Living in COLUMBUS | What You NEED to Know BEFORE Moving to Columbus Ohio | Relocation Guide 

Hey Everyone! I hope you enjoyed this video. What do you think about Columbus, Ohio? Let me know down below. If you have any questions, comments, or you have something to add, I would love to hear from you. As always, please keep it respectful. If you are interested in seeing an informative series from the channel, check out this playlist: ru-vid.com/group/PLcdIsUoipiRqQCaBUlv_3XzuYwde-8gta

I moved to Columbus in 2020 and I love Columbus. The weather is not as bad as Illinois, especially the winter. The people are friendly and for the most part considerate and since I have been here I’ve been able to save money. I am happy I made the move to Columbus.

I just got here 5 days ago & im loving it. The neighbors are super friendly..

I was born in Columbus and lived there until the mid-80's. Before, retiring outside of the U.S in 2019 I spent the previous 23 years living mainly in California and , in particular, the last 10 in San Francisco (except for 2 years in Seattle and a year in Buenos Aires, Argentina).Having lived in Columbus I will agree with you about the people being nice. I don't think I could ever live there again because the City is still not urban enough for me and I wouldn't want to own a car again. Having said that, I do thoroughly enjoy visiting Columbus and I really like how the city has become more diverse and slightly more urban--however, it still doesn't feel like a city of 900,000. San Francisco is smaller but feels way larger and more energetic and dynamic. I also, love the walkability of San Francisco and the public transportation. I didn't even have to own a car there. While I feel all cities need to be unique and not carbon copies of each other. If Columbus continues to grow they should definitely think about the walkability of the city and invest in some sort of mass transit. Regardless, I still love to visit my friends and family in CBUS and being constantly amazed at how the changes.

Moved here from Philadelphia PA in mid February. So far I really like it here !

Cbus was the first real city I ever lived in and I love it! I'm sometimes tempted to move back but I don't know if I can readapt to the snow.

Thanks for all the great info. I’m thinking of moving there sometime in the near future.

I had a work transfer to Hilliard for 5 years, main thing I liked about Columbus was almost every store played REALLY good music. Grocery stores, department stores, shoe stores, gas stations - music was playing everywhere!

Yall, i live in Columbus and this video is a romanticized version of it. The crime rate has grown up tremendously and we have the most deadliest year for shooting homicides. It’s crazy. And they price of living has gone up meanwhile the state is still paying people minimum wage. I can’t wait to leave this city smh

I am moving to Columbus in 2023, with my job. I live in Colorado now, but grew up In New Jersey.

Only people that complain about the crime are the people who don’t personally experience it. They only see it on the news. I moved here from Cleveland and its way worse there. I will say, if you trying to find trouble, you will. That’s anywhere though

This is a thorough, and I sightful video in regards to Columbus, and Ohio as a whole. I'm considering a move to Ohio because of some of facets this commentator goes on about. It punches above it's weight in economic terms, and is much more dynamic than what it's given credit for; especially Columbus.

Interesting! Informative! I love my city!

Good review of my city love CBus

Moved here (Hilliard) in July of 2020 and the only thing that I wish I had done was moved to Westerville to be closer to work. But my family has acclimated so well and have made great friends here.

Nice to see and hear what's life looks like in this part of US. Thanks for video. Best wishes from Serbia/Europe.

I have lived in Columbus since 1994, moved here from Michigan. It's a great place to live. I have been to other cities and always move back. It's very affordable and easy to get a job. I love the diversity in Columbus. People are chill and laid back. The Ohio State University is one of the best colleges and even more affordable than other colleges across the state. Inner city Columbus can be crime ridden, like most inner cites across the US. But there are great suburbs that offer good schools and low crime like Gahanna, Dublin, Westerville, Reynoldsburg, Hillard. Basically dont live in the inner city and you will be fine for the most part. The only thing I don't like about Columbus is the weather. It's all over place. It can be warm one day and freezing the next. But overall it's an awesome place to live.

very good. I enjoy the music and the information

i like columbus sometimes. i was born and raised here, but i’m ready to see what else is out there for me as far as software engineer opportunities go. we were named the 2nd most economically segregated city a few years back, and it’s very apparent.

I live in Oregon so I enjoy the colder months. Autumn is my favorite time of year. I might move

Wonderful description of my hometown

I grew up in Heath (1970), which is close enough that Columbus was always our weekend go-to for events, food, shopping, etc. Moved to Taiwan in 1996--nearly 50% of my life. Always loved Columbus; always will. (I don't like sports, so I'm NOT a Buckeye fan!!) I would think that Old Man's Cave, Kelley's Island and a LOT of other places would be more interesting that Cincinnati and Cleveland. If you like fishing, Lake Erie is only a couple hours away...

