Thanks! For context, I have some family in Ohio and am looking to move to a cheaper area to save some money while this whole “working from home” thing is in effect. Never heard anything about it before, but someone mentioned it as an option because of some family member that lived there.
there’s nothing there anymore. it used to have a decent scene for small artists but it’s not like it was a jumpin town when i was there(born and raised) but it’s an utter ghost town. economy tanked. lots of drug deaths. town is very segregated and lots of racist incidents happen(i can attest to the post above, ive called slurs by adults as a kid many times and job discrimination is blatant).. too many negatives to list. only people that could possible enjoy toledo are people with roots there but i don’t recommend moving there at all.
that said, the TMA is my favorite place in the world. i highly recommend it if you’re an art lover!
Toledo IS THE HOOD like there are no good parts unless you live in like maumee, holland, sylvania, perrysburg. Again, i live there until I was 25 years old, and my family has to come see me cause i refuse to go back unless someone dies. And yes that says a lot if you have to go to detroit to escape lmaoo that's your answer
And let's be clear, Maumee, Holland, Sylvania, and Perrysburg are racist af, like so fµck!ng racist that they will literally stop in stare at you like wtf are you doing here?! it happened to me so many times at the Perrysburg Target I just stopped going.
I never forget the time my brother and I were eating sushi at a restaurant using chopsticks and this old yt man was literally shaking his wife and pointing at us like "wtf black use chopsticks?!" it was so uncomfortable I was so glad to pack up my sh!t and go back to Texas.
Exactly!!! So there's no good place to live there so i wouldn't bother period! And it's dangerous af! Just a few weeks ago there was a purge for like two days they were going around shooting any and everyone in broad daylight too. Smh and it didn't always used to be like that which is the sad part...
Sorry to hijack the thread but how would you guys rank the big cities in Ohio from best to worst?
Sorry to hijack the thread but how would you guys rank the big cities in Ohio from best to worst?
i hear alot of people say that about columbus. cleveland has potential to be a midwest version of atlanta, but its just too much crime. and cincinnati is just so boring. everybody has a permanent scowl on their face. You cant tell Cincy people they aint on New York level. They swear their city is so bomb but it hasnt been since the 70s.Ohio cities ranked:
if you must
Columbus only
That’s it
Ohio cities suffer from the “rust belt” effect like many Midwest areas. Although Cincinnati has a lot of corporate jobs, the Karen’s and Chad’s have them on lock and you need connections to break in. Even if you do, the white people are hostile if they cannot stereotype you and push you into some service role. There’s too much racial hostility in Ohio.
Smart decision! Does your family live in Toledo? I’m surprised they didn’t warn you about the city. It’s a dump! Columbus is the only Ohio city that’s even worth a visit!Thanks everyone. I decided to pass on my family member’s offer.
Smart decision! Does your family live in Toledo? I’m surprised they didn’t warn you about the city. It’s a dump! Columbus is the only Ohio city that’s even worth a visit!
What’s it like to live there?
ETA: y’all laughing, but I’m serious. It’s that bad?!
Im so late sorry! Just now getting notifications from this thread lolSorry to hijack the thread but how would you guys rank the big cities in Ohio from best to worst?
Yoooo Cleveland is sooo rough! Professional sports save them and they have the lake, but dassit.If you're considering living there, why would you do that to yourself?
It's so bad that you'd be better off in Detroit or Cleveland (which are both hellscapes themselves).
Heyyyyy! UT alum here as well, and I attended Libbey(telling my age) lol! This entire post is a FACT! Emphasis on the jobs you literally have 3 choices..Omg hello fellow ex toledians was born and raise there went to CCHS and UT now live in Houston..y’all basically summed it up..it’s not worth it OP trust and believe
The school systems are sh!tty, crime is rampant, hardly any jobs except for promedica where everybody and their mama works at.. Holland is cool my granny lived there before she passed away back in august however they sport confederate flags there and had a lot of trunk supporters you would’ve thought you were in Alabama. Sylvania is nice as an area it’s majority yts and has high ass property taxes same with Ottawa hills which use to be a sundown town. Toledo itself has bad water and infrastructure, it’s boring af hardly anything to do for young folks and clubs there don’t last awhile because the ratchets infiltrate and can never act right.. bottom line don’t do it reconsider read some litera lol or just go to Detroit!
ps:I know this thread a few months old I apologize
Lol aye I remember the libbey and Scott basketball games use to be lit I use to always go as a kid because almost everyone in my family went to Scott lol and yes to all this you really went in depth and spoke facts the crab in a barrel mentality is real there it’s so sad. So op and anyone else don’t do it! Go to Columbus or Cincinnati!Heyyyyy! UT alum here as well, and I attended Libbey(telling my age) lol! This entire post is a FACT! Emphasis on the jobs you literally have 3 choices..
