Possibly going to osu with a family (lots of kids) (Columbus: renting, mortgage)

[sjtigers]

I have noticed a few of these have been answered in some other threads so I will try and keep this fairly specific as possible.

My family and I live in Western Canada. I am currently finishing my Bachelors and I am looking to go to OSU next fall to do graduate studies. I expect we will be in Columbus for several years (if accepted).

I have six kids who at that point will be 12, 10, 7, 7, 4, and 1.

What I am looking for is three different things...

1. is there a place where I can find a map with neighborhoods named on it? Most of the areas that are mentioned seem to be neighborhoods rather than streets so google map and the like does not look that helpful.

2. I am not what the OSU area is like but is there relatively inexpensive ($1000 or less per month) houses available in the area? Or would I just be better off trying to purchase a home.

3. My wife is taking a course as a Speech Pathologist Assistant. Would there be work in that field she might be able to take?

Any other info about the areas and schools would be great but that is where I need to start.

[trocco21]

I'll take a shot at trying to help. Check out this page: City of Columbus: LINKS
They have links to info about different neighborhoods and there is a link to a decent, but difficult to use, map. As to the price of renting a home, it sounds like you would want to be in a decent school district since you have school age children. My guess is that you are going to have difficulty finding a home for that many people in a decent school district for under $1,000.00. You can find plenty of posts on this site with people giving their opinion as to what part of town is best or where the taxes are lowest. Problem is that, as with many cities, the quality of the schools are often directly related to the amount of the taxes. If you want some help in that area, just respond and let me know. As for your wife, check out this website:
State of Ohio On-Line Job Application - Search Page
It's the website for the State of Ohio job information. Columbus is the capital of Ohio, so there are a lot of state oriented jobs available. There is a speech pathology board and they may be able to help. I hope you find some of this information helpful.

[sjtigers]

Yeah I am realizing that the price may be higher than I hoped. One thing I have thought about was living outside the city.

[babybear101]

sjtigers, I posted to your reply in Is Grove City that bad. I also am posting some information for you here to. Please consider Grove City or Obetz/Hamilton Township. "We" may not have the best reputation in the Columbus area but it really is a wonderful little community with reasonable housing opportunities.

http://www.city-data.com/township/Ha...anklin-OH.html

Hamilton Local School District


Hamilton Township

[Mez]

Are there any needs for the kids schools?

[homewifeev]

I would recommend Dublin or Hilliard schools. I am from Dublin and I got a fantastic education. Dublin is generally considered to be a relatively affluent community. You can still find nice houses in Dublin for around $200,000 and depending on your credit history you probably get a no money down mortgage for $1000 to $2000. This is much cheaper than paying for private schools. Anyway you probably do not want to raise your kids around High Street by OSU. Check out the newer homes near Summit View Road and Riverside Drive. Also consider places just north of there in Delaware County. Delaware tends to be more expensive and farther from OSU though.