What BestPlaces Users Say about Columbus
Background information: Columbus, Ohio is the state's capital and largest city, with a population of over 800,000 residents. It is known for its diverse economy, cultural opportunities, and vibrant arts and food scene. The city also boasts a strong education system, with several prestigious universities located within its borders, making it an attractive place to live for both young professionals and families.
Columbus, Ohio has received numerous positive reviews from users on BestPlaces.net. Many of these reviews highlight the city's friendly and welcoming atmosphere, affordable cost of living, and diverse range of activities and amenities. For example, user "Jenna" states, "Columbus is a great place to live! The people here are so friendly and welcoming. I always feel safe and at home here." Additionally, "Kevin" notes, "I moved to Columbus for work and it has exceeded my expectations. The cost of living is much lower than my previous city and there is always something to do here." Another user, "Rachel", praises the city's cultural offerings, saying, "Columbus has such a diverse range of activities and events. From food festivals to art galleries to live music, there is always something new to experience here." Furthermore, "Ben" discusses the city's education system, stating, "I have two young children and I am so impressed with the quality of schools in Columbus. They have a great mix of public and private options." Overall, these user reviews reflect the positive experiences many have had living in Columbus, Ohio.
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Quality of Life - 8/14/2013
For anyone wanting to raise a family, Columbus is PERFECT. If you're coming here for Broadway Theatre, Museums, or whatever it is that people from the East Coast and other larger cities do for entertainment, you won't find it. I am a single mother, relocated here from Cleveland,Ohio. There was a culture shock when I first arrived due to the large number of people from West Virginia, whew, main stream media has never exploited their honey boo boo bretherns like they have my black ghetto bretherns. If they had, I would have been more ready to handle the mentality of the large number of WV hicks. Even a large number of the black here are from West Viginia. So I think that's the attitude a lot of you are mentioning, the Appalachia mentality. But for raising a family, you have great housing, great schools in most suburbs, plenty of family activities: parks everywhere, fishing, main library with many branches, great city parks and recs with plenty of activities, one of the biggest state
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quality of life - 8/8/2013
Columbus is a fabulous place to live. World's biggest small town. You can have most all of the amenities of a metropolitan area, yet you can be to almost anywhere in the metro area in less than 30 minutes. Very welcoming community to all
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Columbus isn't perfect, but it's livable - 4/9/2013
I've read a lot of comments on here that are biased in saying that Columbus is either heaven on earth or hell on earth. Columbus is neither. I have lived here with my family for the past five years and as like getting used to a different place, it took some adjusting.
First off the weather is sporadic. One year it cold snow, a lot, not like in Cleveland or northern Ohio, but enough to close the roads down and the next year it could not snow as much, barely at all. One year we could have a long winter from October to Mid-April and another year winter could start in December and end in March, you just never know. One day it could be hot and the next day over cast and rainy. It's not ideal weather but it is not as cold as Cleveland, NY or WI by any means.
The cost of living in Columbus, depends on the part of town you live in. If you live in downtown Columbus and pay $400 in rent, don't let the nice houses fool you, because you are in the middle of the ghetto.
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Columbus needs to be more hospitable - 2/23/2013
Daisey you are right I've only been here 7months and I had no idea the people were so rude. My brother just moved here from New York and he said columbus by far is worst. There are a lot of things to do but don't move here if you have high blood pressure. You have to fight traffic because there is hardly any courtesy and the hospitality I would rate a 3 out of 10. Pubic housing has a 2 year waiting list and most of the good school zones have high rent rates which would not be a problem except most jobs don't pay well. A lot of people have two jobs here and that's not living when you have a family. Racism is alive and well here although you don't see rebel flags waving. My best experience here was catching a glimpse of the presidential motorcade or Marine 1 flying over my job.
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Columbus - 10/12/2012
Columbus does have a variety of things to do for the family, arts and entertainment. Cost of living is okay and I haven't been affected by the crime rate. I am seeking a new start soon and I am seeking a new city to move to. If anyone has any ideas, I am willing to
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Housing - 9/1/2012
Columbus, Ohio has a great housing market. There are plenty of low cost accommodations that fit to most people's circumstance. Either renting or buying, you WILL find something. For the real estate investor, it can be a wise risk, of sorts. There are many universities and colleges which keep values up. There are also many smaller municipalities and townships that are responsive to the needs of their communities. This means that you could live in Columbus proper, but be on the edge of one of these communities and reap all of the rewards that they offer. The City Government is also very proactive in keeping the community thriving by investing in infrastructure, supporting emergency services, and looking out for the arts communities. They regularly partner with the university and other civic organizations to create new and fresh ideas and activities. I also want to mention that one of the biggest and most prestigious research universities lives in Columbus, The Ohio State
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BIG MISTAKE!!! - 8/30/2012
The people here are very rude, mean, and unfriendly. The water quality is horrible. Air very poluted. Then there's the occult of the osu football. EXTREMELY HIGH CRIME RATES ABOVE CITIES IT'S SIZE.
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Seriously, I hate this city - 5/9/2012
Look, Columbus sucks. I absolutely hate this place and I wish I would have stayed here a few days before deciding to move here. The air quality is horrible and this year I have had BY FAR the worst allergy season I've ever had in my entire lifetime. To call Columbus a "real city" is a complete JOKE. This is a cowtown at best full of cliquey, standoffish, backstabbing, mean, ignorant and boring people. This is funny because you'd think it would be quite the contrary with the fact that this place somehow houses one of the top colleges in the country. My thought is that the city suffers from brain-drain in that the best and brightest individuals leave for better areas of the country. This city has some of the worst drivers I have ever seen and I've been to other major cities such as Cincinnati and Cleveland. Columbus is about as worse as it gets driving wise. The land area is just way too small to accommodate the over 730,000 plus people that live here. The sad story is that even more
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If you're an OSU football zombie, it’s great - 4/26/2012
Everything here is about college football because the city isn't good enough to have a professional team. For a city that was touted as "up and coming", I was surprised how hillbilly it was. Third rate news talent, overrated restaurants and shopping, and people that don't know how to dress or act (throw out your dress clothes because you won't need them here no matter where you're going). I went to a pricey steakhouse once and saw a guy wearing an untucked t-shirt with his gut hanging out the bottom. Very unfriendly and cliquish people too. In the two years I was here, I didn't make one friend. Lived in a number of places including the east coast. Philadelphia was the worst, and Columbus comes in second.
Also, everything with these people is a superlative. Whatever facet of the city they might be talking about is always the “BEST”, and it is always explain in an overly dramatized fashion with a strangely wild gleaming in their eye.
As I like to tell
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