Similarly, CNBC lists Columbus in their Top Cities Where You Can Really Live Well on $60,000 per year.ģ. Smart Asset lists Columbus in their Top 15 Cities Requiring the Least Amount of Hours of Work to Pay Rent. It was recently announced that Columbus had become the 14th biggest city in America, as well as the 2nd biggest in the Midwest after Chicago-AND it’s growing fast.Ģ. Here are some things you might not have known…ġ. However, the farther I travel, the more I come to the begrudging conclusion that Columbus actually stacks up really well. When I left, although I knew that Columbus would always hold a special place in my heart, it felt obvious that I was on to bigger and better things. I’ve been gone for nearing 10 years now, and in that time I’ve literally been around the world. How do I know this? Because I was born and raised here. That's part of why the word about Columbus might never really get out. Or if it does, it’s gonna take a long time.
Refugees and international university students are notable exceptions to the rule ( both of which also live here in large numbers), but for the most part, Columbus, Ohio is full of people that were born in Ohio. Nightlife, restaurants, coffeeshops, music, academia-Columbus really does have it all! The one thing that you won't find much of in Columbus is people who are not from Ohio. Columbus is the rising star of the Midwest, bustling with young people and new businesses.
