05/06/2026
Visitors, clients and prospective students and their parents often ask, why are you located in Columbus? There are dozens of reasons and this is one the highest:
Columbus ranks number 4 in the entire nation for metros by percentile for 20-somethings with college degrees based on affordability, wages and hiring!
Yes, it is a creativity hub. Yes, it is a hub for innovation and entrepreneurship, but this recognition from the Wall Street Journal puts an exclamation mark at the end of the sentence!
The best prospects for many 20-somethings are in fast-growing cities such as Birmingham, Ala., Tampa, Fla., and Raleigh, N.C., a new analysis shows.