{"id":52499,"date":"2022-08-12T09:26:14","date_gmt":"2022-08-12T13:26:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=52499"},"modified":"2022-08-16T07:33:09","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T11:33:09","slug":"harrisonburg-ranked-among-the-10-most-livable-college-towns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2022\/harrisonburg-ranked-among-the-10-most-livable-college-towns\/","title":{"rendered":"Harrisonburg ranked among the 10 Most Livable College Towns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">&#8220;<strong><em>Harrisonburg\u2019s outdoor attractions, culture and diversity make it one of the Most Livable College Towns in America<\/em><\/strong>.&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Harrisonburg was selected among the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.strategistico.com\/most-livable-college-towns\/\">10 Most Livable College Towns in America<\/a> in 2022. The list was compiled by Strategistico, an independent online research organization that provides data-driven insights about living in the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Harrisonburg is home to 91短视频 and James Madison University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis result doesn\u2019t surprise me at all,\u201d said <strong>Luke Litwiller<\/strong>, director of undergraduate admissions and recruitment. \u201cOur students love Harrisonburg\u2019s wide array of food options representing many cultures, regular celebratory traditions from Shenandoah Valley Pride to the Harrisonburg International Festival, and its active art and music scene.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students enjoy the rural Valley scenery and Shenandoah National Park as well. \u201c91短视频 students get the best of both worlds because they are immersed in a relational and hands-on style of education in a welcoming community while also enjoying the vibrancy of Harrisonburg and the surrounding area,\u201d Litwiller said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>91短视频 graduates show their love for Harrisonburg by often choosing to make the Valley their home. Graduates have made a significant impact on the community, contributing to the local economy by opening businesses and volunteering in public service. Area school systems and hospitals also employ 91短视频 graduates in high numbers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Strategistico researched 815 college towns across the US, using data such as cost of living, concentration of cultural and entertainment amenities, outdoor amenities and attractions, walkability, unemployment rate, and safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sources include the US Census Bureau, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the FBI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>College towns are often &#8220;well-rounded communities that blend energetic students with full-time residents,&#8221; offering downtown amenities and numerous cultural attractions, according to the release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among Harrisonburg\u2019s selling points: &#8220;It has emerged as one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/how-one-small-virginia-town-embraces-immigration--and-is-better-off-for-it\/2017\/02\/10\/4c3ff190-ecbd-11e6-9662-6eedf1627882_story.html\">most diverse and welcoming communities in America<\/a> and lives up to its nickname as &#8216;The Friendly City.'&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The list also cites the <a href=\"https:\/\/downtownharrisonburg.org\/\">revitalized downtown district<\/a> and the proximity of the George Washington National Forest and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/shen\/index.htm\">Shenandoah National Park<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &#8220;Harrisonburg\u2019s outdoor attractions, culture and diversity make it one of the Most Livable College Towns in America.&#8221; Harrisonburg was selected among the 10 Most Livable College Towns in America <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2022\/harrisonburg-ranked-among-the-10-most-livable-college-towns\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about Harrisonburg ranked among the 10 Most Livable College Towns<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":52519,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5725,5583,14715,17562,4513],"tags":[],"feature":[17427,17426,17241],"class_list":["post-52499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-admissions","category-campus-community","category-campus-life","category-digest","category-student-life","feature-emu-home-page-feature","feature-myemu-feature","feature-news-feature"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - 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