I was born and raised in Columbus Ohio, crime and drugs are up big time

This was so informative, I'm thinking of moving there with my 8 year.

We lived 32 years in Columbus starting in 1980. We enjoyed it. We actually were sorry to leave when we did but we ran into a period where the big corporations there were dumping anyone over 55 to save salary money. They then offered the jobs to younger people at much less pay. Yes, the ability to go almost anywhere from Columbus, in a one day drive, is one of its best features. The NHL hockey team, the Blue Jackets, are fun and play in a wonderful arena and the new soccer stadium is world class. There are many great food and drinking options. By far, to me, the biggest drawback is lack of real mass transit. The bus system is only OK and they will never have light rail. At least there are a lot of bike friendly trails. Don't get me started on the politics there but hey, politics suck all over the USA these days. If you move there for a job. good for you, especially if you are under the age of 40. You'll love it!

Columbus is still cowtown. Moving out of this hell hole soon as I get the chance to do so

I’m moving to Columbus in August for Optometry school at OSU. I’m so excited about it.

I grew up on the north side, I-270 and Cleveland Ave area. Moved to Montana 18 years ago, I miss the food options, thats about it. I do have Masseys pizza shipped to my home in Montana, now and then.

This was kind of funny to watch a review of Columbus Ohio!

I live in Columbus and I absolutely love it here,

Some points as a born and raised Columbus, Ohioan: I would say crime/homelessness and weather are what I hear most people complain about. Not so much the extremes in one direction, just how back and forth it is. One day could be snow and the next could be a sudden heat wave in the 70's, spring is a very strange time. Also lately due to global warming there hasn't been as extreme of winters as I remember when I was little (in the negatives, always a decent amount of snow) but knowing Ohio I wouldn't count it out yet as a mild winter state, we have been known to get blizzards and hail storms. By the way the ease of travel was mentioned, however keep in mind that is strictly for a car. The only kind of public transit is the local buses or greyhound buses, which both can elicit their own horror stories and are prone to showing up whenever; there's also no access to the Amtrak unless you drive a few hours up to Chicago or Sandusky, which to me kind of defeats the point. Also there is some frustration with politics, because while Franklin County is very diverse and usually leans liberal, the rest of Ohio tends to be conservative and currently is trying to pass their own version of Florida's Don't Say Gay bill with new racial clauses in it as well, and also has been trying to make abortions illegal for years. I wouldn't necessarily consider a safe state for young LGBT+ (though there is a vibrant 18+ gay scene especially downtown) or adult women based on policy. Also speaking of women, rape accusations at OSU continue to climb each year, one site even saying "out of about 26k students, about 2,600 women and about 800 men will experience sexual assault while at OSU", and another saying there was 417 allegations of rape between the years of 2017 and 2020. Most people do not consider it safe to walk around near campus at night, especially alone, and usually advise to stay with friends in the "Short North" (if you've gone past 5th Avenue, you've gone too far). Also as far as people, I don't think I would go as far as saying people here are friendly. I would more say there is an expected initial politeness if absolutely necessary, generally people try not to look each other in the eye or speak to others, and there's a lot of highstrung busy bodies downtown which is to be expected. Jobs here though are definitely on the up and up, but be be careful about wages-- as mentioned in the video a lot of places are not afraid to underpay you for your work because that is the norm here, and we only fairly recently upped the minimum wage to 8.55. Overall, I would say definitely not the worst place to live, but I'd choose your neighborhood and job carefully, especially if you're of a marginalized group.

Thinking about moving to Columbus next year

I live here and have seen this city go from being seen as a "cowtown" and as inferior to Cincinnati and Cleveland to a fashion and foodie destination and the best place in America to find a great paying job. In fact, I moved to Austin Texas a few years back yet moved back to Columbus for better opportunities, which I found. If you are a non-skilled worker for example, you can literally walk into a warehouse, take a drug test and be making $18-20hr to start. BTW, I live next to Franklin Park. Gentrification is an issue, and the CPD is under the radar as one of the most corrupt and racist forces in America. Still, there are no racial nor political tensions amongst the people like you see in other places. Construction is booming so orange barrels and detours are a constant, but every major company and distributor is here and it's an employee-friendly place unlike the South, so making good money is easy. I just hope that we don't get an influx of politically brainwashed cultists ( from either side) that turn our peaceful existence upside down.

