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Columbus is the 16th-largest city and the 34th-largest metropolitan market (1.4 million) in the country. It is the state capital and also the fastest growing city in Ohio. The city is innovative and known worldwide for the large presence of progressive businesses in its economy and its quality workforce.
Fortune magazine rates Columbus among the top five cities by the number of innovative firms. Corporations such as CompuServe, Battelle Memorial Institute, Nationwide Insurance, The Limited and Wendy's International are based in Columbus.
Columbus also is home to Ohio State University, with the largest single campus population in the world (52,000 students). Just as the suburban communities that outline the city have developed distinct images for themselves, so have the many areas within the city.
To the north, northwest and northeast are a number of subdivisions ranging from the older and established, to new. There is an abundance of both single family homes and condominiums. Most are in large carefully planned areas and constructed by a number of well-known builders.
Closer to downtown, the established communities of Clintonville and Beechwold have a selection of fine older homes ranging from 30 to 70 years old on mature wooded lots.
Just to the south of downtown is German Village; one of the oldest areas in Columbus. The housing consists mostly of small brick residences built close to the sidewalks with picturesque iron fences patterned after housing in Germany.
POPULATION:
City of Columbus, 644,905 (1990 census)
Franklin County, 979,658 (1990 census)
Metropolitan area, 1,400 million (1990 census)
TAXES:
(per $1000.00 valuation)
$73.14 (1995 total tax rate) City of Columbus
CHURCHES:
880 Protestant 48 Catholic 11 Jewish
940 total including various other denominations not listed above.
HOSPITALS:
18 located throughout the city of Columbus, 4,010 licensed physicians in Franklin County and 5,738 available patient beds.
RECREATION AND PARKS:
Columbus boasts more usable park space per capita than any other city in the United States. For more information, contact the Metropolitan Parks office at (614) 891-0700.
SOCIAL & CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS:
All major organizations are represented
GENERAL PRICE RANGE OF HOMES:
Moderate
SCHOOL SYSTEM:
Columbus Public Schools
270 E. State St.
Columbus, Ohio 43215
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES:
Located in the Central Ohio area are several colleges and universities including The Ohio State University, Franklin University, Otterbein College, Denison University, Ohio Wesleyan University, Columbus State Community College, Ohio Dominican College, Capital University, and Bliss College
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