bluestork // ShutterstockThe 10 most (and least) expensive college towns in the USAs students head back to campus this fall, many are returning to college towns where the cost of living has climbed to staggering heights. To highlight where costs are highest and lowest, Redfin Real Estate found the most and least expensive college towns in the U.S., ranked by their median sale price. The most expensive college towns in the U.S.Redfin Real EstateSanta Barbara tops the list as the most expensive college town in the country — by a wide margin. The remaining expensive college towns are spread across the country and generally in appealing or iconic locales, like the fertile Palouse region of Washington or the mountain country in northern Arizona. The least expensive college towns in the U.S.Redfin Real EstateDayton is the least expensive college town in the U.S., with a median sale price less than a third of the national average.