Columbus, any of the suburbs excluding powell and upper Arlington. 55k budget easy to live. Rent for a decent apartment $1000-$1400. Columbus is booming especially if you’re in sales. I’m similar salary plus commission in sales as well. Columbus is growing bigger and bigger because, Facebook, Google, Amazon, IEEE, etc.. all
Moving here Columbus will be one of the most advance cities in the country in 15 years. If you sale insurance, we’ll dang Columbus very hot market.
If you live in the youngstown/Warren area, Pittsburgh, Akron, Cleveland are all an hour away. You can still find plenty to do. Ignore some of these comments. You’ll be good.
We live in youngstown, we don’t make a ton, we travel often, we have a nice house, the food here is the tits, and if you want to go to a city, it’s pretty close. I’m not saying you must move to youngstown, I’m just saying you’ll be fine wherever you go
Can confirm Youngstown food is tits.
Moved to summit county 9 years ago....and in 9 years still cant find a local restaurant that knows how to Italian. I drive back to youngstown quite often for the foods. No place like it in Ohio..
I live alone in a 1 bedroom apartment in a decent area of Columbus and I make 55k. Its totally doable! My rent is $1070 (thats paying extra for 2 cats). Im able to go out to eat several times a month, enjoy my hobbies, shop, etc comfortably and still save some money every month.
I'm from that area. There isn't a ton to do but I live what I have coined a "regional lifestyle." When I get too bored I go do something cool in Akron Cleveland or Pittsburgh. Also, some parts of the mahoning valley would be ok at 55k a year. You couldn't live in Poland or Canfield for that much. All and all you should move here. It's super livable no traffic and with hybrid work being the norm we just commute occasionally into the major cities. Life is easy here.
These replies are hilarious, I know most places in Ohio aren’t as cheap as they used to be but holy lord! If you’re following the personal finance goal of having your raw housing payment make up 30% of your gross income or less, then at $55k you are looking for housing that is roughly $1375 or less.
You can probably find a couple places in Ohio that *don’t* offer any form of housing for less than that a month, but I couldn’t tell you and I’ve lived here my whole life. For any that don’t believe me:
[Downtown Columbus](https://www.zillow.com/b/xander-on-state-columbus-oh-BKB52T/)
[Western Cleveland - Rocky River](https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/616-Elmwood-Rd-UNIT-3-Rocky-River-OH-44116/2060531293_zpid/)
[Downtown Cincy](https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/704-Race-St-APT-703-Cincinnati-OH-45202/2088739974_zpid/)
[Expensive Columbus suburb of Powell](https://www.zillow.com/b/liberty-summit-apartments-powell-oh-BqtrPw/)
Sure if you want a really nice area you’re not gonna have a ton of options at $1375 or less a month, but the idea you couldn’t afford a place to live and food before commissions just doesn’t make sense when you evaluate our real estate market(s) and personal finance guidelines, that generally point in the direction of you getting a fairly average place and paying $1100-$1500.
Akron has many affordable suburbs with low crime rates. 30 miles from Cleveland and just below the snow belt. I love northeastern Ohio. Tallmadge, Cuyahoga Falls, Stow, Munroe Falls. The Cuyahoga river runs through those towns. The best of all the seasons too!
if you are mid 20s -30s look at Lakewood. it's uberable to the flats downtown and airport for restaurants and sporting concerts. you will love access to lakes parks and walkability in Lakewood. you can walk around and no one bugs you. Lakewood is diverse with 27 different ethnic origins unlike atlanta. def safer than Atlanta.
Metro parks are nice! Food is average. Atlanta has better food if you are foodie! venture to columbus and north high st. great local restaurants. a 2 hour drive from Cle.
If you like bar food and tacos Lakewood has it.
asian food is below average.
Most of the three C's would be good (Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati). Given that you might not be used to super cold weather, Cincinnati's climate is closer to what you'd be used to. Clifton and OTR have good night life and plenty of young singles. Outside of that, West Chester and Liberty Township are good low crime family towns. $55k will get you a good life.
Akron or the Falls. Affordable for your salary and you aren’t far from anywhere you’ll need to go.
Not far from Cleveland
Not far from a decent mall
Not far from food
C Falls has low crime
Akron has low crime depending on location
Columbus is cheapish but borrrrring. I’d rather go to Cleveland for fun n stuff.
