Considering Ohio

[Daytonnatian]

Just a general guideline:

Midwestern Feel- Cincy-Dayton
Northeastern feel (to some extent)- Cleveland-Akron-Canton
Boomtown Feel- Columbus
Rust Belt feel- Toledo, Youngstown

Probably Columbus or Akron would fit best for you, with Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Dayton all deserving a look, as well!

[000000]

OP wants to be near a larger city, so suburbs of the three C's are the only real choices. any other suggestion would be homerism.

[aquila]

Originally Posted by Daytonnatian

Just a general guideline:

Midwestern Feel- Cincy-Dayton
Northeastern feel (to some extent)- Cleveland-Akron-Canton
Boomtown Feel- Columbus
Rust Belt feel- Toledo, Youngstown

Probably Columbus or Akron would fit best for you, with Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Dayton all deserving a look, as well!

With all due respect, I don't think it's fair to use some sort of positive term when referring to Cleveland, Cincinnati, Dayton, Columbus, and Akron - but then use a negative connotation when referring to Toledo. Furthermore, I hardly think Columbus is the only Ohio city that would fit the designation of being a "boom town", particularly when you look at all the growth that has taken place in the northern suburbs of Cincinnati, as well as NKY.

Can we stop comparing Ohio cities with one another and simply start giving unbiased opinions when people ask about our state?

[000000]

Can we stop comparing Ohio cities with one another and simply start giving unbiased opinions when people ask about our state?

that will never happen. people here need to justify the choices they made in their lives by propping up where they live and dismissing other places to make their lives posting away on this forum to make sense to them.

[Cosmic]

Why does anybody think that means right next to a big city? Also wanted room to spread out more. Doesn't sound like most city suburbs to me. Seems a bit conflicted in some ways.

You also have to consider the air quality. Most big cities of any type today can have questionable air quality. There is no way anybody would get me in that central corridor to include Columbus in the heat of summer. Naw that and the haze. The dull skies on northern Ohio in the winter, lots of things to consider.

St. Mary's, GA is a wee burg of a tad under 14000 souls. How well did the OP really think out his request? Crime, traffic, hassles, things he probably does not have right now, maybe does not want in future. Big cities are nice if you do not have to live there, free to visit and leave.

No place is perfect but at some point he may miss St. Mary's, GA more than he thinks. I would say better to think thru the criterion once again and reconsider exactly what are the prime considerations. To include just how close is close to a big city. An hour away is not extreme. Even two hours is not that big a deal. All depending on how you see the World.

[jlbw3616]

Mansfield/Richland County is a beautiful area in Ohio and a quick hour drive to Columbus and Cleveland and about an hour and a half to Toledo. It has all the amenities of a small city, with a small-town feel. It's a great place to live!