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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Grinnell is great - a bit too woke and wacky but it’s massively underrated

Oberlin/kenyon/denison are really hampered by Ohio — Ohio is truly dire whereas the middle of Iowa can be pretty in a little house on prairie way (golden hour Iowa skies are gorgeous)

If the Ohio schools were in traverse city or Madison or Utah, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho , they would be ranked higher.

Ohio is not just “in the Midwest”

It’s one of the most run down and depressing states even compared to non-coastal states [/quote]

Hmmm.  I can take Ohio or leave it. But, Cleveland and Columbus were both surprisingly revitalized and nice when we visited. [/quote]

Very odd take on Ohio, especially Columbus. This write/up has been going around…

WHY COLUMBUS IS THE NEXT AUSTIN: 
GOOGLE: In 2019, Google broke ground on a $600M Data Center in Columbus. Now in 2023, Google just announced 2 new data centers in Central Ohio which will bring it’s total investment to more than $2B [1]

AMAZON: In January of 2023, Amazon Data Services bought 400 acres of land in Columbus [2] Last month, Amazon announced on their site that their total investment will be north of $7.8B [3]

INTEL: Intel announced its $20B Semiconductor mega plant in New Albany (northern Columbus) which makes it the largest private-sector investment in Ohio history. [4] “At full buildout, the total investment could grow to as much as $100B over the next decade making it one of the largest semiconductor manufacturing sites in the world.”

OTHER NOTABLE INVESTMENTS: Meta announced its adding 1 million sq ft to its data center in New Albany which will bring its total investment to $1.5B.[5] JP Morgan Chase (the largest bank in the U.S) has cemented it’s largest office worldwide in Central Ohio [6] DBT Data is building 1 million square feet worth of data center facilities in New Albany. [7]

Even with all these investments - Why would people move to Columbus?
TRAVEL: John Glenn International Airport (CMH) offers nonstop flights to 50 destinations [8] 
LOCATION: Columbus is within a 6 hour drive of Toronto, Niagara Falls, Washington DC, Asheville NC, Nashville, Chicago, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, and Detroit [9]

LOW COST OF LIVING: Columbus' cost of living is 89 where the national average is 100. Compared to Austin, TX is 102 and Chicago is 122. [10]
The average home value in Columbus is $244,756 [11] where as Austin, TX is $567,718 [12]

OTHER NOTABLE REASONS TO LIVE IN OHIO: THE Ohio State University is ranked 15th in the nation for MBA programs, 28th in Best Medical School in the nation [13] Nationwide Children’s Hospital has been ranked top 10 best hospital for the past decade [14] 8 Professional Sports Teams [15]

FINAL THOUGHTS: I may be biased, but I’m extremely bullish on Columbus. So what can we do to benefit from the upcoming boom?

If I already owned a piece of Real Estate in Columbus, I’d do everything in my power to keep it for 10+ years. If I plan on moving in the future - I’d turn it into a rental. (I can provide resources to help transition a primary home into a rental since I’ve done it myself)

If I don’t own a piece of Real Estate in Columbus, I’m doing everything in my power to buy a piece (or multiple pieces) of it and hold it for 10+ years. If you think prices are high right now, there will literally be THOUSANDS of tech salaries moving into the area in the next 5-10 years.

These massive data companies are infinitely smarter than you or me. If they’re willing to make a bet on Columbus, so am I.[/quote]

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