Tell me about Columbus, OH.

[HardDrive]

We might have a job on the horizon in Columbus. I'm originally from Ann Arbor, MI, so its not entirely foreign territory.

My questions:

A) Are Ohio police a-holes? Am I going to get targeted for driving a Porsche?

B) After 10 years of living on the coasts, am I going to feel like I moved into the movie Fargo?

C) It seems like there are a ton of homes for sale in Columbus, and many of them have been on the market for a long time. What is the real estate market like?

Any input welcome.

[H.G.P.]

1. Ohio has some of the finest golf courses in the nation,

Muirfield Village
Scioto CC
Columbus CC
etc.,
(2-3 hrs. Firestone CC, Akron.)

2. O.S.U
(O.S.U big time college football with Meyer as new H.Coach.)

3. Sports in general.

4. Mid-Ohio Raceway hr. or so north Lexington, Ohio.

5. Porsches to Grandville.(sp?)

[pete3799]

Our friends just retired from Dublin,Oh (just outside Columbus) and bought a place up here.
They sold the house in Dublin in ( i think) 3 weeks. Couldn't believe it sold so fast.
Seemed like an ok area.....no place i'd want to live though.
And yes the cops are a holes in OH.

[Hard-Deck]

I live in Columbus; moved here last year.

There are a LOT of Porsches in OH. The PCA chapter uses Mid Ohio raceway. Cops are not A-holes against Porsche, Ferrari, Lotus, Bugatti. All kinds of cars/motorcycles here. No problem. Most bikers are squids though.

Housing is a buyers Mkt. Ohio state produces med folks at the cyclic rate so I have no idea how medical folks find jobs here.

[RWebb]

a. yes

b. no, Fargo is colder and has more culture

Ohio is not one of the prettier states

[mschnitger]

Where in Columbus will you be working?
I you do not mind a commute, there is a great lake community east of Mt. Vernon called Apple Valley. Has one of the best public golf courses in the community. Area is aproximately 1 hour from the NE corner of Columbus.

I have never had an issue with the OH State Troopers and my Porsche.

[89911]

I have been there more then a few times and from an outsiders impression, it's nice. It definetly has a newer city feel. Not lacking in higher end malls, car dealerships, and some of the finer things. Very flat there also . I dont know if that bothers you but coming from w pennsylvania I would miss the hills. Ohio state fans out the wazoo also so things come to a halt on football Saturday's . You could do a lot worse. As far as police, Ohio is the top rated state for ticketing. They are every where with laser, rolling radar, and any other means. I just picked up an passport 9500ix for my trips back.

[targa911S]

Eric Clapton has a house there. He married a girl from there. My sister lives close to him. That's all I got...Oh great zoo.