What is the best city to live in Ohio?|141043

I am planning on moving after I graduate from college and I was thinking about moving to Ohio. I don_t know anybody that lives there. I want to know where is the best city to live. I was thinking about Cleaveland or Columbus. Can you guys tell me about those cities. Or any other good cities. I am African american, My boyfriend is moving with me, and I am planning on being a registered nurse. What is the traffic like, how friendly are the people, good places to shop, nice diverse communities, and anything you think I should know about Ohio.

I was surprised to open your question and see that someone had mentioned Cuyahoga Falls. I grew up there ... it_s a really nice town. Low crime, there is a huge police force. It_s financially diverse ... one side of town is relatively wealthy and then there_s a side that_s not. And you have the middle of the road in the middle of town. As far as being racially diverse ... it used to be really bad. Put I_m proud to say it has gotten lots better. It isn_t really diverse yet, but as an African American you shouldn_t have any trouble living there ... unlike 20 years ago.

West Akron is a very nice, diverse area too. You should check it out also.

i used to live in ohio and i lived in Seven Hills, its a suburb of cleveland. i like it because cleveland was a 20 min drive away. its a small city (right next to parma) it is also pretty conveinent to go to other surrounding cities as well. i would definately stay in the cleveland area rather than move to columbus. However if you are going to become a nurse check out Westlake. It has university hospital system and the cleveland clinic. westlake is probably more upscale than seven hills, but i liked the parma area better, hope i could help a bit. o and as far as shopping goes southpark mall in strongsville is really big, and the cleveland clinic is right near the mall. traffic on weekends can be pretty busy, and im not going to lie people in ohio are generally not extremely friendly but they are pretty considerate drivers:)

I have lived in Ohio most of my life, and I would have to pick Cleveland over Columbus. Cleveland offers more in the way of cultural venues, theater and arts, educational programs, and professional sporting events, as well as a more varied landscape and environment. The cost of living is about equal, as is the employment rate and economy, but Cleveland has long suffered from high crime statistics. The weather is slighly better in Columbus, as Cleveland is subject to colder temps and more snow due the _lake effect_, but the corn fields stretch for miles and miles around Columbus, while Cleveland is surrounded by beautiful Lake Erie to the north, and rolling hills and forests to the east and south. Columbus has one of the best college sports program in the nation at The Ohio State University, while Cleveland enjoys the national renowned Cleveland Clinic. One thing that is exactly the same in both places??? Rush hour sucks everywhere!!

Well at first I was going to tell you Columbus because I hear good things about it. But now that you say you_re a nurse - well come on up to Cleveland then. You have your pick of hospitals _ plenty of places to live near by. As far as diverse, Cleveland Hts. University Hts. South Euclid, Lyndurst (these are all suburbs) are pretty diverse places to live. I would avoid living in East Cleveland, but the eastern suburbs are more diverse than the western ones. (IMO) University Hospital and Cleveland Clinic main campuses are on the east side of Clevleand living in Shaker Hts, Cleve. Hts. or University Hts. would be the closest to both those main campuses. Traffic isn_t really that bad just normal rush hour. But if you go down Mayfield by Hillcrest Hospital there is a lot of contruction going on so that is a headache.
People here are pretty nice I mean you have your jerks everywhere right? There are plenty of good places to shop it just depends on your budget.

I have lived in Columbus all my life. I like it, I have a lot of family here. Certain places are predominately white or black...but you will see a good diversity of Africans, Asians, and Mexicans. If you live in Columbus there are bad areas but also very nice areas that are affordable like Groveport, Canal Winchester, Reynoldsburg, Pickerington, etc.
As for shopping and entertainment I_d say there_s a lot to do in Columbus, not as much as Los Angeles or New York but there are a lot of things to do. I like to go to this mall Easton (it is a big mall, outside mall too, has comedy club, theaters, etc. check out their site)...
Down Town Columbus also has a lot.

Traffic isn_t bad, maybe around rush hour it is.

there_s a lot to do in the summer time
Asian Festival, Latino Festival, German Festival, Rib Festival (lots of festivals lol), Columbus Zoo (We have one of the best zoos in America), Zoombeezi Bay (water park), Cedar Point, Kings Island, etc.

i strongly recommend a SUBURB of cleveland because:
1. i live there
2. if you want to be a nurse then you can work at hilcrest hospital it_s in mayfeild (
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i was born there and it_s not a really poor hospital and the people there are so nice (also my aunt works there)!!!!
3. the suburbs are really nice but there are some places like euclid that can get really violent. i live in newbury and it_s a really small town and it_s nice with cows and fields.... on second thought not that cool.
4. theres traffic in every city but cleveland isn_t that bad

good luck with your decision! ohio is a great place to live!!!!

Check out Cuyahoga Falls, just north of Akron. They were like one of the 10 best in some competition historically.
Inexpensive, safe, etc.......Good pay in the area for RN_s. The rush hour is only 15min long and never stops, just slows to 35-40. Drive: east, west _ south for 40min and you_re in farm country.

Columbus is better than Cleveland because it is the $tate capital. But, they have big city issues. Seriously, check out CFO.
N.E. Ohio has more golf courses per capita than _anywhere._ Theatre, Restaurants, are plentiful.

New Albany!! Suburb of columbus. Pretty diverse, no traffic, very friendly, genorous people, Easton is just 5 mins away. Check out the website www.whitefenceseverywhere.com

Cleveland, very diverse. And the Cleveland Clinic is there, great hospital with a world renowned reputation. Good luck!

probably either colombus or Akron. certain places in Cleveland are nice. I live in akron though, and some people are racist. (which is pathetic) but you might want to consider that

Theirs some nice suburbs outside of cleveland. Traffic is not that bad compared to other big cities.

Ohio city

Cleveland.

Good luck!

DON_T MOVE TO OHIO! Theres nothing to do there, move to los angeles.