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The 25 Most Affordable College Towns in 2018 – Helena, Montana is #1
College is an exciting time full of new faces, newfound freedom, and new expenses. While it’s important to find a campus that gels with your personality, it’s no secret a city’s living cost–and a school’s tuition–can end up making your decision for you.
Between rent, utilities, and groceries, a weekly $4.50 trip to Starbucks can push your monthly student budget over the limit. Lucky for you, we got our hands dirty and dug up the twenty-five most affordable college towns to help you vet your options.
Get ahead of your Top Ramen days and see which states you could afford to live in (and which would allow your budget the occasional caramel macchiato).
People drop money to see places as beautiful as Helena, Montana, but living there means you’d always be in between Yellowstone National Park and Glacier National Park at a fraction of the price it’d cost to live elsewhere.
Between a monthly cost of utilities as shockingly low as $64.54 and a ton of free outdoor activities to keep you busy, you won’t have to compromise between scenic views and a decent pad.
Also, a one-way train ticket in Helena is only $0.85, which is the cheapest of all the towns on our list.
Universities/colleges
Helena College University of Montana
In-state tuition: $17,152
Out-of-state tuition: $22,712
Carroll College
Tuition: $45,466
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