{"id":86416,"date":"2026-07-15T06:25:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T13:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/?p=86416"},"modified":"2026-07-14T13:50:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T20:50:48","slug":"college-town-housing-data-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/college-town-housing-data-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Affordable, Inland College Towns Buck National Trends, Seeing Double-Digit Home Price Growth and Fast Sales"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Morgantown, WV, Syracuse, NY and Tuscaloosa, AL, lead U.S. college towns in home-price growth, all posting double-digit year-over-year climbs.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most expensive college towns\u2014Santa Barbara, CA, Boca Raton, FL and Flagstaff, AZ\u2014are seeing home prices fall.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The least expensive college towns\u2014Dayton, OH, Syracuse, NY and Mount Pleasant, MI\u2014 all have a median home sale price of under $185,000, less than the national median of $398,771.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The college towns where homes sell the fastest are State College, PA, where the typical home goes under contract in 5 days, followed by Manhattan, KS and Columbia, MO, which both typically see homes find a buyer in 14 days.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most competitive college towns for homebuyers are East Lansing, MI, Manchester, NH and Syracuse, NY, where more than half of homes sell for more than their asking price.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Home prices are rising by double digits in a handful of affordable, inland cities anchored by large universities, led by Morgantown, WV, Syracuse, NY and Tuscaloosa, AL. Home prices in those college towns are rising more than five times faster than the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/rising-rates-stall-housing-market-momentum\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2% growth home prices saw nationwide in May<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is from a Redfin analysis of MLS data from the three months ending in May 2026 for college towns in the U.S. To be considered a college town, a city\u2019s population must be at least 10% students at a four-year, accredited university, <\/span><b>and<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it must be at least 30 miles away from a metro area with a population of more than 1 million people. We identified 240 college towns; the top 50 by student population with at least 50 home sales in the three months ending May 2026 are included in this ranking.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">State College, PA, is home to Pennsylvania State University and a hot housing market, with the typical home going under contract in just five days, compared with 49 days nationwide for homes that sold in May. Home prices are quickly becoming less affordable there too, up 10.6% year over year to a median $459,050. It\u2019s worth noting that this area only recorded 54 home sales during the period of analysis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMany of the college towns with home prices rising the fastest are also among the most affordable places to buy a home right now. That combination is attracting buyers who have been priced out of larger metros, while universities continue to provide a reliable foundation of demand,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redfin.com\/news\/author\/yingqi-xuredfin-com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yingqi Xu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Redfin Senior Economist, said. \u201cMeanwhile, many of the most expensive college towns are experiencing price declines as high mortgage rates and elevated home prices make buyers there more cautious.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most expensive college towns are seeing significant declines in home prices. In Santa Barbara, CA, the median home sale price fell 9.4% to $1.9 million. In Boca Raton, FL, prices are down 5.7% to a median $820,000, and they fell 3% to a median $710,000 in Flagstaff, AZ.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\"><b>The 10 Most Expensive College Towns, By Median Home-Sale Price (2026)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Rank<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Town<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Notable college<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Median home sale price<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Median home sale price, YoY growth<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1.<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Santa Barbara, CA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">University of California, Santa Barbara<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$1,902,500<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-9.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2.<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boca Raton, FL<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Florida Atlantic University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$820,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-5.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3.<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flagstaff, AZ<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Northern Arizona University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$710,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-3.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4.<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Corvallis, OR<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oregon State University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$595,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5.<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Orem, UT<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Utah Valley University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$530,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6.<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eugene, OR<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">University of Oregon<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$499,900<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7.<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ann Arbor, MI<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">University of Michigan<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$487,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8.<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provo, UT<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brigham Young University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$484,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-1.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9.<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">State College, PA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pennsylvania State University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$459,050<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10.<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blacksburg, VA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Virginia Tech University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$445,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-3.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h3><b>For The Least Costly College Town Housing, Look to the Midwest and South<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are three major college towns where the median home sale price is under $200,000&#8211;two of which are in the Midwest and the other on the East Coast.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dayton, OH, home to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wright State University and the University of Dayton, is the least expensive college town<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the country, with a median home sale price of just $139,000.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next comes Syracuse, NY, home to Syracuse University and over 20,000 students, with a median sale price of\u00a0 $180,000. Ranking third is Mount Pleasant, MI, home to Central Michigan University, where the median sale price is $184,000.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many of the nation&#8217;s least expensive college towns are located in the Midwest and South, where homebuilding costs are generally lower and land is more abundant than in high-cost coastal markets. Lower home prices may make these college towns especially attractive to first-time buyers, university employees, and investors seeking lower-cost rental markets.<\/span><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"5\"><b>The 10 Least Expensive College Towns, By Median Home-Sale Price (2026)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Rank<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Town<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Notable college<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Median home sale price<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Median home sale price, YoY growth<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1.<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dayton, OH<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">University of Dayton<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$139,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-0.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2.<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Syracuse, NY<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Syracuse University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$180,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3.<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mount Pleasant, MI<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Central Michigan University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$184,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-11.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4.<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Springfield, MO<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Missouri State University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$210,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5.<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Urbana, IL<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$230,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6.<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lubbock, TX<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Texas Tech University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$239,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7.<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baton Rouge, LA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Louisiana State University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$245,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8.<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stillwater, OK<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oklahoma State University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$249,500<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-9.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9.<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lynchburg, VA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Liberty University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$258,900<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-3.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10.<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Greenville, NC<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">East Carolina University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$270,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>College Town Highlights<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among the 50 largest U.S. college towns, by student population<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Where home prices are rising the fastest\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(median sale price, YoY change)<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Morgantown, WV (West Virginia University): 12.9%\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Syracuse, NY (Syracuse University): 12.5%\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tuscaloosa, AL (University of Alabama): 10.6%<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Where homes are selling fastest <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(median days on market)<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">State College, PA (Pennsylvania State University): 5 days\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manhattan, KS (Kansas State University): 14 days<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ames, IA (Iowa State University): 17 days<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><b>Most competitive for homebuyers <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(share of homes sold above asking price)<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">East Lansing, MI (Michigan State University): 56.6%<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manchester, NH (Southern New Hampshire University): 56.3%<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Syracuse, NY (Syracuse University): 55.3%<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>College town<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Notable college<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Median Sale Price (2026)<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Median sale price (YoY)<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Home sales (YoY)<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Inventory (YoY)<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>New listings (YoY)<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Median days on market (2026)<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Shares sold above listing price (2026)<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ames, IA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Iowa State University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$321,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-1.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-8.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">17<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">18.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ann Arbor, MI<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">University of Michigan<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$487,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">35<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">40.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Auburn, AL<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Auburn University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$419,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-1.