Reasons to Live and Do Business in Columbus, Ohio

There are many great reasons to live in Columbus, Ohio. If you're looking for jobs or to do business, Columbus has the resources, strong economy, and growing population to support business growth. Columbus is large, safe, and affordable, and it offers excellent child care, public and private schools, colleges and universities. Our region is continually recognized for its strengths and resources, and as being a great place to live, work, and play.

Read some of our accolades below. But don't stop there. You can also share your reason to live in Columbus, Ohio by participating in the Columbus Chamber's Tell Your Story program.

What Others are Saying about the Columbus Region

Columbus Rates as a Place for Young Adults - One of Top 2 Cities in Midwest
Portfolio.com/Bizjournals, March 2010

Marysville - One of Best Affordable Suburbs in Ameica 2010
Bloomberg Business News, March 2010

Ohio - 2009 Governor's Cup Award Winner
Fourth consecutive Governor’s Cup and fifth in seven years
- Site Selection Magazine, March 2010

Columbus - #18 on List of America's Most Wired Cities
Forbes, March 2010

Delaware County - #2 in "Best Places to Get Ahead"
- Forbes, February 2010

Columbus - #6 Best Housing Market in America
- Forbes, February 2010

Columbus-based OhioHealth #46 in Top 100 Places to Work
FORTUNE Magazine, January 2010

#18 City for Artists & Designers"
- ArtBistro, January 2010

Dublin, Ohio One of Top Seven International Intelligent Communities
Intelligent Community Forum, January 2010

#18 Top City for Finding an Entry Level Job
- Monster.com, October 2009

"...#15 Most Sustainable Big City..."
- CityGrid

"...#14 Metro Most Amenable to Child Care..."
- Exchange

"...A top "City of the Future" for international investment..."
- fDi Magazine

"...One of the top 200 Best Places for Business and Careers..."
- Forbes

"...A top 50 hottest city for expansion and relocation..."
- Expansion Management Magazine

"...7th Best metro-area for Business..."
- MarketWatch

"...Among the most diverse and Top 10 Best Places for Gays and Lesbians to Live in America..."
- Advocate Magazine, March, 2007

"...Franklin County is one of the top large counties for recruiting and attracting new business..."
- Expansion Management

"...16th-largest city in the United States"

"...Nine public high schools ranked in the top 5% nationally."
- NewsWeek

"...No. 1 among the Top 10 Up-and-Coming Tech Cities..."
- Forbes, March 2008

"...Seventh-strongest economy in the nation..."
- POLICOM, August 2006

"...Eight-best big city on Money Magazine's 2006 Best Places to Live list..."
- Money Magazine, 2006

"...A top hottest city for expansion and relocation..."
- Expansion Management Magazine, 2006

"...No. 9 among the Most Affordable Places to Live Well..."
- Forbes, November 2007

"...Population in the Columbus Region as grown by 455,000 people (36%) during the last 26 years - to 1.7 million in 2006. Since 1980, Columbus has grown 12 percent faster than the national average and nearly six times faster than the state of Ohio..."

"...one of the largest college populations in the nation, with 110,000 college students enrolled in 20 higher education institutions. Ohio State University was ranked the largest university in the United States in 2006..."

"...Fourth-safest city for businesses in the United States..."
- Risk & Insurance Magazine

"...The state of Ohio ranked number one in the nation for the number of attractive micropolitans for capital investment..."