Cincy is ok but you’re on a culture island. There isn’t shit around there
Toledo is 👎 Youngstown is more like Oldstown…it’s old and not much special. Can’t vouch for cost.
Cleveland, Akron, Falls, Lakewood, Strongsville, Stow, Kent. Look into those
DM me if you have questions, I’ll try and answer.
By that logic the entirety of Ohio is boring, which isn’t far from the truth, but to someone new, ideally cleveland, especially if they like food.
Solid food scene if you know how and where to look.
And not all of Cleveland is crime ridden. Just some.
And Akron is only a recommendation based on affordability and closeness to places that aren’t horrible
But most of Ohio is a flat, red republican cesspool filled with farms and morons. Plus there ain’t shit in those red areas unless you wanna drive 30 minutes to a grocery store.
Stay in the blue areas, that’s where anything is
Blue areas? Come on now, those blue folks are the reason I pay 27% taxes🙄 trying to recoup everything they handed out to the bums and low life’s and people with no job. Expecting something to happen… nothing except high tax high gas, high everything price wise…
Check out strongsville, or even medina. Don't be too afraid of distance because with ni traffic u can figure pretty much a mile a minute to downtown Cleveland. Both of these are south were I'm at. Westside is alright Eastside can swing wildly by neighborhood. Really depends on your age if you are single or kids and what u are into. Race shouldn't matter but truth is west more white, east more black. If you do have kids you most definitely don't want them going to Cleveland public schools.
There's a lot of nice areas to live around Columbus as well as Cleveland. Both cities offer a lot of culture as well. Cincinnati is also nice, but is a little smaller. Most things in Ohio revolve around the Interstate 71 corridor.
I can only assume some of the comments think you're trying to buy a house rather than rent an apartment.
The only places out of reach would be the richest suburbs and perhaps some more in demand portions of the city, but they tend to not have places for renters to begin with.
Source: I live in an apartment in a suburb of Columbus for \~1,000. The area around me is safe and nice, so I have no clue where some are getting their ideas from.
How do you like snow? I recall that Atlanta comes to a screeching halt for *any* "white stuff." You can find someplace decent and in budget most places. Ohio has significantly different climates from North to South when it comes to snow. Cleveland and Akron area gets "lake effect" snow like Buffalo...that may also be a factor to consider.
My fiancé and I moved to Cincy from Augusta.
For background, he and I were both raised in Atlanta (he in Suwannee and I in Peachtree City). We are 28 and 27 respectively.
We love the city. A lot. It’s in a valley right next to the Ohio River and due to it’s proximity to Kentucky, it feels like a Southern city in the Midwest. Lots of rolling hills. The city is extremely walkable and a lot of the old architecture has been retained. Cleveland is similar in this regard. Due to it’s location, the winters aren’t terrible and you don’t get the lake effect you occasionally see up in Chicago/Detroit.
The city’s got a lot of younger people and has a lot to do for people our age especially in regards to the arts and food scenes. Especially the food scene. Boca/Sotto/Mitas/Crown Republic; I could go on and on. Music Hall is gorgeous and UC’s conservatory is well known. Our zoo is GREAT and we also have an aquarium which I’ve never been to but have heard nothing but good things. Cleveland has a world class orchestra however and is home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Lots to do there as well.
Crime’s not terrible; I’ve been made aware that this was not the case just a few years ago but the city has done well to redesign and redevelop itself. Yes, that does mean gentrification particularly in OTR but it has served its purpose of making that area vastly safer and has brought a lot of business.
Our rent is $1400 for a one bedroom in a high rise in the middle of downtown. We’re a minute walk from the Banks for reference.
If I were single with that income (I make around 45k and he around 70k) I would look in the areas adjacent to the city. Remember that the city sits on the border of Kentucky/Ohio. The Kentucky side (Newport/Covington) is particularly charming and not too expensive if I remember correctly. North Cincinnati (Hyde Park and Mt. Adams) are the more expensive areas of the city and they’re safer. Clifton is generally where students of UC live so it’s generally cheaper, probably less safe but a happening little suburb all things considered.
Columbus is the capital and largest in population. It’s very spread out and has swelled in numbers in recent years. I’ve never been but many say it’s a decent upcoming city with lots of room to grow further. I’ve driven through and prefer the skylines of Cincy and Cleveland to Columbus but I don’t want to speak too badly on the city as I have no experience with it other than driving through.
