| Kiplingers Magazine recently published a list of U.S. | | | | Austin |
| cities where one can find still find affordable rents, | | | | The capital of Texas, Austin is the state's |
| but that are not boring to live in. | | | | fourth-largest city and the 16th largest in the |
| While many young college graduates aim to launch | | | | United States. The city was ranked as the #2 |
| their careers in huge metropolitan areas like | | | | Best Big City in "Best Places to Live" according to |
| Washington, DC or Los Angeles, many may find | | | | Money magazine in 2006. Thousands of graduates |
| satisfaction (and save a lot of money) by looking | | | | each year from the computer and science |
| beyond the better-known population centers. The | | | | programs at The University of Texas at Austin |
| five locales listed below all have a growing | | | | provide a steady source of young, talented, and |
| "under-30" population and solid job markets: | | | | driven employees that help to fuel the city's |
| Athens | | | | technology and defense industries. |
| The Univ. of Georgia is centered in this college | | | | Where: South Austin, Downtown Cost: 500-800 |
| town and is responsible for its original founding and | | | | dollars per month for a one-bedroom unit, |
| its subsequent growth. The city offers free | | | | 700-1,200 dollars for a 2-bedroom |
| wireless 'net access downtown, and the university | | | | Denver |
| and two regional hospitals help keep the city's | | | | The Denver Metropolitan Area has more federal |
| unemployment rate impressively low. | | | | workers than any other metropolitan area except |
| Where: Downtown, West side, Five Points Cost: | | | | for Washington, D.C. Among Denver's attractions |
| 650-750 dollars per month for a one-bedroom | | | | are a good light-rail system and a top-20 ranking |
| apartment, or 750-850 dollars for a 2-bedroom | | | | for free wireless hot spots. |
| unit | | | | Where: Lower Downtown (LoDo), Highland, West |
| Atlanta | | | | Highland Cost: 700-800 dollars per month for a |
| Atlanta is the state hub and Georgia's most | | | | one-bedroom apartment, 900-1,200 dollars for a |
| densely populated city, as well as being the center | | | | 2-bedroom |
| of the ninth most populous metropolitan area in | | | | Minneapolis |
| the United States. It ranks fourth among U.S. | | | | The most populous city in Minnesota, Minneapolis is |
| cities for wireless hot spots, and ranks third in the | | | | adjacent to Saint Paul, the state's capital. |
| number of Fortune 500 companies located in its | | | | Availability of wireless hot spots, ease of |
| metropolitan area, behind New York City and | | | | transportation, medical trials, expenditures on |
| Houston. | | | | university research, advanced degrees held by |
| Where: Midtown, Virginia Highlands, East Atlanta | | | | the work force, and energy conservation are so |
| Cost: 600-900 dollars per month for a | | | | far above the national average that in 2005, |
| one-bedroom apartment, 800-1,350 dollars for a | | | | Popular Science magazine named Minneapolis the |
| 2-bedroom | | | | "Top Tech City" in U.S.A. |