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Anyone here from Ohio?

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Arkitech

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I'm still looking for a new place to call home, so far I've decided against Oklahoma, Texas and quite possibly Atlanta. Now I'm looking at Ohio, it looks like the cost of living there is not bad and hopefully the traffic in the biggers cities out there are'nt nearly as bad as Chicago.

Ideally I would like a house as opposed to a condo or an apartment. And I prefer suburban settings rather than the city. Since its just my wife and I we are'nt really concerned much with schools or anything like that. The perfect price point on a house for us would like be in the mid 100's to the mid 200's.

So what would you guys recommend as a good place in Ohio to look for a home?
 
What type of job are you looking for? If you want to live close to a big city, your choices are Toledo, Cinci, Columbus, Akron, and Cleveland.

I live in the middle of a triangle formed by Akron, Massillon, and Canton. Its about as suburban as you can get. Plenty of shopping, bars, and restaurants - in fact Jackson township (supposedly) has one restaurant seat for every person living within township limits (~40,000 people).

Your profession will probably determine where you want to live.
 
Originally posted by: KnightBreed
What type of job are you looking for? If you want to live close to a big city, your choices are Toledo, Cinci, Columbus, Akron, and Cleveland.

I live in the middle of a triangle formed by Akron, Massillon, and Canton. Its about as suburban as you can get. Plenty of shopping, bars, and restaurants - in fact Jackson township (supposedly) has one restaurant seat for every person living within township limits (~40,000 people).

Your profession will probably determine where you want to live.
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I'm kind of going through a career change at the moment, I currently work in IT but I'm strongly considering breaking into real estate appraisals.
 
If you want an old-style house like the ones you showed above, Shaker Heights is your best bet. You'll pay a premium, but you'll be living in one of the most beautiful cities in the Great Lakes region, and you'll be close (really close) to all the great stuff that Cleveland has to offer (Rock and Roll HOF, Jacobs Field, Browns Stadium, Tower City, etc.).
 
Originally posted by: jumpr
If you want an old-style house like the ones you showed above, Shaker Heights is your best bet. You'll pay a premium, but you'll be living in one of the most beautiful cities in the Great Lakes region, and you'll be close (really close) to all the great stuff that Cleveland has to offer (Rock and Roll HOF, Jacobs Field, Browns Stadium, Tower City, etc.).
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What county is the Shaker Heights area in?
 
Do yourself a favor and stay out of Cincinnati and Columbus. Cleveland is by far the best city Ohio has and even it isnt that great compared to many other cities in the country.
<--Lived in Ohio for 4 years.
 
I live in Columbus, and I doubt I will ever leave. I really like the city. I have lived "in" Columbus for 4 years, and 1 hour away in Marysville my whole life up to 4 years ago.

I really like the season changes. Summer is great (80's) and winter is not too fierce. If you are looking for a nice place in the Columbus area, here are the neighborhoods you wanna look at.

Dublin
Hilliard
Worthington
Powell
Westerville
Pickerington

I work in Worthington/Westerville. It is a nice area. Bank One has an enormous facility up here, and they constantly have high paying IT jobs available. (I prefer the lower pay, laid back, small company I work for...sometimes 🙂)

There are TONS of apartments/condos/houses up in this area. Look for stuff around zipcode 43232.
 
Originally posted by: edro13
I live in Columbus, and I doubt I will ever leave. I really like the city. I have lived "in" Columbus for 4 years, and 1 hour away in Marysville my whole life up to 4 years ago.

I really like the season changes. Summer is great (80's) and winter is not too fierce. If you are looking for a nice place in the Columbus area, here are the neighborhoods you wanna look at.

Dublin
Hilliard
Worthington
Powell
Westerville
Pickerington

I work in Worthington/Westerville. It is a nice area. Bank One has an enormous facility up here, and they constantly have high paying IT jobs available. (I prefer the lower pay, laid back, small company I work for...sometimes 🙂)

There are TONS of apartments/condos/houses up in this area. Look for stuff around zipcode 43232.
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cool thanks man, thats really helpful. in fact I'm going to check out Bank One's website and see what type of jobs they have available
 
I live in Ohio.

Second Shaker Heights and to a lesser extent Cleveland Heights and Lakewood for Older Style homes.

Personally though, I think the nicest areas are almost any of the suburbs around Columbus, especially Worthington, Dublin and Upper Arlington.
 