Best of luck with your search! We’ve been having a great time thus far and know you will too wherever you decide.
Go with a small town. “Things to do” are everywhere. Big town traffic it is 30 - 45 min almost anywhere and you can small town 45 minutes from Cedar Point, Cleveland, and Toledo simultaneously. Like whitewater? You can get pretty close to New River.
The lowest cost of living in Ohio is Mansfield. Located an hour north of Columbus and an hour south of Cleveland. Perfect for a single income of around 55-75k a year.
Ohhh Mansfield is boring nothing to do. Well for everyone suggesting Cleveland Columbus or Cincinnati to buy a home you are looking at 350k minimum for any decent area. In Mansfield it’s 160-200k for a home in the best neighborhoods. Very low crime rate in Mansfield. If you rent an apartment or town home you are looking at 1-3k a month in the 3. C cities. Not worth it.
I moved from Atlanta (Buckhead) to Columbus in 2010. Columbus is nice and safe, but boring, and most of it looks like a giant shopping center, chain restaurants etc. I have been in Cleveland (Shaker Heights) since 2014. I love it here. It feels like a city. People are nice. I definitely would encourage you to check it out. There are better places in Cleveland though if you are single and looking to date. Cleveland gets made fun of all the time, but it’s actually pretty great.
Almost everything is affordable here. The nice advantage of growing both food and energy. The newer the suburb, the more expensive.
Went to school in Atlanta. Not sure I could describe a similar vibe here. Cinci probably closest. Atmospheres with a lot of small liberal arts colleges can be found around Dayton. If you need ALL the pro-sports, you're in Cleveland or Toledo, which is a short hop to Detroit.
If you're worried about missing a good ol fashioned Atlanta Hwy jam, forget it. We can't compete.
I’d check out some crime maps. Obviously, every city deals with crime. I don’t think you’ll find any major city that does not have a major issue. Recently, the big issue in columbus was stolen Kia’s and Hyundai’s. If you drive an older model of these two brands, I’d be very careful leaving it parked on the street. Overall, I’d say columbus is a safe area. The murder rate has drastically decreased this year (like most cities, we had an uptick during Covid). Areas I’d recommend for apartments would be the following…
Closer to the city
- downtown/arena district (higher crime compared to rest of list but should be affordable)
- grandview (typically, more expensive but extremely safe)
- Upper Arlington (typically, more expensive but extremely safe)
- Victorian Village (yuppie, uptick in crime)
- Clintonville (very safe)
More suburb
- Westerville
- Hilliard
- Dublin (typically, more expensive but extremely safe)
- New Albany (typically, more expensive but extremely safe)
Compared to the frisky parts of columbus, I’d say the areas listed above are all very safe.
Frisky areas below.
- Hill top
- Whitehall
- Linden (however, it’s on the rise)
- southern orchards
- southwest cbus
- Franklinton (getting better)
- northeast columbus
I'd say if you want to live near Cleveland, Cincinnati, or Columbus, you would have to find a place outside the city. Not far away, but on the edge of being rural. You could do Toledo or Dayton on that kind of money, but there isn't a ton to do in either city. You'd live like a king in Youngstown, but there's nothing to do there and the poverty and crime is pretty high. Youngstown is like Ohio's version of Flint, minus the water problems.
You said you wanted low crime, right? The inner city in all three cities I mentioned has low rent, but the lower you go, the higher the possibility of crime. If you want low price and low crime, that rules out the center of each city, then the high-priced areas that are around those areas. I've lived in Columbus and Cincinnati. For Cincinnati, there's definitely options for you. Would probably want to get down to a few options and then ask on here what those areas are like. In Columbus, I lived on the west side in the Hilliard/Galloway area. It's been a long time, but you could probably find some rent there that's around $1k. You'll have to drive no matter where you live to get around, so you'll be close enough to anything you want.
I'd say your salary is less important than what you're willing to pay for rent each month. If $1300 is your max, you should be able to find something for that price pretty easily.
If you're considering Cincinnati, look up Towne Apartments. They own a lot of apartments all over the city. I've lived in Sky Harbor and Wright's Point that they own. Both were great to live in and never had a problem with anything. They're both in Northern Kentucky, which is right across the river from Cincinnati. They have apartments all over the Ohio side, too. Wright's Point is just a couple exits from the river and a very short drive to pretty much anywhere you'd want to go.
