Your Guide to Buying a Home in Columbus, OH

Buying a Home in Columbus, Ohio

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Columbus is located in Fairfield & Franklin County

Columbus--Ohio's capital and largest city--is located in the heart of the Buckeye State and is one of the nation's fastest growing metropolitan areas. The community offers residents a variety of cultural, entertainment, and educational opportunities. And with a rock-bottom unemployment rate, jobs in Greater Columbus are plentiful.

The arts and cultural amenities of Columbus rival those found in other major cities across the United States. Residents enjoy an abundance of galleries and performance space, exciting downtown festivals, and world-class restaurants.

Interested in sports? Columbus offers an exciting mix of sports including: "America's Hardest Working Team," Major League Soccer's Columbus Crew; hometown favorites and Triple A affiliate of the New York Yankees, the Columbus Clippers; and the highly anticipated Columbus' new National Hockey League team, the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Blue Jackets take the ice for their inaugural season in 2000. Add to that list the talented teams representing The Ohio State University, and the 15 other area colleges and universities.

Four bedrooms, big yard and small payments. Sound impossible? Not in Greater Columbus.

The average mortgage payment in Greater Columbus is just $800 month--one of the lowest among America's top cities. Where else can you buy a four-bedroom, two-and-a-half bath, suburban home for $150,000 with an annual property tax of only $1,550?

Or how about a 4,000 square foot, executive home on a golf course for $400,000? Or a luxury high-rise condominium with valet parking for less than $100,000? No matter what type of home you're looking for, you'll find that it's affordable in Greater Columbus.

And if you're a renter, you can choose from luxury suburban townhomes and ultra-trendy warehouse lofts--all at remarkably low rents. In fact, in comparison with the top 25 cities, Columbus ranks among the lowest in rents--$495 a month for a two-bedroom apartment.

The Greater Columbus area has 47 public school districts serving more than 230,000 students and more than 40 private and parochial schools emphasizing a variety of philosophies.

The region also has several of the wealthiest school districts in the state of Ohio. This is reflected in the above average SAT, ACT and state proficiency test scores achieved by school districts in Greater Columbus.

In addition to the excellence of its school districts, the region also supports a thriving network of nationally recognized colleges and universities. More than 90,000 of the 1.4 million people in Greater Columbus are enrolled in higher education.

Greater Columbus has a competitive ACCRA cost-of-living rating when compared to other cities of its size. In fact, Greater Columbus ranks well in health care with a rating of 90.4 which is better than Indianapolis' 97.1, Atlanta's 114.7 and Minneapolis/St.Paul's 122.4. The region also fairs well in Miscellaneous Goods with a rating of 98.0--better than Cincinnati's 102.9 and Atlanta's 101.2.

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