New Albany, Westerville, Dublin, & Powell (Columbus, Cleveland: new home, move, housing)

[stevetrivia]

We've narrowed our search for a new home to either the central area of Ohio near Columbus or the northeastern area near Cleveland (Wooster and Medina).

I have a question about the Columbus suburbs. Are the cities listed in my thread title separated at all from Columbus? By this, I mean here in the Los Angeles area if you want to go from Glendale to Burbank you simply walk across the street. There's no country, no farmland, no separation. Just an invisible boundary line. Is it like that in the Columbus metro area? I think my wife and I would like a little separation.

I'm not sure if I'm making myself clear. If one were to go to Granville, there would be some countryside in between towns (and Granville is still tops in our list.) I've done a Google satellite search and I'm still not certain about the above towns. Some of the photos of New Albany, Westerville, Dublin, and Powell show them to be charming, which is what we are looking for. But we are not yet sure we want to relocate within a "mass of humanity". We will be making a trip to the area in a few months to see for ourselves.

Any help?

[dxdtdemon]

Over the last 15 years, there has become less separation, but there are still some farms and golf courses that separate things.

[CortlandGirl79]

The Columbus suburbs are mostly a "mass of humanity". Blah

[cbusflyer]

Westerville and Dublin will have the least amount of land between them and the city core. Both are starting to take a more urban approach to housing and will be better connected to downtown in the future. New Albany in places is just a continuation of houses and retail from westerville and Gahanna area.
As you move east it separates and you see larger plots of land. This separates even more until you reach Granville. Powell is separate from Dublin but not by much. This gap will close within the next ten years. The area between New Albany and Granville is your best chance for land.