ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. --- Sunset.com's Stephanie Grenada has ranked the best college towns in the West, and Albuquerque, N.M. scored the top spot in the rankings, coming in ahead of several other Mountain West cities in the process.
Said Sunset.com's Grenada of the basis for the rankings, "These college towns get straight A's for top-notch education and lifestyle beyond campus–places with a covetable food scene, plenty of outdoor offerings, solid real estate value, and above all, great-neighbor potential." Certainly Albuquerque, with it's diverse culture and incredible food scene gets it on the list, but it's a list for the best college towns, and that means UNM is front and center.