Lynchburg named a top 25 college town

The campus of Liberty University is an ever-changing and lively environment with beautiful sights and plenty to do, but all it takes is a short drive off campus around Lynchburg to see why Travel & Leisure recently ranked the Central Virginia gem among its Top 25 College Towns and Cities.

Lynchburg was named alongside the likes of Ann Arbor (University of Michigan), Athens (University of Georgia), Eugene (University of Oregon), and Chapel Hill (University of North Carolina) and others as college communities with charm.

The site said Liberty contributes to nearly a quarter of the city’s population and called Lynchburg “an easy spot to make friends” and “a rather happy place,” citing the city’s No. 6 ranking on Gallup-Sharecare’s list of Highest Well-Being Communities in 2018.

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