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Old 04-23-2012, 02:57 PM
 
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My husband has been offered a job on Columbus and we have to decide by tomorrow whether he is going to accept the offer. We currently live outside of Washington DC. We have a 4th grade age child. We have been looking at Upper Arlington because of the schools and because we would like to live close in (we also considered New Albany but feel like it is probably too far out). We live in a very friendly neighborhood here and I was wondering if Upper Arlington is likely to be similar? We would barely know anyone so I am also wondering how friendly UA schools are towards new kids. If we can't find a house to buy (and there do not seem to be that many available right now), we are thinking we may have to rent but have had a very hard time finding any rentals within the UA school district. Any feedback or suggestions regarding any of these issues would be most appreciated! Thank you!
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Old 04-23-2012, 03:08 PM
 
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My husband has been offered a job on Columbus and we have to decide by tomorrow whether he is going to accept the offer. We currently live outside of Washington DC. We have a 4th grade age child. We have been looking at Upper Arlington because of the schools and because we would like to live close in (we also considered New Albany but feel like it is probably too far out). We live in a very friendly neighborhood here and I was wondering if Upper Arlington is likely to be similar? We would barely know anyone so I am also wondering how friendly UA schools are towards new kids. If we can't find a house to buy (and there do not seem to be that many available right now), we are thinking we may have to rent but have had a very hard time finding any rentals within the UA school district. Any feedback or suggestions regarding any of these issues would be most appreciated! Thank you!
Upper Arlington is a great suburb with top-flight schools, nice parks and pools, and a great library system. Homes in the older parts of Arlington (basically the southern half) date from the 1920's through the 1950's. The "newer" parts of Arlington are in the northern half and date from the 1960's through the 1980's for the most part. The location of Upper Arlington can't be beat as it's only minutes away from OSU, Grandview Heights (lots of good restaurants along Grandview Avenue) and downtown. Being an older suburb, you'll find plenty of 2nd or 3rd generation Arlington people, but there are plenty of transplants from outside the are as well due to the proximity to OSU and the great school system.
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Old 04-23-2012, 09:08 PM
 
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Upper Arlington is wonderful but don't discount New Albany as "too far out." Within Columbus circles New Albany is considered an outer suburb but having lived in Los Angeles and Detroit and having worked in areas like New York, Miami, Raleigh-Durham and Washington DC - keep in mind that New Albany is all of a short 20 minutes commute to downtown, and to put in perspective its only 30 minutes across the metro area to Hilliard. As far as friendly neighborhoods, I can't speak for UA but I can tell you we have never lived in a friendlier neighborhood than NA. I believe that has a whole lot to do with it being a new community. Very few people have lived in NA for more than ten years so there is no animosity towards outsiders moving in. Both areas have awesome schools, as does Dublin, Olentangy, Worthington and Bexley.

Not sure how life is for you in DC but in our opinion Columbus is a wonderful place to raise kids. Best of luck to you on this big decision.
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Old 04-24-2012, 05:42 PM
 
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Upper Arlington is wonderful but don't discount New Albany as "too far out." Within Columbus circles New Albany is considered an outer suburb but having lived in Los Angeles and Detroit and having worked in areas like New York, Miami, Raleigh-Durham and Washington DC - keep in mind that New Albany is all of a short 20 minutes commute to downtown, and to put in perspective its only 30 minutes across the metro area to Hilliard. As far as friendly neighborhoods, I can't speak for UA but I can tell you we have never lived in a friendlier neighborhood than NA. I believe that has a whole lot to do with it being a new community. Very few people have lived in NA for more than ten years so there is no animosity towards outsiders moving in. Both areas have awesome schools, as does Dublin, Olentangy, Worthington and Bexley.

Not sure how life is for you in DC but in our opinion Columbus is a wonderful place to raise kids. Best of luck to you on this big decision.
Which developments in New Albany are in Columbus district for taxes but are within the New Albany school system other than Preston Commons and Albany park?
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Old 04-24-2012, 06:21 PM
 
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Which developments in New Albany are in Columbus district for taxes but are within the New Albany school system other than Preston Commons and Albany park?
In addition to Albany Park, The Preserve and most of Hampsted Village are Columbus taxes and New Albany Schools/mailing address. I believe Preston Commons is a Westerville mailing address with Columbus taxes and Columbus schools.
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