<p>I’m surprised no one has said anything about Amherst, MA. There’s a great downtown, lots of things to do on campus, and four other colleges around if you get bored of your own. It also fits the description of a real college town- the whole town is comprised of college-related things, as well as the restaurants and entertainment to go with it. Boston is not a college town. It’s got great colleges and great things to do, and college in Boston is a lot of fun, but there’s too much more in Boston than just college life for it to really be a college town. I’m not going to argue that it’s the best, because I don’t even go to college there, but it’s notorious for being the quintessential college town where I live.</p>