About Columbus, Ohio

Columbus is a thriving metropolitan region and also the capital of Ohio. Columbus is a great place for Young Professionals to live, work and play:

• #9 Best City of New College Grads - Bloomberg Business Week, August 2010
• #22 Place for Young Adults, One of Top 2 Cities in Midwest - Portfolio.com/Bizjournals,  March 2010
• 8^th Best City for Volunteering - VolunteeringAmerica.gov, June 2010
• Columbus Among Top 10 Big Cities - RelocateAmerica, April 2010
• Ohio #9 Best State for Entrepreneurship & Small Business - Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council Business Tax Index 2010, May 2010
• Columbus #6 Best Housing Market in America - Forbes, February 2010
• #18 Top City for Finding an Entry Level Job - Monster.com, October 2009

The Columbus Region

• Eight-county region located in Central Ohio
• 28 cities and villages with a population of 4,000 or more
• Regional population of 1.802 million people
• Annual growth rate of 1.1 percent
• Metropolitan Statistical Area growing 2nd fastest in the Midwest
• Driving Ohio’s population and economic growth
• More than 25 colleges and universities
• 120,000 college students and home of largest university in the country
• Home to 15 Fortune 1,000 Headquarters

Exciting Changes

Get informed about four community initiatives changing the face of Columbus. These plans are shaping our community's future, and YOU can personally be involved. Read more by following these links, and let us know what you think and how YPC can be involved in helping Columbus become the World-class city all of us already know it is!

Columbus Bicentennial Plan

Central Ohio 2015, A Community Visioning Project

Columbus 2020!, A Regional Economic Growth Strategy

2010 Downtown Columbus Strategic Plan

Learn More

www.Columbus.org