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Throw_acount_away t1_j66s0hd wrote

I went to OSU and have a couple very good friends in Columbus still. The biggest downsides to here seem to be housing - $300k gets you a serviceable SFH in much of Columbus and a 1-bedroom condo here, and community - it's just something you have to actively work at here in a way you don't have to in Ohio. The crime feels higher than Columbus, but I think that's mostly because in DC you're likely out in public more, whereas CBus most people (understandably) just drive everywhere...I have to say though, I know MANY other Ohioans who are here, and I can think of maybe three people from the DMV who ended up in OH. Take that as you will

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42beastmode OP t1_j66t2y9 wrote

In the two cities I lived in (Columbus and Buffalo) both have been very car centric, unfortunately. Don't I have ever found a use for Columbus' very lackluster public transit, but excited to possibly even ditch my car for a city like DC

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Throw_acount_away t1_j68g9jc wrote

The buses that go down High and Neil were always serviceable for me when I wanted to do things in the Short North or Victorian Village, but yeah DC is absolutely next level, you can even go without in some of the inner ring suburbs let alone much of the city proper.

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