Cleveland vs Cincinnati vs Columbus (unemployment rate, manufacturing, best place)

[Dewddd]

I've been hearing this argument forever..
What has the best downtown? Cleveland or Cincy?
What has the brightest future? Cleveland or Cincy?
Where is the best place to raise a family? Cleveland or Cincinnati?

It's time we brought Columbus into the equation. Seriously, they don't call it the three C's for no reason. All three have nearly the same metro size so therefore shouldnt they all be compared to eachother?

Either way I love all 3 the same for different reasons.
What do you love about each city? Which city is your overall favorite?

[motorman]

^ The trouble is, in discussing the "3-Cs," we've all been there and done that, ad infinitum. So, what else is new?

[Cbus76]

They're all solid cities for a variety of reasons and the virtues of them have been discussed ad naseum.

[Ohiogirl81]

Originally Posted by Dewddd

What do you love about each city? Which city is your overall favorite?

We've done this already more than a dozen times.

I suggest you do a "search this forum" exercise to find the kazillion other threads on this time-worn argument.

[jbcmh81]

Well, I think there is a thread like this already. I haven't seen it in awhile, but it's probably a few pages back on the archives. And it didn't end up very productive, anyway.

I'll just say this, I think that Ohio in general has made significant moves in the right direction recently. What's ironic is that the recession may have been the best thing to happen to the state in a long time. Globally, it's helped refocus manufacturing back to the US, has restored the auto industry, etc. The state is recovering better and faster than the majority of states, including 99% of the Sun Belt, which almost all saw their unemployment rates struggling or rising again in the past few months, while Ohio's continues to drop. All 3-Cs are recovering to their own respective strengths and, as of May, every single major Ohio metro area had unemployment below the national average. These are significant trends and bode well for a return to at least more modest growth, imo.

[Peregrine]

Originally Posted by Dewddd

It's time we brought Columbus into the equation.

No idea what you mean by that. Columbus is always "in the equation".
Ad has been said this topic has been hammered into the ground. This topic gets rehashed every 4 months it seems.
They are all fine cities despite of, or because of, their differences.

Here's some light reading for ya'....


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