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[QUOTE="upstater, post: 661979, member: 153"]
This stuff is no more than fun with stats. GDP growth when your #1 industry is insurance and finance during the biggest financial meltdown since the Great Depression? It's meaningless. I spent the weekend at my brother's $850k shack (1200 sq.feet) in Westport. Ludicrously overpriced. You won't find anything like that in Indiana.
 
I agree with everything people have said about Indiana as a school. It's well respected. Conn. has its benefits as well.
 
But, I'll say this: I've known people who have spoken with distaste for Indiana's flatness and cultural attitudes. So, it's not a gimme that Indy would be more attractive for faculty.
 
After leaving Westport this weekend, I drove through New Brunswick (to avoid ridiculous turnpike traffic) and saw the Amtrak station smack in the middle of downtown. Now that's a huge draw for faculty. While the town looked pretty rundown and desolate to me, I can imagine that Rutgers will never have trouble attracting top faculty, as New Brunswick must have reasonably priced residences and you're a quick train trip away from NYC. Indiana though has questionable appeal even though Bloomington is OK.
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