Tempe, AZ, United States

Tempe may boast an impressive university, but it's a desert town with a heavy bureaucratic footprint. With over 55,000 students packed into the Tempe campus, the city can feel claustrophobic, and the Arizona sun will bake you year-round. While the university generates over 24 megawatts of solar power, the brutal climate is a persistent headache. This is a place for die-hard Sun Devils only - everyone else may want to look elsewhere.