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CHICAGO (May 5, 2010) – This spring, college graduates around the country will collect their diplomas and officially enter a new chapter of their lives. Ready to conquer the real world, they are now faced with some life-changing decisions of where to settle down and find a job. To help ease this often overwhelming transition, Apartments.com and CareerRookie.com—CareerBuilder’s college job search site—have revealed their third annual “Top 10 Best Cities for Recent College Graduates” list.

“Many new grads are feeling the pressure of deciding where to live after college,” said Tammy Kotula, public relations and promotions manager, Apartments.com. “Finding an affordable apartment and a good job may determine where to live, but it’s also important to look at cities offering the culture and lifestyle these young adults enjoy. With so many factors to consider, we want to provide new grads with a reliable resource to help them make informed decisions about these important next steps.”

The third annual Apartments.com and CareerRookie.com “Top 10 Best Cities for Recent College Graduates” list helps to paint a realistic landscape of the job market and cost of living in the most popular cities for young adults. Armed with this knowledge from two leading online resources for apartments and jobs, soon-to-be-graduates will be poised to begin their new lives with confidence.

Top 10 Best Cities for Recent College Graduates	Average Rent for a One Bedroom Apartment
1.     Atlanta	$723
2.     Phoenix	$669
3.     Denver	$779
4.     Dallas	$740
5.     Boston	$1,275
6.     Philadelphia	$938
7.     New York	$1,366
8.     Cincinnati	$613
9.     Baltimore	$1,041
10.  Los Angeles	$1,319

The “Top 10 Best Cities for Recent College Graduates” list was based on the ranking of top U.S. cities with the highest concentration of young adults (age 20 to 24) from the U.S. Census Bureau (2006), inventory of jobs requiring less than one year of experience from CareerRookie.com (March, 2010) and the average cost of rent for a one bedroom apartment from Apartments.com (2010).

About CareerRookie.com

CareerRookie.com is a division of CareerBuilder® - the global leader in human capital solutions - whose online career site, CareerBuilder.com®, is the largest in the U.S. with 23 million unique visitors. CareerRookie.com connects students and recent graduates seeking internships, part-time jobs and entry-level positions with the nation's top employers. Users can also post resumes, get the latest news on companies and industries, sign up for automatic job alerts, view local career fairs and tap into advice on everything from writing resumes to on-the-job success - all from an entry-level point of view. For more information, visit www.CareerRookie.com.

About Apartments.com
Apartments.com is a leading national apartment Internet listing subscription service with more than 50,000 unique addresses representing millions of rental units from managed properties, newspaper classifieds and for-rent-by-owner properties. By incorporating the most relevant products to reach renters including personalized searches and highly visual ads featuring live chat, real-time rent, online video walk-through demonstrations, professional photography, a mobile website and iPhone and Android app, Apartments.com creates easy access to its listings. Providing unmatched exposure to its advertisers through an intuitive name, strategic search engine placements, featured partnerships including Yahoo! Real Estate, Univision and more than 120 newspaper websites and innovative emerging media, Apartments.com reaches millions of renters nationwide, driving both qualified traffic and highly-engaged renters to leasing offices nationwide. Apartments.com is a division of Chicago-based Classified Ventures, LLC. The Apartments.com network of apartment rental websites includes Apartment Home Living, a leading social media apartment website distinguished by a "live for fun" community experience, proprietary lifestyle matching and local living guides to help renters find their perfect place to live.