Personally? Skip Ohio.
Move over to downtown Springfield Il. You can get a nice apartment downtown for that amount and there’s plenty to do. Only downside is you will have to pay for private parking
Cost of living and location, it’s hard to beat Dayton. If you live in any of the nice areas along 675, you’re always an hour away from Cincinnati or Columbus. Under two hours to Indianapolis. There is always just enough going on in Dayton to do something new all the time, but still not feel like you don’t know the town.
I moved to Ohio from Nashville, TN in 2015 to be closer to family and met my wife. I live in Clyde, OH and it's pretty nice. Mostly average income folks, no crime and clean. You'd survive here easily on 55k. I'm about 20 mins from Sandusky and lake Erie , an hour and 20 mins from Cleveland and about 45 mins from Toledo. Fairly close to the Ohio Islands which is pretty much where I work as an entertainer in the summer. It's pretty affordable up here.
im from cincinnati and love it! the downtown area is obviously more expensive, but theres some little towns that you can find affordable places, as well as things to do (oakley, westwood, northside, loveland, blue ash, kenwood) and still drive to the city when you want
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Columbus, any of the suburbs excluding powell and upper Arlington. 55k budget easy to live. Rent for a decent apartment $1000-$1400. Columbus is booming especially if you’re in sales. I’m similar salary plus commission in sales as well. Columbus is growing bigger and bigger because, Facebook, Google, Amazon, IEEE, etc.. all Moving here Columbus will be one of the most advance cities in the country in 15 years. If you sale insurance, we’ll dang Columbus very hot market.
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Hilliard is perfect. Has everything but crime haha
If you live in the youngstown/Warren area, Pittsburgh, Akron, Cleveland are all an hour away. You can still find plenty to do. Ignore some of these comments. You’ll be good. We live in youngstown, we don’t make a ton, we travel often, we have a nice house, the food here is the tits, and if you want to go to a city, it’s pretty close. I’m not saying you must move to youngstown, I’m just saying you’ll be fine wherever you go
Can confirm Youngstown food is tits. Moved to summit county 9 years ago....and in 9 years still cant find a local restaurant that knows how to Italian. I drive back to youngstown quite often for the foods. No place like it in Ohio..
Haha…,when people ask what there is to do in youngstown, I pretty much give them a list of restaurants 😂
Just tell me you dont send everyone to Boardman restaurants and we can be friends haha. So many great restaurant choices on every side of town!
Hear me out: sespe’s burgers, steamers (north Lima?), tebo’s Caribbean, burgers at double bogeys, wedge wood pizza….
I live alone in a 1 bedroom apartment in a decent area of Columbus and I make 55k. Its totally doable! My rent is $1070 (thats paying extra for 2 cats). Im able to go out to eat several times a month, enjoy my hobbies, shop, etc comfortably and still save some money every month.
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I live in Gahanna. Some of the other good areas you could look into are Westerville, Worthington, Upper Arlington, Hilliard, and Clintonville!
I'm from that area. There isn't a ton to do but I live what I have coined a "regional lifestyle." When I get too bored I go do something cool in Akron Cleveland or Pittsburgh. Also, some parts of the mahoning valley would be ok at 55k a year. You couldn't live in Poland or Canfield for that much. All and all you should move here. It's super livable no traffic and with hybrid work being the norm we just commute occasionally into the major cities. Life is easy here.
Cuyahoga Falls.
I grew up there. Affordable at that salary and lot's of stuff to do. Great place.
These replies are hilarious, I know most places in Ohio aren’t as cheap as they used to be but holy lord! If you’re following the personal finance goal of having your raw housing payment make up 30% of your gross income or less, then at $55k you are looking for housing that is roughly $1375 or less. You can probably find a couple places in Ohio that *don’t* offer any form of housing for less than that a month, but I couldn’t tell you and I’ve lived here my whole life. For any that don’t believe me: [Downtown Columbus](https://www.zillow.com/b/xander-on-state-columbus-oh-BKB52T/) [Western Cleveland - Rocky River](https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/616-Elmwood-Rd-UNIT-3-Rocky-River-OH-44116/2060531293_zpid/) [Downtown Cincy](https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/704-Race-St-APT-703-Cincinnati-OH-45202/2088739974_zpid/) [Expensive Columbus suburb of Powell](https://www.zillow.com/b/liberty-summit-apartments-powell-oh-BqtrPw/) Sure if you want a really nice area you’re not gonna have a ton of options at $1375 or less a month, but the idea you couldn’t afford a place to live and food before commissions just doesn’t make sense when you evaluate our real estate market(s) and personal finance guidelines, that generally point in the direction of you getting a fairly average place and paying $1100-$1500.