I’m planning to move to Ohio from NY , and I hope this will be my best decision 🙌🏽🙌🏽

Brotha___The Man The Myth The Legend !!!

Good video. Can u tell safe neighborhoods in columbs ? Thank

I wish you had covered transportation. That is a huge factor for me as I’m disabled.

I'ma single father.. and me and my son are going to visit there very soon.. and if I like what I experience.. me and my Son will be moving there..

thank you

I’m on my way, moving there from Dallas Tx

One of a handful of cities I have in mind should I choose to leave the gulf coast.

How's the economy? Are there a lot of good paying jobs? What about rental cost, apartments?

I'd never heard anyone talk about Columbus I always hear about Cleveland and and Cincinnati

this was a great video, the things you said were right, but don’t forget the downsides of some of columbus..there’s some places people shouldn’t visit at all

Ha, I had some relatives move to Columbus. They were shocked by the Buck nuts. I wasn't surprised as I was already following the football team. It's basically the only thing in town. No NFL, no NBA, no MLB. So it's not so shocking. Anyway in a few years they became like everyone else. I mean the team is usually pretty good. It'd be hard not to get caught up into it.

Hey I'm thinking about moving to Columbus from Cincinnati. How would you compare Columbus to Cincinnati overall?

I’m from Columbus went to school here , I love ❤️ Columbus all seasons, I’m coming back home #aBuckeyeforever

The worst thing about Columbus is transportation. The buses don't run as often nor as far as buses in many other cities. Also there are no commuter/rapid transit trains. The roads and highways are too crowded. The second problem is Columbus is forever under construction. The city will be nice if they ever finish it.

I’m from Milwaukee I’m thinking about moving here but I’m indecisive I need a new start and I just applied to section 8 housing there but I don’t know how fast the process goes

Lived for 5 years here before coming to DC.

A friend of mine wants me to relocate there.

I love my City... I just hate the weather here in Central Ohio! O H!

Worked outside Columbus truck driving for Hogan /target still not paying enough.

Rice cooker dump truck at 1:51

heaven on earth

Peace. I currently live in the Bay area and I do music. My mother lives in Columbus and I was thinking of moving there to look after her and wanted to know what the music scene is like there. Could you enlighten me on the benefits of going from the Bay area to Columbus besides the cheaper cost of living and for especially what I do (music)?

Prices have more doubled since this video and I've been here all my life.

It is misleading to state that Columbus is larger than San Francisco and Seattle. I live in Columbus, but have to educate people about this all the time. So yes, its city's population is larger, but that is because city populations are based on the amount of people living within is city's square mileage. Columbus's is 225, while San Francisco's is 47 and Seattle's is 84. The larger the square miles the more people are accounted for. What's more accurate in determining how large a city really is, is by its metropolitan area which is 4,750,000 for San Francisco and 4,018,000 for Seattle. Columbus is 37th in the nation at only 2,139,000. If you've been to these cities you will see/feel both are a significantly larger urban centers than Columbus, just by the downtown's itself.

Before selecting a home here, look at the Police Homicide Map online. Certain areas you do not want to move into. The safest areas to live are in the suburbs surrounding C'bus including Dublin, Worthington, Westerville, and Hilliard. There is a heavy Democrat base here and Columbus has a large minority population.

Excellent video! I don’t get why they call it “Mid West”. For the love of God, it’s 2 states over from the Atlantic Ocean! If anything, it’s Mid EAST! Thanks for the info!

I am coming back home to Ohio

I’m thinking about moving to Columbus. What do you think about living in Dublin?

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I live in Columbus and I can honestly say it’s getting worse and worse with the crime rate. North side apartments are riddled with bed bugs and roaches. East side is just as bad. South side smells like poo and west side has plenty of problems. Comparative to Cincinnati it’s a lot better. Cincinnati is rather racist like and Columbus isn’t as much. There is only so much you can do that is family oriented. We are a stand your ground state. So it’s no different than Texas or Florida.

How does it compare to Cincinnati?

Does Columbus have diverse groups of people, ethnic restaurants and ethnic grocery stores?

Columbus wages is higher than Texas wages I'm from Columbus I've lived in Texas for the last 15 years in the wages in Columbus is higher than texas. And the brand is also higher in Texas back soon

Bro, you lost me in the first 15 seconds. The Seattle metro area is twice the size of Columbus' metro area.

The funny thing is, Columbus might be “bigger” than San Francisco in terms of city population, but this is totally arbitrary since the Bay Area has MILLIONS more living there lol

Can you compare Columbus and Cincinnati?

