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LEXINGTON, KY

LEXINGTON, KY

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY

A NEW SPECIES OF CITY

These cities have outgrown their college-town status and created dynamic economies around the major research universities in the urban core.
LEXINGTON FACT #1

These cities have outgrown their college-town status and created dynamic economies around the major research universities in the urban core.

LEXINGTON FACT #2

These cities have outgrown their college-town status and created dynamic economies around the major research universities in the urban core.

LEXINGTON FACT #3

These cities have outgrown their college-town status and created dynamic economies around the major research universities in the urban core.

University Cities are also

Entrepreneurial…

Business starts per 100,000

226

UCs are 12% above the national average

Have low violent crime…

Violent crimes per 100k

263

UCs are 28% below the national average

And have a low cost of living.

Fair market rent for a 2 bedroom apartment

803

UCs are 15% below the national average.

And have a low cost of living.

Fair market rent for a 2 bedroom apartment

803

UCs are 15% below the national average.

What Is A University City

These cities have outgrown their college-town status and created dynamic economies around the major research universities in the urban core.

LEXINGTON, KY

LEXINGTON, KY

ANN ARBOR, MI

ANN ARBOR, MI

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

DURHAM, NC

DURHAM, NC

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA

FORT COLLINS, CO

FORT COLLINS, CO

COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY

LINCOLN, NE

LINCOLN, NE

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA