The fifth-best city for new college grads, Columbus, Ohio ranks ninth of 115 total cities in the category of fun and 32nd in the category of affordability. The city has the ninth-best average Yelp rating for restaurants, at 4.07. Furthermore, the percentage of the population made up of people ages 20 to 29 is 19.40%, the 19th-highest rate for this metric in the study. When it comes to affordability, the median monthly rent in Columbus is $794, the 32nd-lowest rate overall, and the cost of living is $20,253, which is the 29th-lowest in the study.

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