Booming Columbus

The Ohio State University College of Medicine is home to exciting new research, innovative health care delivery and unique, multidisciplinary education. Columbus, the city surrounding the university, has also grown and expanded with many exciting new developments.

A progressive community of big dreamers and bold thinkers

Columbus is a city unlike any other. Vibrant and alive, Ohio’s capital is known for its open attitude, smart style and entrepreneurial spirit. Columbus neighborhoods, dynamic nightlife, noteworthy music scene, attractions, arts and culinary experiences are made unforgettable by the rich diversity of the community.

Big

• The 14th-largest city in the U.S. and the second largest in the Midwest, behind Chicago

• The Columbus metro area is No. 1 in the Midwest for population, job and GDP growth

Affordable

• With a cost of living 11% below the national average, Columbus offers an affordable market for working professionals

• Columbus is among the top 10 metros in the U.S. for concentration of young professionals (age 25-34)

Diverse

• More than 130 nations and more than 100 languages are represented

• More than 41% of the residents identify as non-white

• Continually scored 100% on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Municipal Equality Index

Thriving

• Declared as one of the 10 Best Big Cities to Live in Right Now by Time

• Home to 20 Fortune 1000 headquarters, including five Fortune 500s

• No. 1 Top City for Rising Tech Start Ups by Forbes magazine

• Named one of the “30 Most Fun Places to Live in the U.S.” by U.S. News & World Report

Smart

• Home to more PhDs than the national average, with the largest concentration in the Midwest

• More than 50 college and university campuses with more than 133,000 enrolled students

• In the past five years, Columbus has been named the world’s most intelligent community by the Intelligent Community Forum and has won the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Smart City Challenge

Accessible

• The average commute is 23.8 minutes; Columbus has low traffic delays and congestion, making it easy to live and work in almost any area of the metro

• Over 400 metro and city parks and 230 miles of existing greenways trails

• Within 500 miles of nearly half of the U.S. population