College towns in the Midwest are plentiful in the latest WSJ/Realtor.com Spring 2023 Emerging Housing Markets Index, with West Lafayette, Ind. (Purdue) taking the No. 1 spot for the second quarter in a row.

It rated is just ahead of Bloomington, Ill., in this go-round.

The index analyzes key housing market data, as well as economic vitality and lifestyle metrics, to surface emerging housing markets that offer a high quality of life and are expected to see future home price appreciation.

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