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money.cnn.com wrote
Best place to retire: Short North
Pros: Super-affordable, close to the university
Cons: Not much in the way of nature around Columbus, and the downtown is still pretty sleepy
Real estate: One-bedroom condos can be found for $175,000 or so. Two-bedroom rentals can be found for $1,500.
If you want to get back to city life in Columbus, skip downtown and go straight to Short North, an up and coming arts district. High Street, the main stretch, is lined with trees, galleries, funky restaurants and 17 beautiful lighted arches.
It’s a hip neighborhood, but there’s room for all ages. “There’s more empty nesters than young hipsters moving back,” says local agent Joe Peffer. One gallery even exhibits work from retired artists. Short North is a stone’s throw from the courses, lectures, and legendary football games of Ohio State, the largest university in the country.
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- cheap: i highly recommend the Millersport sweet corn festival of course,the cor
- Jimmy Mak: Thanks for the write-up! Just to clarify - this is the third year we've do
- Briana Henry: Well, eventually they plan to add more bands from the region...gotta start
- bucki12: I like the business model, but the internet sales part seems like something
- racheltb: I don't see the Ohio Shrimp Fest on the list. It is truly a good time. h
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I like the comment about Grandview being “on a river.” Hilarious.
Oh, and I also got a kick out of “super-affordable.” 2x hilarious.
^^ Compared with any other “big” city I’ve looked at moving to, Columbus is DEFINITELY the cheapest, Short North included.
See, I was reading this differently, like where to retire in Columbus if you’re already in Columbus. And if that’s the case, there’s several pretty ridiculous notions in there.
That said, I actually think the Short North or a downtown condo would be the way I’d want to retire here…if I wasn’t addicted to German Village :)
I guess super-affordable is all relative.
When the Money Magazine reporter called me for the story we talked a lot about the Short North. Not sure where they came up with the “up and coming” aspect since I stressed to them that it’s pretty much already “come up”.
The second thing they wanted was a near or far suburb that had easy public transportation access to the city that might be a good place to retire to. I have to tell you, that wasn’t an easy one to come up with. The reporter said someone else had mentioned Upper Arlington. I told him a retiree wouldn’t be interested in paying those taxes, ditto Worthington and Bexley.
I mentioned that Gahanna had started to take advantage of their river and that they’ve been building condos that might be attractive to retirees there while the taxes are still reasonable and it’s a quick 10 minutes to downtown via I-670 on a good day. Maybe that’s where the river thing came from.
Co-signed.
People in this city don’t understand how cheap it is to live here (downtown included). Without looking at the other 15 largest cities in the country, I think most, if not all of them, would think that a $175,000 1BR condo in a premiere urban neighborhood would be a steal.
Co-signed.
People in this city don’t understand how cheap it is to live here (downtown included). Without looking at the other 15 largest cities in the country, I think most, if not all of them, would think that a $175,000 1BR condo in a premiere urban neighborhood would be a steal.
And even a small 175K one too. I was shocked to learn that my friend lives in a 800 sf condo in DC he bought for 350K, and said it was a steal. On Money’s list, Columbus is 3rd least expensive big city overall:
[url]http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bpretire/2007/rankings/affordablehomes.html[/url]
I would never retire here unless I were in jail. I like it for now, but would like to be old in Colorado, New Mexico or Nevada.
Enzo, instead of a 500,000 chalet, you could have a 175K small condo to stay connected, and a 325,000 small cottage instead and have two houses! :lol:
[url]http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bpretire/2007/rankings/affordablehomes.html[/url]
That list is funny, if for no other reason than it’s titled “Best Places to Retire”, and #2 on the list is Detroit, MI. :lol:
No thank you, sir.
[url]http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bpretire/2007/rankings/affordablehomes.html[/url]
That list is funny, if for no other reason than it’s titled “Best Places to Retire”, and #2 on the list is Detroit, MI. :lol:
No thank you, sir.
Yeah, I’m not sure we want to be ranked on a list that has criteria (whatever they are) that let Detroit up there. I think most people in Detroit think more about retiring to Florida.
Well, poking around a little more, that particular list is just one part of their “Best Places to Retire” rankings, listing just by affordable homes.
On the other lists, Columbus is:
#7 in Health Care
#12 for Most Golf Courses
#13 for Best Educated
#15 for Most Parks
#16 for Life Expectancy
#16 for Most Tennis Courts
#22 for “Oldest”
#24 for Most Pools
#27 for Biggest 50+ Population
Posted Oct 13th 2007 12:08PM by Jamie Rhein
What surprises me about the report is the comment “Not much in the way of nature around Columbus.”
WHAT!!! There are parks galore in the Columbus MetroPark system that rings the city. Because of its proximity to I-70, I-71, I-670 and 315, The Short North is about a 20 minutes drive from at least four of them. Most of the parks have programs every week and there are biking, hiking and picnic area shelters at each.
Then there is the mention that downtown has nothing to do. WHAT!!!
Last night I had a double header, both events spur of the moment. The first was a FREE happy hour at the Southern Theatre, the oldest theater in Ohio. On the way home, I asked my husband to swing by the Palace Theatre, another downtown architectural delight, so I could see if there was at least one David Sedaris tickets left. Eureka! A man who was waiting by the box-office to get rid of a ticket, sold me one for $10.
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