I understand completely. Though we liked the area and the school, my son also did not apply there. VCU as an OOS university was not likely to be a good financial option, not when there are educational+type equals in NC for much less money.
If you search runs out of other options, I agree with the suggestions to look deeper into ECU and UNCG. I know several students who have graduated from UNCG over the last decade and every one of them loved it. I visit Greensboro often enough to have seen a lot of it. There is a good vibe around UNCG.
My son and I have visited ECU a couple of times and he likes it a lot. The little downtown strip right off the corner of campus seems like what your daughter is looking for. Overall, I don’t think the city of Greenville is as nice as Greensboro, but it’s a nice enough city. If only ECU was half (or a third) the enrollment, it might be perfect. I wish ECU was the size (enrollment) of ASU.