Promedica
STNA, CNA, MA, LPN then possibly progressing to RN
Factory(Chrysler, Jeep, Dana etc.)
The office types of jobs literally no black work in them, and if you do see them in any of those buildings, they are someone‘a secretary or EA. So glad to have left that hell hole years ago, or I would’ve been stuck in one of those jobs myself. It’s so funny because when I do go back(for a funeral or wedding dassit lol), people always ask “Oh are you a nurse or work in a hospital” because I look like i have a lil something, and that’s the norm for them. When I tell them that I’ve been working at Fortune 500 and global companies for the last 6 years, and have a STEM career with letters behind my name, their entire attitude changes; almost dumbfounded. Thats another thing, it’s such a hat city and if people see you doing better, you’re automatically a target and their enemy. There Is NO nightlife there that is safe(they will shoot everywhere), no good shopping(one mall with no luxury stores) No good restaurants, festivals(they ALL get shot up). People’s excitement is going to Detroit every weekend, and doing said things above smh. Oh and don’t try to date anyone or be prepared to fight their BM and family, because everyone is connected in that small city. Thank God that I escaped when I did, and my daughter has zero memories about that hell hole!
I wouldn’t even live in Cleveland lol but that’s just me out of those options if I really had to choose Detroit>Cleveland but again that’s just me shrugsIf you're considering living there, why would you do that to yourself?
It's so bad that you'd be better off in Detroit or Cleveland (which are both hellscapes themselves).
I wouldn’t even live in Cleveland lol but that’s just me out of those options if I really had to choose Detroit>Cleveland but again that’s just me shrugs
That’s true..just go to Columbus chiileI mean, I agree.
But when it comes to Detroit vs. Cleveland, you're essentially choosing between Constipation or Diarrhea.
Columbus( the only city worth talking aboutSorry to hijack the thread but how would you guys rank the big cities in Ohio from best to worst?
I just saw this lol! We went to the same high school! I only went for a little while and transferred to another school (my childhood was a lil cray) where did you go after you graduated from college? Forgive my asking I just want to relocate!Omg hello fellow ex toledians was born and raise there went to CCHS and UT now live in Houston..y’all basically summed it up..it’s not worth it OP trust and believe
The school systems are sh!tty, crime is rampant, hardly any jobs except for promedica where everybody and their mama works at.. Holland is cool my granny lived there before she passed away back in august however they sport confederate flags there and had a lot of trunk supporters you would’ve thought you were in Alabama. Sylvania is nice as an area it’s majority yts and has high ass property taxes same with Ottawa hills which use to be a sundown town. Toledo itself has bad water and infrastructure, it’s boring af hardly anything to do for young folks and clubs there don’t last awhile because the ratchets infiltrate and can never act right.. bottom line don’t do it reconsider read some litera lol or just go to Detroit!
ps:I know this thread a few months old I apologize
Hey sis, and currently here in Houston, thankfully I was able to secure a job and have a support system down here(family)..I told myself I’ll give this place 3-4 yrs if I like it I’ll stay if not ill probably check out florida.I just saw this lol! We went to the same high school! I only went for a little while and transferred to another school (my childhood was a lil cray) where did you go after you graduated from college? Forgive my asking I just want to relocate!
I agree, I'm here now for school. It's true the locals will talk to you, but it won't go past that. My only friends are students.DO NOT fµck!ng DO IT!
Girl I just left Toledo! I am from Texas and moved there for school, I made it two years, b!tch I am warning you DO NOT DO IT. It is racist af, if you're black there is nothing there for black people---no seriously, the YT people will hate you and the black people there won't deal with you unless they can identify what HS you went too.
Pretty much the locals won't fµck with you unless you get in good with another local but let's the honest the locals ain't sh!t so you're better off sticking off to students.
I repeat DO NOT DO IT, go to Detroit or Ann Arbor no no no
These are the first 2 things I noticed when I moved here for school. The area where I live is pretty nice, but I can count on one hand how many Black people live here. It's sad!there’s nothing there anymore. it used to have a decent scene for small artists but it’s not like it was a jumpin town when i was there(born and raised) but it’s an utter ghost town. economy tanked. lots of drug deaths. town is very segregated and lots of racist incidents happen(i can attest to the post above, ive called slurs by adults as a kid many times and job discrimination is blatant).. too many negatives to list. only people that could possible enjoy toledo are people with roots there but i don’t recommend moving there at all.
that said, the TMA is my favorite place in the world. i highly recommend it if you’re an art lover!