Ohio, not exciting, not bad. Comfortable w/income - 10/19/2023

Ohio is pretty good if you can get a decent job. Weather is tempered with the great lakes, and we've get all 4 seasons. Summers are pretty hot, but winters could stand to be a little colder to get us more snow and less slush. We get a good amount of rain to keep things green, but not too much. It doesn't take much income to be able to get a respectable house, but you can spend as much as you like and still get a lot for your money compared to other places. I don't really get the nothing to do mentality, I enjoy big cities occasionally but I wouldn't say they're crazy exciting or anything. Living in Ohio you definitely need a car, and I wouldn't consider living in an Ohio city because ohio culture is geared for suburbs/rural. Labor positions are constantly disappearing, so don't expect you can choose to not be skilled at something. You need a degree or a trade, both make about the same here unless you own the business then you can be really well off. If you're not poor, the quality of life is very good, if you're rich then maybe a coast would have more amenities to cater to you. People are pretty nice here in Ohio compared to other US areas I've visited. We're not exciting here, but honestly I don't really see excessive excitement anywhere unless you're loaded, just normal people living typical boring paycheck to paycheck lives in places that sound exciting but they cant afford. So you live a lower quality of life to say you're part of the big exciting façade. If you can get over yourself, Ohio is a nice place to live and slightly central to visit any of the other state you might be interested in. Ohio is what you make of it, if you're bored and poor here, you will probably be bored and more poor anywhere else.

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Ohio: Nothing to See Since 1803 - 11/11/2021

Ohio is the armpit of American (with KY being the anus). Phrases such as "Nothing to See since 1803," or "Come to Ohio on vacation, leave on probation," aptly describe what you would see. In Cincinnati, beer, beer, beer. No originality just typical stuff, old, worn out theaters, parks, restaurants......yawn. Columbus is like a shell with the same thing. Cleveland is another echo of above. Surrounding cities like Toledo, Dayton, Akron and so on are all the same. BORING. Hosting one of the largest prison populations, corruption from small villages all the way to the state legislature, it would be best to go around this state or fly around it. In sum, it's like a port-o-let....you know what you're in for well before you even open the door.

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Tons to do, 3 massive cities offering everything - 10/9/2021

Many large cities with tons of things to do. The the Cs offer anything you like-- water/beach at lake erie in Cleveland. Or hit in town at night in the Short North over in Columbus. Or go to a Reds game in nearby Cincy. Plus you've got Dayton, Toledo, and Youngstown as well. Cleveland-Akron metro is what makes Ohio great though. More uran feeling in NE Ohio than it is in Central OH. Columbus is the largest city but Cleveland and Cincy both have larger metros. Columbus is more a farming town but still has a lot to offer. If you like Chicago or the big city feel go to Cleveland.

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Ohio, the heart state. - 7/10/2019

I have lived in five sections of Ohio for a total of over 35 years. You just need to find what floats your boat! Ohioans are big on education, football, family and cultural events. We have jobs, but we also have a big populations. Very competitive market. Most jobs are located near the major highways as are the better hospitals. Housing is hard to find with low property values yet cheaper rent makes it harder to find rental properties. The NW and SE are more farmlands, while the NE and SW are more city, urban landscapes from Cleveland, through Columbus, to Cincinnati. The North is colder with the Lake effects. The South is maybe 5 degrees warmer year round. Affordable health care, We are a multi cultural state. A great state to get on your feet if you hit bottom. Lots of retirement towns to choose from and feel safe. Our shame is the opioid crisis, not less sunlight. You have got to like 4 seasons to live in Ohio.

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This is a retirement home and a weird one at that. - 4/25/2019

