Football, College Towns, Affordable Homes... Oh, My!

Texas Triangle top-ranked in college football and affordable homes

Real estate agency Coldwell Banker has cleverly ranked college towns based not only on average home price for a 2,200 square foot home but also in terms of BCS standings. Texas performs well along both axes.

Fort Worth and Houston are highlighted as having football-teams-to-watch this year, currently ranked in the BCS top 25 standings, and also being front-runners for home buyers:

• Fort Worth, Texas (Texas Christian University), $153,450
• Houston, Texas (University of Houston), $159,847
• Cincinnati, Ohio (University of Cincinnati), $189,750
• Boise, Idaho (Boise State University), $215,432
• Iowa City, Iowa (University of Iowa), $217,500

The following Texas Triangle towns are ranked as being in the top 10 most affordable college markets:

-5th Fort Worth....Texas Christian University....$153,450
-7th Denton..........University of North Texas....$154,900
-8th Houson..........Rice & Univ. of Houston.....$159,847


A further 110 more college towns are ranked by Coldwell. Below are the other Lonestar college towns on the list. (Aggies will note they edged out UT by a mere $142):

-17th Lubbock.........Texas Tech University...$175,225
-38th Waco.............Baylor University.............$201,000
-52nd El Paso..........UT - El Paso.....................$218,000
-58th Coll. Station...Texas A&M.....................$226,500
-59th Austin...........UT - Austin.......................$226,642
-101st Dallas...........Southern Methodist..........$332,375







You can find the complete list here. .:.