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">33<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baton Rouge, LA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Louisiana State University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$245,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-7.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-10.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-7.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">40<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blacksburg, VA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Virginia Tech<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$445,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-3.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-6.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">22.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-7.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">19<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bloomington, IN<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indiana University Bloomington<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$339,950<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">54<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Boca Raton, FL<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Florida Atlantic University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$820,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-5.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-10.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">79<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Champaign, IL<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$234,500<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-2.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">38.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">18.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">45<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">31.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">College Station, TX<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Texas A&amp;M University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$339,900<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-2.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">38<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Columbia, MO<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">University of Missouri<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$348,500<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-34.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Columbia, SC<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">University of South Carolina<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$275,900<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-1.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">41<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">21.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Corvallis, OR<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oregon State University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$595,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-1.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">24.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">42<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">32.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dayton, OH<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">University of Dayton<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$139,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-0.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-4.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">48<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">26.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daytona Beach, FL<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$314,950<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-1.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-15.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-8.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">74<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Denton, TX<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">University of North Texas<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$380,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-3.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-8.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-3.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">55<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">East Lansing, MI<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michigan State University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$345,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-3.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-4.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">28<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">56.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Edinburg, TX<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">University of Texas Rio Grande Valley<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$279,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-4.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">94<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">17.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eugene, OR<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">University of Oregon<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$499,900<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-10.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-7.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">21<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">28.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fayetteville, AR<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">University of Arkansas<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$386,313<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-10.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">31.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">27<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flagstaff, AZ<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Northern Arizona University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$710,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-3.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-10.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-9.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">31<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">18.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fort Myers, FL<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Florida Gulf Coast University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$342,500<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-3.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-24.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-11.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">75<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gainesville, FL<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">University of Florida<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$280,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-1.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-6.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-3.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">34<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Greensboro, NC<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">University of North Carolina at Greensboro<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$287,750<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-5.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">24.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">45<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Greenville, NC<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">East Carolina University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$270,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-11.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">16.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">46<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">18.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Iowa City, IA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">University of Iowa<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$325,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-2.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-38.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-21.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">31<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">23.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Knoxville, TN<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">University of Tennessee<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$315,550<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-1.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-2.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">52<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">18.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lake Worth, FL<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Palm Beach State College<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$405,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-6.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-17.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-5.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">77<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lawrence, KS<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">University of Kansas<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$307,750<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-3.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-10.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">34<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">31.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Logan, UT<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Utah State University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$425,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">41<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">27.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lubbock, TX<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Texas Tech University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$239,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-17.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-13.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">61<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lynchburg, VA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Liberty University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$258,900<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-3.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-9.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-4.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">24<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">27.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Madison, WI<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">University of Wisconsin-Madison<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$440,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-6.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">19.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">41<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">47.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manchester, NH<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Southern New Hampshire University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$441,500<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-3.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">27<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">56.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manhattan, KS<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kansas State University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$299,950<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-2.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.8%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Morgantown, WV<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">West Virginia University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$275,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-1.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">57<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mount Pleasant, MI<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Central Michigan University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$184,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-11.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3.6%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-16.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">45<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">19.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Haven, CT<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yale University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$385,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-9.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-5.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">49<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">55.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Orem, UT<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Utah Valley University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$530,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-12.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15.4%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-2.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">36<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provo, UT<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brigham Young University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$484,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-1.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-5.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13.2%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0.0%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">41<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">17.9%<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pullman, WA<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Washington State University<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$430,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-5.5%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20.3%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-22.1%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2.7%<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span 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