I've lived in the rural area between Waverly, Jackson, Chillicothe, and Portsmouth for nearly all of my 34 1/2 years. I've also lived in Columbus. Growing up here was basically comfortable but daily mind-numbing. The schools are sub-par and will not challenge a truly gifted child. There doesn't seem to be any interest in culture or tradition, except that of the moundbuilder culture. Outside of a major city, there isn't much access to goods or services. Get used to ordering everything off the web. The electric CoOps that cover a large portion of the state charge extravagantly to get power to many rural towns with no help from the Public Utilities Commission to get the rates down. If you live in the southeastern part of the state, you find yourself in an area my family calls "the triangle of desolation." It's a vast area that runs from Columbus in the north to Lexington, KY in the south, from Cincinnati in the west to Pittsburgh, PA in the east where it's just nonstop small towns, villages, and miserably poor rural communities. Very little jobs or opportunities with a bitterly uneducated and uncultured populace (unless you count hillbilly/redneck culture). It's so remote that you are within 100 miles (sometimes more like 200 miles) of necessary goods, services, and employment. This is a place of quiet seclusion perfect for trust-fund babies in need of a vacation home, retirees who like to fish, or someone running from the law. Speaking of which, the drug problems here are rampant. Everyone seems to know someone (or several someones) who are addicts or recovering addicts. Trouble with illegal pot growers, clandestine meth labs, and unlawful peddling of people's prescription meds are common topics from the gossip mill, along with the constant fear of having your possessions stolen. The weird part is that the local populace seems strangely calm about all this goings-on and live in a semi-comfortable state of numbness. It's too much for any moral, critical thinking citizen to come to terms with.

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Ohio Sucks to live in - 6/20/2016

I grew up in ohio. Ive seen and been to every corner. The people are rude work is ridiculous with only the aregant and vandalized running all the work. People in ohio are so pre programmed and scared of not being recognized by their aregant fun sinful bosses. They will look right in yur eyes and lie to u. They think the little they give is worth thousands and needs to have vanity attached to it. The law is manipulative and judges think they sit next to god. Police and undercover agents use the criminals to pull in good people and thier children to feed the surpressive courts who have drained the real criminals and now allow them to run free so they can use them as bitches pimps and drug dealers to befriend yu or yur children into their world so the law makers can drive thier mercedes and live in big homes. When they or their children get dryg in their set free but a good man a good worker looking for 10 minutes if freedom away from the suppression does the same thing his family income and children are ripped away to continue their sick metrix to a military cintrolled state. Families are broken. Rich are vanitized and socializing socialism is the tool ohio uses to create an environment that destriys freedom. The roight to work for yurself and minuplates the truth to feed the rich and powerful. Jobs are mostly temporary and pay crap. Truck drivers go around this state due to the cost if fines and speed to get through it. Judges minuplate the laws implimented by the state to create income to their socialistic system. Ohioians are the rudest people to do business with according to firbs magazine. Ohio law surpresses its communities to the piont people are pre programmed that staing home is better then going out cause something bad will happen to yu. The laws cause divorces and the children suffer from it being lazy stupid and self godded. The roads are some of the worst cause they throw salt on everything destroying yur cars and water supplies which stink and are terrible to bath in if yur not from here. Utilities are very costly the food is very bad and if yu say anthing about yu needing help everyone is so sorry but feed yu crap as help to continue yu being destroyed by the banks cirperations or health system. Its like stupid on stupid and greed feeds it all. The great rolling stop is every drivers concept for saftey . Construction Safety is a complete joke and minuplated to feed the rich. The boss can smoke dop and drink all day along with thier jud

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Not so good weather! - 5/25/2015

Looking to move to southwest utah

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Death - 2/5/2015

Dont come here, its bad

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Canal Winchester, OH - 2/21/2014

Nice community and low crime rate. Not the best school district (Groveport-Madison) but lots of activities and things to do for families. Cost of living is pretty reasonable.

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Home builders Ohio - 2/5/2014

Rockford Homes is the leading home builder with range of houses for sale in Ohio. Call (614) 785-0015 to have a look at our homes for sale in central Ohio today.

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Ohio - 8/9/2013

nice state to live in

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I want to move: - 6/15/2013

I am looking for the best best to move my family. What is important to me is the cost of living, Health, Jobs, Religion.

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steubenville - 3/7/2013

cost of living

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Toooooo cold! Ugh - 2/6/2013

Don t like the weather nor the life here! Quite boring! :(

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Climate - 10/3/2012

Its ok

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cost of living - 6/15/2012

Low

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West Chester - 4/10/2012

Lived here for 26 years,moved from SLC Utah, raised 4 children here. West Chester,Ohio is somewhat conservative,but has been good for us.

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jobs - 3/6/2012

not very many good jobs here.

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better job - 2/28/2011

better jobs

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