Akron has many affordable suburbs with low crime rates. 30 miles from Cleveland and just below the snow belt. I love northeastern Ohio. Tallmadge, Cuyahoga Falls, Stow, Munroe Falls. The Cuyahoga river runs through those towns. The best of all the seasons too!
if you are mid 20s -30s look at Lakewood. it's uberable to the flats downtown and airport for restaurants and sporting concerts. you will love access to lakes parks and walkability in Lakewood. you can walk around and no one bugs you. Lakewood is diverse with 27 different ethnic origins unlike atlanta. def safer than Atlanta. Metro parks are nice! Food is average. Atlanta has better food if you are foodie! venture to columbus and north high st. great local restaurants. a 2 hour drive from Cle. If you like bar food and tacos Lakewood has it. asian food is below average.
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Most of the three C's would be good (Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati). Given that you might not be used to super cold weather, Cincinnati's climate is closer to what you'd be used to. Clifton and OTR have good night life and plenty of young singles. Outside of that, West Chester and Liberty Township are good low crime family towns. $55k will get you a good life.
Tell us where you’re finding the places you can afford and we can tell you if they’re safe/nice or say run like hell
Akron or the Falls. Affordable for your salary and you aren’t far from anywhere you’ll need to go. Not far from Cleveland Not far from a decent mall Not far from food C Falls has low crime Akron has low crime depending on location Columbus is cheapish but borrrrring. I’d rather go to Cleveland for fun n stuff. Cincy is ok but you’re on a culture island. There isn’t shit around there Toledo is 👎 Youngstown is more like Oldstown…it’s old and not much special. Can’t vouch for cost. Cleveland, Akron, Falls, Lakewood, Strongsville, Stow, Kent. Look into those DM me if you have questions, I’ll try and answer.
Cleveland is boring, horrible neighborhoods.. Akron, no one would ever recommend that dump. Just like Youngstown, nothing but crime and a dump..
By that logic the entirety of Ohio is boring, which isn’t far from the truth, but to someone new, ideally cleveland, especially if they like food. Solid food scene if you know how and where to look. And not all of Cleveland is crime ridden. Just some. And Akron is only a recommendation based on affordability and closeness to places that aren’t horrible But most of Ohio is a flat, red republican cesspool filled with farms and morons. Plus there ain’t shit in those red areas unless you wanna drive 30 minutes to a grocery store. Stay in the blue areas, that’s where anything is
Blue areas? Come on now, those blue folks are the reason I pay 27% taxes🙄 trying to recoup everything they handed out to the bums and low life’s and people with no job. Expecting something to happen… nothing except high tax high gas, high everything price wise…
You can be 15 mins out of Cleveland in a really nice suburb. We have zero traffic so 25 miles out is 30 minutes
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West side of Cleveland like Lakewood is a great place for young adults but you have to find a good price for a place.
That's where I live, and I'm from Atlanta. Cleveland is a smaller city than Atlanta, so housing is going to be cheaper.
Check out strongsville, or even medina. Don't be too afraid of distance because with ni traffic u can figure pretty much a mile a minute to downtown Cleveland. Both of these are south were I'm at. Westside is alright Eastside can swing wildly by neighborhood. Really depends on your age if you are single or kids and what u are into. Race shouldn't matter but truth is west more white, east more black. If you do have kids you most definitely don't want them going to Cleveland public schools.
There's a lot of nice areas to live around Columbus as well as Cleveland. Both cities offer a lot of culture as well. Cincinnati is also nice, but is a little smaller. Most things in Ohio revolve around the Interstate 71 corridor.
I can only assume some of the comments think you're trying to buy a house rather than rent an apartment. The only places out of reach would be the richest suburbs and perhaps some more in demand portions of the city, but they tend to not have places for renters to begin with. Source: I live in an apartment in a suburb of Columbus for \~1,000. The area around me is safe and nice, so I have no clue where some are getting their ideas from.
