Starkville rated as one of the best college towns

STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – When choosing the college that works for you, the town it’s based in is usually a big part.

From a big city to a small town finding the right fit is key.

And finding that fit just became a lot easier thanks to a survey naming the best college towns in the nation.

Wallet Hub released a study on college town and cities. Here’s another reason for bulldogs to cheer. Not only did Starkville place 25th out of 415 other college cities, the maroon and white city placed in the top ten for small college towns.

“I think it’s very exciting. I had no idea until today that that was the case until today. It talks about us being an economical place to go to college as well as having lots of things for people to do you know we fall in that category that gives college students a well rounded Academic and economically feasible the place to be it’s,” said Mayor Lynn Spruill.

The study looks at things from wallet friendliness to academic and economic opportunities.

“MSU is a major player in our community it matters with the students having a place to be and being a part of our community. Dr. Keenum and I have worked very diligently to try and make sure that the students feel like this is home. That’s the reason why we’ve done the Bulldog Bash downtown to just in a get on a general level and welcome them as best we can at any opportunity,” said Mayor Spruill.

One of the things featured on the study was food. Specifically burgers and pizza.

“A lot of what we do is centered around food Starkville in the past has had more restaurants per capita than any city in the state of Mississippi, and we really feature ourselves in that light because we are a destination for culinary experience,” said Jennifer Prather. 

Southern comfort food at its finest. But Jennifer Prather, the interim director of the Greater Starkville Development Partnership, says Starkville still has room to grow.

“I think the growth that we’re seeing around the area really speaks to us being right on the cusp of growth, and of a big boom where people are wanting to not only go to school here but also relocate their families here or retire here, and I just think that speaks volumes to us being a very authentic community where everybody can find something that suits them,” said Prather. 

The only other SEC college towns to break the top 25 are Texas A&M’s College Station and University of Florida’s Gainsville.

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