A shout out for Tiffin, Ohio <-----where I spent my teenage and young adult life. Not much in the way of jobs or entertainment, but cozy and friendly. Then again, I got out of there as fast as I could.
 
I would stay away from Dayton, Springfield, Fairfield, Beavercreek area... it is kind of ghetto, depressing, industrial area.
 
I grew up in Shaker Hts - in fact my parents still live there - costly, but very nice...I went to OSU so I know plenty about Columbus, but the suburbs listed are mostly newer-style housing...

yes, stay out of Dayton!

There are some nice west-side burbs of cleveland as well - Rocky River, Westlake..

good luck
 
I live out in pickerington. Its real nice and has great restaurants. Polaris Mall and Easton are not that far off (15-30 min drive).
 
Wow is it really that bad in Dayton? Are there ghettos and gangs in that area or something? Or is it just a lack of jobs out that way?
 
I'm not sure what type of cultural influences you are looking to experience.

As far as employment goes, the central Ohio area is about as good as it gets. There are many large (but not HUGE) corporate institutions that maintain a presence. Promotions in these companies with people coming and going are common and help to keep the real estate market churning. There is also a HUGE educational institution (The Ohio State University) and being a state capitol, county seat and 26th largest metropolitan area in the United States, there is a substantial employment base in the government sector.

However, because the city is sometimes viewed as a transient economy (people come here during parts of their career, but often don't consider staying long-term) there doesn't appear to be a whole lot of interest (by these people) in making an impact to improve the cultural offerings. The life-long residents are (generally-speaking) middle-american, with few large-scale European or Southeast-Asian influences. It has been described as very cow-townish.

An example is in Cleveland, there is a theater district where there are clubs offering shows, etc. that draw some pretty serious plays, but there isn't that type of centralized cultural influence, here in Columbus. There are some things, but even though the metropolitan area of Columbus is larger and has more people than Cincinatti or Cleveland (according to the local propaganda, anyway 🙂 ) - those two cities still seem ... more mature or perhaps, confidant in what they have to offer. I know, very abstract and hard to quantify, but as a life-long resident of central, Ohio - I thought I would offer up my opinion.
 
Originally posted by: CPA
A shout out for Tiffin, Ohio <-----where I spent my teenage and young adult life. Not much in the way of jobs or entertainment, but cozy and friendly. Then again, I got out of there as fast as I could.
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Whoa, another Tiffinite? I grew up just outside there &amp; graduated from Heidelberg. The family's still there and I seriously considered moving back recently after the divorce, but it would make joint custody a little difficult with my ex still in NJ.

$24,900 house
nice Victorian for $210,000
midrange Victorian $130,000
another Victorian $110,000

Check out those taxes, too.

It's a nice rural small city (pop. 30,000 last time I checked). Good luck.
 
Originally posted by: badmouse
Originally posted by: CPA
A shout out for Tiffin, Ohio <-----where I spent my teenage and young adult life. Not much in the way of jobs or entertainment, but cozy and friendly. Then again, I got out of there as fast as I could.
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Whoa, another Tiffinite? I grew up just outside there &amp; graduated from Heidelberg. The family's still there and I seriously considered moving back recently after the divorce, but it would make joint custody a little difficult with my ex still in NJ.

$24,900 house
nice Victorian for $210,000
midrange Victorian $130,000
another Victorian $110,000

Check out those taxes, too.

It's a nice rural small city (pop. 30,000 last time I checked). Good luck.
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Wow those taxes are unbelievable. Where I currently live Olympia Fields my taxes are almost 4k a year and thats considered cheap in my area. Whats the closest big city to Tiffen? I might have to pay that area a visit this weekend.
 
I vote for Atlanta. I've been through Ohio before and it was kind of bleh...Reminded me too much of St Louis.
 
Originally posted by: boggsie
I'm not sure what type of cultural influences you are looking to experience.

As far as employment goes, the central Ohio area is about as good as it gets. There are many large (but not HUGE) corporate institutions that maintain a presence. Promotions in these companies with people coming and going are common and help to keep the real estate market churning. There is also a HUGE educational institution (The Ohio State University) and being a state capitol, county seat and 26th largest metropolitan area in the United States, there is a substantial employment base in the government sector.

