Best city in Ohio? (Columbus, Cleveland: home, job market, universities)

[Beavercreek33]

Exactly why I said city proper Columbus is growing faster than Indy, I never mentioned the metro area. When you put into accounts metro area population growths, Indy is not growing much faster, and city proper growth, Columbus is actually growing quite faster than Indy.

When I was in a meeting out in Tucson, they were annexing areas that were developed. Same goes for Phoenix. They are taking suburbs like Gilbert and Mesa which are extremely developed and making them apart of their city. Its not a matter of population growth, its more along the lines of taxes and such... i.e. the money.

If they are developing areas that are not developed, then you are looking at the outer-ring suburbs that are making more room for growth, such as Mesa, Scottsdale, etc.

[jam40jeff]

Columbus's population growth is more a function of their annexation of township land than a true influx of residents to the area, so the fact that their city's population is growing is fairly meaningless.

[Beavercreek33]

Originally Posted by jam40jeff

Columbus's population growth is more a function of their annexation of township land than a true influx of residents to the area, so the fact that their city's population is growing is fairly meaningless.

I don't know. Downtown has seen a huge influx of new residents, especially with the new condo/apartment highrises going up in the city. The metro area is growing quite well too, especially with a lot of people moving in from PA, WV, Kentucky, Michigan, and other NE states and upper Midwest states. Delaware County is one of the fastest growing counties in the nation, I believe out of the 100 fastest growing counties, Delaware was 12th fastest.

[HuskerDu]

Originally Posted by Beavercreek33

I don't know. Downtown has seen a huge influx of new residents, especially with the new condo/apartment highrises going up in the city. The metro area is growing quite well too, especially with a lot of people moving in from PA, WV, Kentucky, Michigan, and other NE states and upper Midwest states. Delaware County is one of the fastest growing counties in the nation, I believe out of the 100 fastest growing counties, Delaware was 12th fastest.

They were having a difficult time selling those downtown condos well over a year before the housing bubble burst. I've seen prices fall as much as 30% on some of them...still no takers.

[jam40jeff]

Originally Posted by HuskerDu

They were having a difficult time selling those downtown condos well over a year before the housing bubble burst. I've seen prices fall as much as 30% on some of them...still no takers.

There are a few nice things going on in downtown Columbus, but it still lags far behind the development and influx of residents in both Cleveland and Cincinnati.

[Hey_Hey]

Originally Posted by Beavercreek33

I don't know. Downtown has seen a huge influx of new residents, especially with the new condo/apartment highrises going up in the city. The metro area is growing quite well too, especially with a lot of people moving in from PA, WV, Kentucky, Michigan, and other NE states and upper Midwest states. Delaware County is one of the fastest growing counties in the nation, I believe out of the 100 fastest growing counties, Delaware was 12th fastest.

As of this 2006 article on CNN Money, no counties in Ohio rank in the top 100 fastest growing counties. In fact, there is only one county in the top 100 that lies outside of the South or West, and it is found in the Chicago area.

100 fastest growing counties - Mar. 16, 2006

[CortlandGirl79]

Well, the article you posted is three years old. Try finding something more up to date.

[Beavercreek33]

Wow, that article is very old. In fact, since 2006 there were two counties in Ohio in the fastest growing counties category. Delaware and Warren counties.

[Hey_Hey]

Link?

[Beavercreek33]

Couldn't find the 2007 numbers, I remember seeing Warren County on there as well. Good thing though, people are also bringing some of those numbers into Hamilton county as well with all the new developments in Cincinnati and its inner ring suburbs. Suburban sprawl is nasty. Also, when did Franklin county pass the 1 million mark?

http://www.census.gov/popest/countie...EST2008-08.csv