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Originally Posted by jbcmh81
Columbus has not hit 100 in 12 years.
Really? Minneapolis hits 100 on average every other year. I've lived in both and I'd say the summers are equally warm/hot (85-90 for much of July and August), but it's no Dallas (95-105 for much of July and August) -- wow!
Really? Minneapolis hits 100 on average every other year. I've lived in both and I'd say the summers are equally warm/hot (85-90 for much of July and August), but it's no Dallas (95-105 for much of July and August) -- wow!
Yeah, the last time was July 31, 1999. The hottest it has been since was 97, which happened once in July and once in August of 2005. The next previous 100+ temp happened in the infamous drought summer of 1988.
Ohio's summers are usually not extremely hot. Temps in the low 90s are about as hot as it normally gets, but it's more common in the 70s and 80s. I know the Plains can get ridiculously hot and have a larger range of temps from winter to summer. It seems most of the South/Southwest are having a very hot and dry summer this year.
Columbus has the edge on summer weather for me because it can have 70 degree sunshine weather without it having to rain like in Texas. But I have certainly experienced my fair share of horrible, humid weather in Columbus. I also couldn't stand the winters, but if you like a colder climate and mild summers than Columbus is for you. I have a friend who loves the cold and will live anywhere that gets decent snow amount and loves Ohio and Minnesota.
On the other hand, I think both are nice cities and will offer something different. I think if you go to college there or live in the area, Columbus would be fun. I enjoyed their downtown, Short North and German Village. Lots of young people and college students hanging around there and a mix of shops and great restaurants.
Dallas has always been on of my favorite cities. It is bigger than Columbus so it has more to offer in the sports realm, more shopping, restaurants, more diverse population, etc.
Dallas has a huge young professional population. I don't know as much about Columbus, but it seems very OSU focused. I would imagine a vast majority of the post college crowd in Columbus that constitute young professionals is in grad school.
The thing with Dallas is that it is very spread out. So you really should choose wisely where you live. There are clusters of young professionals. Also, outside of downtown, it is distinctly new suburban. Most apartment complexes are garden/resort style. A lot of shopping centers. Not as walkable in many areas because the distances involved. Much different than Cleveland and downtown Cleveland where I assume you are from based on your name.
Check out Uptown in Dallas as well as Downtown. They are a bit more urban.
To clear up Columbus is more a city within a city. The Ohio State University is in the northern central section of the city and has its own nightlife, attractions, housing, even power plant.
The rest of Columbus may look toward OSU to watch football, but the city is much larger and diverse to the point that nightlife, restaurants, cultural scenes exist without OSU students etc.
It wasn't always this way but Columbus grew from a medium sized collegetown/capital into a city with a modern economy and many corporate headquarters etc.
Columbus has a very large young professional population and a growing number of gentrified urban neighborhoods that are full of young professionals.
Dallas is so much better diverse,fun, and has great weather with one of the best economys in the country.
Columbus is in ohio, that just gives you a clue there
Dallas is so much better diverse,fun, and has great weather with one of the best economys in the country.
Columbus is in ohio, that just gives you a clue there
Why do people who have obviously never been to the places in question feel the need to offer an opinion like this?
And Columbus has lower unemployment than Dallas, actually.
Lived in both cities for a year. If you are a young urban professional (yuppie?), then Dallas definitely will have a lot more to offer the single guy in his 20's and even well into his 30's.
The single life in Columbus is probably great until you hit about 25, but in the year that I have been here, it's rare to see a woman past that age without a rock on her finger. Definitely was not the case in Dallas. That's when it seemed like most women were ready to stop messing around and get serious about dating.
Well yes Columbus has alot of singles however lets be real here the city doea not offer alot of venues for young singles besides bars. Columbus is flat and boring. No professional sports teams, etc. It is growing economically (state capital, insurance, healthcare, retail) and has some great amenities (chain restaraunts, retail, nice suburban areas). All of that is conducive to raising a family, and securing a job. But after your job whats next?? Please tell me what the nightlife is like for young professionals in Columbus ...?
Geez, you just had to force my hand. Look, I moved from Columbus because it wasn't urban enough for me, but first of all, what's wrong with bars for young singles? That's like saying NYC,Chicago, and LA only offer mostly bars for young singles. Huh, what? That's bad somehow? Anyway, Columbus is rather flat, but then you have ravines and the Hilltop neighborhood which is definitely on a hilltop: try biking up there like I have and you'll wish Columbus was as flat as you claim.
And what the **** does a professional sports team have to do with anything? It has virtually no impact on day-to-day living: I couldn't care less if Mpls, Cbus, or NYC had a major sports team because I don't live in a hole except to emerge above ground to watch "the game" in person. The inner-city of Columbus is very indie business heavy: Atlanta ain't got **** on the Short North: period. Nightlife in Columbus is bar oriented, whether it's Hal & Al's for live music (always free), a great beer selection, and a vegan-only menu (good luck finding such a place even in NYC), El Camino Inn for a dusty inland California town bar, Bodega for $1 grilled cheese and half off 50 draughts for happy hour, or Dirty Dungarees for a bar and laundromat in one with $3 20oz brown ales. That's just a smapling of the many very quirky joints on or near High Stt.
What's especially funny about the cheap shot about Columbus being suburban and for families is that the Short North alone, not to mention the other 3 miles of High St, blow away Dallas' best urbanism and Atlanta's laughable Peachtree St which can't hold a candle to a city forgotten among Cleveland and Cincinnati.
Both are pretty boring. You may want to reconsider your options.
Don't know about Columbus, but when it concerns Dallas, if you can't find things to do in a metro of nearly 7 million people, the problem is you, not the city. All you do is run around and find Yhreafs that feature Southern or sunbelt cities and bash unnecessarily.
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