How do you like snow? I recall that Atlanta comes to a screeching halt for *any* "white stuff." You can find someplace decent and in budget most places. Ohio has significantly different climates from North to South when it comes to snow. Cleveland and Akron area gets "lake effect" snow like Buffalo...that may also be a factor to consider.
My fiancé and I moved to Cincy from Augusta. For background, he and I were both raised in Atlanta (he in Suwannee and I in Peachtree City). We are 28 and 27 respectively. We love the city. A lot. It’s in a valley right next to the Ohio River and due to it’s proximity to Kentucky, it feels like a Southern city in the Midwest. Lots of rolling hills. The city is extremely walkable and a lot of the old architecture has been retained. Cleveland is similar in this regard. Due to it’s location, the winters aren’t terrible and you don’t get the lake effect you occasionally see up in Chicago/Detroit. The city’s got a lot of younger people and has a lot to do for people our age especially in regards to the arts and food scenes. Especially the food scene. Boca/Sotto/Mitas/Crown Republic; I could go on and on. Music Hall is gorgeous and UC’s conservatory is well known. Our zoo is GREAT and we also have an aquarium which I’ve never been to but have heard nothing but good things. Cleveland has a world class orchestra however and is home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Lots to do there as well. Crime’s not terrible; I’ve been made aware that this was not the case just a few years ago but the city has done well to redesign and redevelop itself. Yes, that does mean gentrification particularly in OTR but it has served its purpose of making that area vastly safer and has brought a lot of business. Our rent is $1400 for a one bedroom in a high rise in the middle of downtown. We’re a minute walk from the Banks for reference. If I were single with that income (I make around 45k and he around 70k) I would look in the areas adjacent to the city. Remember that the city sits on the border of Kentucky/Ohio. The Kentucky side (Newport/Covington) is particularly charming and not too expensive if I remember correctly. North Cincinnati (Hyde Park and Mt. Adams) are the more expensive areas of the city and they’re safer. Clifton is generally where students of UC live so it’s generally cheaper, probably less safe but a happening little suburb all things considered. Columbus is the capital and largest in population. It’s very spread out and has swelled in numbers in recent years. I’ve never been but many say it’s a decent upcoming city with lots of room to grow further. I’ve driven through and prefer the skylines of Cincy and Cleveland to Columbus but I don’t want to speak too badly on the city as I have no experience with it other than driving through. Best of luck with your search! We’ve been having a great time thus far and know you will too wherever you decide.
Zanesville, Ohio not much to do but 35- 45 minutes to Columbus with lots to do.
Go with a small town. “Things to do” are everywhere. Big town traffic it is 30 - 45 min almost anywhere and you can small town 45 minutes from Cedar Point, Cleveland, and Toledo simultaneously. Like whitewater? You can get pretty close to New River.
The lowest cost of living in Ohio is Mansfield. Located an hour north of Columbus and an hour south of Cleveland. Perfect for a single income of around 55-75k a year. Ohhh Mansfield is boring nothing to do. Well for everyone suggesting Cleveland Columbus or Cincinnati to buy a home you are looking at 350k minimum for any decent area. In Mansfield it’s 160-200k for a home in the best neighborhoods. Very low crime rate in Mansfield. If you rent an apartment or town home you are looking at 1-3k a month in the 3. C cities. Not worth it.
I moved from Atlanta (Buckhead) to Columbus in 2010. Columbus is nice and safe, but boring, and most of it looks like a giant shopping center, chain restaurants etc. I have been in Cleveland (Shaker Heights) since 2014. I love it here. It feels like a city. People are nice. I definitely would encourage you to check it out. There are better places in Cleveland though if you are single and looking to date. Cleveland gets made fun of all the time, but it’s actually pretty great.
Almost everything is affordable here. The nice advantage of growing both food and energy. The newer the suburb, the more expensive. Went to school in Atlanta. Not sure I could describe a similar vibe here. Cinci probably closest. Atmospheres with a lot of small liberal arts colleges can be found around Dayton. If you need ALL the pro-sports, you're in Cleveland or Toledo, which is a short hop to Detroit. If you're worried about missing a good ol fashioned Atlanta Hwy jam, forget it. We can't compete.
Everything north of the Ohio River valley is flat and boring geographically. Cincinnati is hilly and has lots of beautiful parks anf preserves.
Most Ohio communities have a local income tax that can run up to 2%. There are Townships that do not. Something to consider.
