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Northern/Northeast Ohio is a heavily populated area...an area that Cleveland doesn't get credit for, the way that Atlanta, or other large cities do . What I mean is, Atlanta gets credit for 6 million people (the Atlanta CSA). That CSA is an area of TEN THOUSAND SQUARE MILES. Cleveland, little ol' Cleveland gets credit for 3.5 million people in a SIX THOUSAND SQUARE MILES. And 4.5 million people in an 8,000 square mile area. Basically, this is a question: Wouldn't Cleveland have that same amount of people in a CSA if it were expanded to a 10000 mile area? And why doesn't Cleveland market all of Northern Ohio in their efforts? Take advantage of the Islands, Wineries, Cedar Point, etc. Make this super regional to be successful.

Parents live right outside Gainesville. A little place called Talmo. I absolutely love this area. So peaceful and beautiful!

So...Plano is great because: A. It has over 270,000 people B. There are a lot of HQs there, and... C. It made "top" lists in magazines a few years ago. Count me in, I'm sold!!! While Northern Ky and (to an extent) Cincinnati will take a blow, try convincing California's employees of that amazing QOL in good ol' Plano.

Thanks Loretto

Let me apologize ahead of time for not knowing where to post this question....and for being off topic. Let me start by stating that my parents live in Gainesville, GA....part of the Atlanta area. My question is regarding The Cleveland Metro area vs. The Atlanta Metro area. I know the Atlanta Metro is defined as having 5.something million people. I know that Northeast Ohio is defined as having approximately 4.5 million people, but the Cleveland Metro area alone is defined as 2.2 Million people. After looking at the 28 county metro area of Atlanta, half of the counties (and their county seats) were at least 60 miles or more away from the city of Atlanta itself. My question is, why does Atlanta get the media advantage of having all these extra counties included in their metro, but Cleveland just gets the 6 - 8 counties right adjacent to, right next to it? I hope you get what I'm saying and can try to help me understand. Thanks.

Like a lot of posters are saying, there are many better towns in Ohio than WCH, and with your criteria, it sounds like you could pretty much choose any town within close proximity to I-71 and enjoy a small town feel with easy access to one of the Big Three (+Dayton) in Ohio. With that said, there really isn't anything wrong with C.H., and you may grow to enjoy it. Lastly, all the bigger cities in Ohio have amazing suburbs and surrounding towns, maybe that could be something you look into. I wish you luck!

BTW, I live in a small town myself, called Chillicothe. It is 28 miles southeast of WCH, 40 miles south of Columbus, and 80 miles northeast of Cincy. Chillicothe is very historic (first capital of Ohio) and has a bit more to offer than WCH. When we need to do the serious shopping, or serious entertaining we'll just go to Columbus or Cincy. The one thing that keeps me in Chillicothe is the beautiful hills and forests surrounding it. If not for that, I'd probably be in one of Ohio's bigger cities.

If you're in it for proximity to the bigger cities...you can't beat WCH. It's 7 miles from Route 71 (Jeffersonville), which is almost exactly half way between Cincy and Columbus (or about 50 miles to Columbus and 60 or so miles to Cincy). And as you said, I think Dayton is only about 45 miles from Jeffersonville as well. So definitely convenient for quick access to the good stuff. My only knock on WCH (and this is just my opinion), is that it's just so flat and surrounded by endless farm fields, and it just doesn't do anything for me. That might be different for some folks however.

I'm usually just a casual reader on this site, but I can offer a little advice as I live near Washington C.H. Now, I don't know anything about Monroe, MI...but I can tell you WCH is extremely small and really doesn't have much to offer. I think the theme in Court House is fast food, maybe like 2 to 3 national sit-down chains, and not much as far as entertainment or shopping. On that note, Jeffersonville Outlet, which is pretty awesome is only 7 miles away. I don't know what your preferences are, but WCH is pretty much the way I just described it. I feel that there are many better smaller, quaint towns in Ohio than WCH. No offense WCH, I like you, honestly.