However, because the city is sometimes viewed as a transient economy (people come here during parts of their career, but often don't consider staying long-term) there doesn't appear to be a whole lot of interest (by these people) in making an impact to improve the cultural offerings. The life-long residents are (generally-speaking) middle-american, with few large-scale European or Southeast-Asian influences. It has been described as very cow-townish.

An example is in Cleveland, there is a theater district where there are clubs offering shows, etc. that draw some pretty serious plays, but there isn't that type of centralized cultural influence, here in Columbus. There are some things, but even though the metropolitan area of Columbus is larger and has more people than Cincinatti or Cleveland (according to the local propaganda, anyway 🙂 ) - those two cities still seem ... more mature or perhaps, confidant in what they have to offer. I know, very abstract and hard to quantify, but as a life-long resident of central, Ohio - I thought I would offer up my opinion.
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I was out in Cleveland about 2-3 years ago on a business trip. The downtown area was very nice, I also had a chance to visit what I think was called the "flats". It was a pretty cool spot. Unfortunately I did'nt get a chance to see much of the neighborhoods, my time was mostly in the downtown sector.

It's good to hear that there are jobs in central Ohio, that makes it easier to know where to look for a home.
 
Originally posted by: badmouse
Originally posted by: CPA
A shout out for Tiffin, Ohio <-----where I spent my teenage and young adult life. Not much in the way of jobs or entertainment, but cozy and friendly. Then again, I got out of there as fast as I could.
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Whoa, another Tiffinite? I grew up just outside there &amp; graduated from Heidelberg. The family's still there and I seriously considered moving back recently after the divorce, but it would make joint custody a little difficult with my ex still in NJ.

$24,900 house
nice Victorian for $210,000
midrange Victorian $130,000
another Victorian $110,000

Check out those taxes, too.

It's a nice rural small city (pop. 30,000 last time I checked). Good luck.
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Hell, I probably delivered pizzas to all those house back in the early, early 90s.
 
Originally posted by: Nitemare
I vote for Atlanta. I've been through Ohio before and it was kind of bleh...Reminded me too much of St Louis.
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heh

This might be a temporary move anyway. I want to find an inexpensive house, take a few classes and get a vacation from working for a few months. From that point on I'd like to try and get a job in the realty appraisal market, once I get a little experience under my belt the wife and I might decide to go elsewhere.
 
Originally posted by: Arkitech
Originally posted by: badmouse
Originally posted by: CPA
A shout out for Tiffin, Ohio <-----where I spent my teenage and young adult life. Not much in the way of jobs or entertainment, but cozy and friendly. Then again, I got out of there as fast as I could.
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Whoa, another Tiffinite? I grew up just outside there &amp; graduated from Heidelberg. The family's still there and I seriously considered moving back recently after the divorce, but it would make joint custody a little difficult with my ex still in NJ.

$24,900 house
nice Victorian for $210,000
midrange Victorian $130,000
another Victorian $110,000

Check out those taxes, too.

It's a nice rural small city (pop. 30,000 last time I checked). Good luck.
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Wow those taxes are unbelievable. Where I currently live Olympia Fields my taxes are almost 4k a year and thats considered cheap in my area. Whats the closest big city to Tiffen? I might have to pay that area a visit this weekend.
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Findlay is a growing city about half an hour away. Toledo is 45 minutes away and Sandusky, home of Cedar Point, is about 45 minutes away.

The problem with Tiffin, something that has been identified by the state, is the lack of a four lane major highway through or near the city. So midsize and large companies won't come because they see that as a hinderance to efficient transportation.
 
Originally posted by: edro13
I would stay away from Dayton, Springfield, Fairfield, Beavercreek area... it is kind of ghetto, depressing, industrial area.
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There are nice suburbs of Dayton and Springfield - I live in Enon and it's nice.

You are correct though, Dayton and Springfield are very much ghetto-ish. I believe it's a combination of lack of employment, and a failing education system. Both Dayton Public and Springfield Public are about as bad as public education can be.

EDIT: Plus, the Dayon/Springfield area is very close to the USAF Museum @ Wright-Patterson AFB. IMO the coolest museum (I'm a plane nut) and it's free admission. One of the few places in the world where you can see an SR-71 Blackbird up close, and they've got two of them. Although technically, one is a converted YF-12 prototype (the only prototype made).
 
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