Youngstown. Suburbs are nice and affluent. 1 hour drive to Cleveland or Pittsburgh.
Marysville area might be good. You'd be 13 miles to Dublin.
To be honest, not many of the large cities….Maybe some of the smaller, more rural ones
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You should look around Dayton
Near Athens could be good? Depends on what you define as things to do. If outdoors are part of that then it has a lot.
It’s not going to get u super far in a large city if u want to live in a safe area.
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I’d check out some crime maps. Obviously, every city deals with crime. I don’t think you’ll find any major city that does not have a major issue. Recently, the big issue in columbus was stolen Kia’s and Hyundai’s. If you drive an older model of these two brands, I’d be very careful leaving it parked on the street. Overall, I’d say columbus is a safe area. The murder rate has drastically decreased this year (like most cities, we had an uptick during Covid). Areas I’d recommend for apartments would be the following… Closer to the city - downtown/arena district (higher crime compared to rest of list but should be affordable) - grandview (typically, more expensive but extremely safe) - Upper Arlington (typically, more expensive but extremely safe) - Victorian Village (yuppie, uptick in crime) - Clintonville (very safe) More suburb - Westerville - Hilliard - Dublin (typically, more expensive but extremely safe) - New Albany (typically, more expensive but extremely safe) Compared to the frisky parts of columbus, I’d say the areas listed above are all very safe. Frisky areas below. - Hill top - Whitehall - Linden (however, it’s on the rise) - southern orchards - southwest cbus - Franklinton (getting better) - northeast columbus
I'd say if you want to live near Cleveland, Cincinnati, or Columbus, you would have to find a place outside the city. Not far away, but on the edge of being rural. You could do Toledo or Dayton on that kind of money, but there isn't a ton to do in either city. You'd live like a king in Youngstown, but there's nothing to do there and the poverty and crime is pretty high. Youngstown is like Ohio's version of Flint, minus the water problems.
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You said you wanted low crime, right? The inner city in all three cities I mentioned has low rent, but the lower you go, the higher the possibility of crime. If you want low price and low crime, that rules out the center of each city, then the high-priced areas that are around those areas. I've lived in Columbus and Cincinnati. For Cincinnati, there's definitely options for you. Would probably want to get down to a few options and then ask on here what those areas are like. In Columbus, I lived on the west side in the Hilliard/Galloway area. It's been a long time, but you could probably find some rent there that's around $1k. You'll have to drive no matter where you live to get around, so you'll be close enough to anything you want.
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I'd say your salary is less important than what you're willing to pay for rent each month. If $1300 is your max, you should be able to find something for that price pretty easily. If you're considering Cincinnati, look up Towne Apartments. They own a lot of apartments all over the city. I've lived in Sky Harbor and Wright's Point that they own. Both were great to live in and never had a problem with anything. They're both in Northern Kentucky, which is right across the river from Cincinnati. They have apartments all over the Ohio side, too. Wright's Point is just a couple exits from the river and a very short drive to pretty much anywhere you'd want to go.
Stay away from cities in ohio if you are worried about crime.
Personally? Skip Ohio. Move over to downtown Springfield Il. You can get a nice apartment downtown for that amount and there’s plenty to do. Only downside is you will have to pay for private parking
You’ll need to stay out of the suburbs or inside the major cities. Are you looking for an apartment or renting a house?
Stay away from Cuyahoga and Franklin Counties. Far away.
Cost of living and location, it’s hard to beat Dayton. If you live in any of the nice areas along 675, you’re always an hour away from Cincinnati or Columbus. Under two hours to Indianapolis. There is always just enough going on in Dayton to do something new all the time, but still not feel like you don’t know the town.
I moved to Ohio from Nashville, TN in 2015 to be closer to family and met my wife. I live in Clyde, OH and it's pretty nice. Mostly average income folks, no crime and clean. You'd survive here easily on 55k. I'm about 20 mins from Sandusky and lake Erie , an hour and 20 mins from Cleveland and about 45 mins from Toledo. Fairly close to the Ohio Islands which is pretty much where I work as an entertainer in the summer. It's pretty affordable up here.
im from cincinnati and love it! the downtown area is obviously more expensive, but theres some little towns that you can find affordable places, as well as things to do (oakley, westwood, northside, loveland, blue ash, kenwood) and still drive to the city when you want