tamanous2020 - If you have any Ohio-specific questions, let me know and I will answer any I can.
My hometown (way too small to be on this list) is closest to Boardman from the options above. I have mixed feelings about Boardman and it probably probably wouldn't be my first recommendation. While there is public transportation, it's pretty limited. It's very overwhelmingly car-centered suburbia. There's a mall and then miles of 1970s shopping plazas. Sidewalks are mainly limited to the subdivisions. You are very close to Youngstown with all the negative impacts spilling over - there's a lot of regular crime plus the historical presence of mafia/organized crime. If you WERE interested in Boardman, I'd probably go a little west to Canfield or a little east to Poland and aim for the "downtown" areas.
I find the housing prices in NE Ohio, including the small towns, to be ridiculously high right now--though maybe not if you're coming from the West Coast. Might be worth waiting for the bubble to pop?
I never get a good feeling from Alliance, but that's just based on "vibes." Akron and Canton--in the same vicinity--"feel" better to me.
I've heard good things about New Philadelphia. Other places to consider: Kent (close to Akron) or Marietta, though I'm not sure how they stack up against the book criteria!
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Date: 2022-08-07 09:04 pm (UTC)My hometown (way too small to be on this list) is closest to Boardman from the options above. I have mixed feelings about Boardman and it probably probably wouldn't be my first recommendation. While there is public transportation, it's pretty limited. It's very overwhelmingly car-centered suburbia. There's a mall and then miles of 1970s shopping plazas. Sidewalks are mainly limited to the subdivisions. You are very close to Youngstown with all the negative impacts spilling over - there's a lot of regular crime plus the historical presence of mafia/organized crime. If you WERE interested in Boardman, I'd probably go a little west to Canfield or a little east to Poland and aim for the "downtown" areas.
I find the housing prices in NE Ohio, including the small towns, to be ridiculously high right now--though maybe not if you're coming from the West Coast. Might be worth waiting for the bubble to pop?
I never get a good feeling from Alliance, but that's just based on "vibes." Akron and Canton--in the same vicinity--"feel" better to me.
I've heard good things about New Philadelphia. Other places to consider: Kent (close to Akron) or Marietta, though I'm not sure how they stack up against the book criteria!