This cap fa real jobs ain't out here wages are horrible .I'm from California it's diverse there this is segregated ... And very slow

I’ve lived in Columbus for over a decade and plan on leaving the state next year. It lacks diversity in my opinion and there isn’t much to do outside of your typical eating out or going to a park. Crime has increased substantially and the cost of living, although cheaper than many other cities, is on the rise. If you’d like to lay low, get out of debt, finish college, then I would recommend it (i.e. 5 years max). But if you need a cool social scene & reliable public transit, then this is not the place for you.

Grew up there in the 50s 60s and early 70s. Not a bad place to grow up back then but you couldn’t pay me enough to live there now. Way too woke, crappy weather, and the largest body of water is Lake Erie, two hours away.

I wanna move there from California

Nnnahh!! I'm just passing thru

I'll stay in Columbus Ohio f****** year it's bad out there I can't wait to get my kids I'll be there my sister-in-law died out there

Your school tax on your property taxes can be much higher then your county property tax,,,,,the Mayor is not that great but the generosity of the people of Columbus make it what is,,,the government doesn't,,,

Columbus is growing at a great pace, but the whole identification with city population is silly because Columbus has a smaller metro than most of its peers. Cincinnati despite having a city population of 600,000 less, has over 100,000 more people living in its region. So why boast about the artificially high population ?

I lived there for 40 years.its a frikking ghetto.shots fired,shots fired.you will love it.

I have a Cousin live in Columbus (C-Bus)

Crime is STILL out of control there. Sucks

Downtown is the No Go Zone

“Colombus has bigger populations than Seattle and San Francisco…” yes but count the Metro area, not the actual city. Most people from most big cities live in the metro areas, like Miami for example. The 46th largest city in the US, but the 8th largest metro because nobody lives IN the city they live IN the metro area. Columbus metro area is ranked in the 30’s

Gloomy, high crime, low cost of living only because it's not a desirable place to live. Where is the proof that the safest large city in the Midwest? How about Madison, Wisconsin, for starters? Definitely safer.

Don't move to Columbus I've lived here my whole life. There are too many people. You should move to Dayton, Miamisburg, Findlay. Somewhere like that not Columbus.

How are they on diversity? Are they accepting of Latins ?

Stop miss leading people,I was born and raised in Columbus and I love my City,but please dont try and give out information just because you think you did some research and been living here for just ah few months and you trying to sum up the City off of your couple of months experience,Columbus is dangerous now if you living in a safe community like any other state or city,then yeah you going think everything is nice and sweet,but please believe me them nice communities have there Big share of crime too,but you can come here and be much safer as in weather wise,meaning we dont have to worry about no earthquakes,hurricanes or any other crazy mess like that,but please dont act like Columbus is just some small little town like Mayberry,because alot of people catches and feels heartache here in my city,this ain't no cow town,but yeah I do love my city,I just hate when people visit here and they think they can sum up the city just because of there little visit and safe experience here,there's just no possible way you can do that and doing research on your computer you might just be getting incorrect information, I know our population is well over 800,000,back in 2000-2001 we had a bigger population than Cincinnati,Ohio and Miami,Florida put together,now look that up and yes this is the Buckeye City and we are number 1 and always in the top 5 ranking and we love our Buckeyes,but I would recommend you come to Columbus,Ohio,it is a beautiful city on the fact we can enjoy all four seasons and that is a beautiful thing and site to see,love and Blessings to all

Is it crime free?? Cause I don’t like crime

As a registered Independent, I don't think that Columbus voting for Biden is anything to brag about, lol. His presidency in just a few short months has been one of the most disastrous in history. Thankfully, the metro area as a whole and its suburban counties are more red. So you do have some choices if you want something along your political lines.

Don’t come down here. They shooting. Stay where y’all at we ain’t got room.

Stop signs and red lights are only a suggestion in Columbus. You can drive as fast as you want and won't get a ticket. The cops only show up for petty shit like your neighbor's dog crapping in your yard. I have been assaulted and the cops said they don't need to show up for that. The same thing happened to my brother. He had to call Clinton Township police and they showed up and the crime was barely in their jurisdiction because Columbus would not respond.

Welcome to Columbus, but if you’re from Cali or New York or any other liberal state, leave your liberal politics behind!! We like our conservative representatives and not our liberal mayor!!

I live 40 miles away and I avoid cbus like the plague.. awful city

Columbus incorporates cows into its metro population 😂

What about dating scene in Columbus? I also heard Ohio is pretty racist

Don't move to Columbus

Columbus is completely overrated by podunk Ohioans