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> as rent prices near school nearly doubled overnight.

Wait is that really what happened? I anticipated that rent prices would drop because most students would just go home and there wouldn't be a market for people wanting to live in the college part of town.

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I know a number of students attending virtually in the fall who are renting near campus with their friends.

But isn't that worsening the problem? Going to a college town with friends is a recipe for community spread

Worse compared to what? Compared to living together and attending class in person it's an improvement.

The kids likely don’t care. Their age group is largely unharmed by coronavirus, so the option to be near their friends, partying, and not living at home is probably pretty appealing.

I imagine some ended up dropping down, I'd have to ask her

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