[byandyphillips]

Columbus, Ohio (#8 on the list) native here working in User Experience Design making an average tech salary. At the end of every month I'm always amazed at how much I can put in savings and travel because of the low cost of living. I live downtown and my rent is only $750. There also seems to be high demand for jobs, but not enough talent to fill those jobs.

[nategri]

I'm a CBus expat currently living in the valley. A few of my friends back home have what I would consider to be extremely fancy downtown apartments, and of course what they pay in rent is the same as what I pay to live with 7 people (in an admittedly large house).

[Ro93]

sounds pretty cool, but then I'd have to live in Ohio.... more of Michigan person myself

[nextstep]

What’s the difference? (honest question)

[exclusiv]

I can't speak to the parent's reasons, but I do know that Ohio and Michigan are rivals for a variety of reasons, one from the early indoctrination of their public universities (Ohio State Buckeyes and Michigan Wolverines) into the general populace, even those that never attend either. Those two states have an allegiance/pride instilled into their citizens early that most places don't (apart from maybe Texas and NYC). Some of my friends that I went to college with that grew up in Michigan actually rooted for the Wolverines to beat us haha.

[qbrass]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toledo_War

[bretthoerner]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissism_of_small_difference...