
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Frederick, MD no doubt! The pop is just reaching 60,000 and its an extrememly nice area with lots of culture, history, festivals, concerts, etc.!
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Old 12-18-2007, 08:59 PM
 
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Ithaca. It's right at 100,000 but it feels so tiny.

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While the Ithaca MSA is 100,000 - the City of Ithaca is only 30,000.

That could explain why it feels "tiny".
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Old 12-19-2007, 07:41 AM
 
Location: New York City
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White River Junction, VT border with Lebanon, NH.
White River Junction is a very unattractive town. Now Hanover on the other hand was lovely.
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Old 12-19-2007, 09:21 AM
 
Location: Whiteville Tennessee
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Bloomington Indiana or Jackson Tennessee
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Old 01-28-2010, 03:38 PM
 
Location: Philadelphia, PA (Wanting to move) --Burlington, VT, Asheville, NC, Boulder, CO?
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Default Burlington, Vermont
Burlington, VT hands down!

Other places I have heard of but not actually seen that fit the bill are Berkley, CA and Asheville, NC.
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Old 01-28-2010, 03:49 PM
 
Location: New Jersey
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Princeton, New Jersey
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Old 01-28-2010, 04:46 PM
 
Location: 30-40°N 90-100°W
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This is just going on lists and things.

A list of "coolest small towns."

America's coolest small towns - CNN.com

That link lists the following.

CAYUCOS, CALIFORNIA
LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA
BREAUX BRIDGE, LOUISIANA
TUBAC, ARIZONA
WALLACE, IDAHO
SAUGERTIES, NEW YORK
MOUNT VERNON, IOWA
JACKSONVILLE, OREGON
WHITEFISH, MONTANA

Ten College Towns for Grownups
That lists "college towns for grown-ups." Most of those are too big for what you mean, but Charlottesville, Virginia and Oxford, Mississippi look to be within range.

Another list of college towns, which I don't think I can link to, named some smaller ones like...

Bozeman, Montana
Durango, Colorado
Hanover, New Hampshire
Menomonie, Wisconsin
Oneonta, New York
Princeton, New Jersey

Those might be pricey.
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