Sorry, found Ohio not so appealing... (Toledo, Kent: homes, employment, bankrupt)

[donato]

There you go now you get it.

Dont just go by what other people tell you about a place. Only you can decide if it is the right place for you. Ask about jobs schools night life what ever it ids that you need to make a place home. and then go and see if you can live there.

As we know We all do have our own opions. Now do yourself a favor get the info and check out the citys you want to live in for yourself do not listen to what everyone else has to say about how people dess or talk. Some people Thought I was crazy for leaving snow behind can not tell you how many times I heard whats Xmass with out snow well I do not ski And We do not have a problem being able to get around for the holidays they are happy with the change of seasons and hey I am warm weather person, Me and Jimmy Buffett And it is what my family wanted were so everyones happy my freinds up north and me in the south and that is all that matters. The rest of the crap good or bad work around it because Thats Life.


Good Luck

[ballerinalizz]

sounds like your living in the wrong part of the state. i live 1/2 way between Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and youngstown. the schools are good, little crime, entertainment present, and good jobs.

[OneWayOut]

Originally Posted by ballerinalizz

sounds like your living in the wrong part of the state. i live 1/2 way between Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and youngstown. the schools are good, little crime, entertainment present, and good jobs.

Yeah, that has come to light pretty well in my last 12 months here. I have decided not to try anywhere else in Ohio.

Good weather year round, big city (not in it, close by) and real mountains, and not too far from an ocean. I have a great opportunity to move anywhere right now, and I am going to seize it.

[M TYPE X]

Here's my new take on Ohio: Been there, done that.

To be fair, Cleveland has its good points. But overall, I can't take Ohio.

Northeast Ohio has too much snow compared to Detroit. Think Buffalo and upstate New York, but with more country music.

Columbus may be growing, but I prefer Indianapolis.

Cincy is not a bad city, but if you are going to move to the South, consider Nashville.

Ohio tries to be all things to all people, and it only ends up pleasing diehard Buckeyes.

You can't change Ohio, so if you don't like it, move out before Ohio changes you!

[paintballer1708]

^ Im sorry, but i dislike Champaign, Illinois a lot. I notice a lot of the problems you just spoke of in Champaign. Theres not much going on there, and its sorrounded by farmland, and is for the most part, flat. Its funny because Illinois is now experiencing one of the fastest out migration rates in the nation.

[paintballer1708]

Double post, sorry it was taking awhile for the post to load.

[OneWayOut]

Originally Posted by paintballer1708

^ Im sorry, but i dislike Champaign, Illinois a lot. I notice a lot of the problems you just spoke of in Champaign. Theres not much going on there, and its sorrounded by farmland, and is for the most part, flat. Its funny because Illinois is now experiencing one of the fastest out migration rates in the nation.

I would like to see this statistic too (migration rates). Can you post or PM some links?

Cheers

Oneway

[paintballer1708]

http://www.igpa.uiuc.edu/lib/pdf/diversity.pdf (broken link)

There you go. The demographics on Illinois. Now Oneway lets see where you are getting some of your information from. I find it interesting that you are questioning my info when i read your's sometimes it makes no sense. Sorry just wondering where you get it. Thanks

[paintballer1708]

Historical populations
Census
year Population

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1800 2,458
1810 12,282
1820 55,211
1830 157,445
1840 476,183
1850 851,470
1860 1,711,951
1870 2,539,891
1880 3,077,871
1890 3,826,352
1900 4,821,550
1910 5,638,591
1920 6,485,280
1930 7,630,654
1940 7,897,241
1950 8,712,176
1960 10,081,158
1970 11,113,976
1980 11,426,518
1990 11,430,602
2000 12,419,293

From Wikipedia.

Looks like a population decline from 1990-2000.

From wikipedia:
Illinois
Immigration from outside the United States resulted in a increase of 328,020 people, and migration within the country produced a loss of 391,031

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois

[paintballer1708]

Sorry lol i am getting addicted to this population thing.

Also from wikipedia (Ohio)

Historical populations[19]
Census
year Population State
Rank

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1800 45,365 18
1810 230,760 13
1820 581,434 5
1830 937,903 4
1840 1,519,467 3
1850 1,980,329 3
1860 2,339,511 3
1870 2,665,260 3
1880 3,198,062 3
1890 3,672,329 4
1900 4,157,545 4
1910 4,767,121 4
1920 5,759,394 4
1930 6,646,697 4
1940 6,907,612 4
1950 7,946,627 5
1960 9,706,397 5
1970 10,652,017 6
1980 10,797,630 6
1990 10,847,115 7
2000 11,353,140 7


Interesting info on Ohio's growing immigrant population. I just read in Brookings Institute that Ohio is one of the new hotspots for immigrants.

wikipedia (Ohio)
Immigration from outside the United States contributed of a growth of 200,000 people in 2005, most coming from Asia. It grows faster than states such as New York or Michigan. Ohio has witnessed an increase in the Laotian (Laos) American and Thai American populations, as well as Asian Indians and Latin Americans. This growth is projected to help Ohio's population grow again.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio