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The study is by County.  They don’t break it down by the actual suburb., but the Delaware County suburbs of Columbus are 23rd on the list.  

No Central Ohio county made the top ten list.. No Ohio county made the top ten list.  Mostly the top ten list is counties that are suburbs of New York City… the  middle Atlantic (Maryland and Virginia), one California county  and one county in Colorado.

America’s wealthiest suburbs: How 100 counties ranked -Table   from Biz Journal (Columbus Business First. )

Delaware County is the 23rd wealthiest in the US.  Franklin County is on the list in the 78th position out of 100 Counties.

From the table for Number 23 -  Delaware County, Ohio - Metro Columbus 

 Wealth index -10.65

Per capita income -$37,928

Households with annual incomes of $200,000 or more - 8.1%

Families living below poverty level - 3.5% 

Housing units with 9 or more rooms - 23.8% 

Households with 4 or more vehicles - 7.4% 

Population - 156,697

From the table for Number 78 -  Franklin County Ohio (part outside Columbus, but considered the Metro Columbus area)

4.32 (Wealth index)

 $32,561 (Per capita income )  

6.8%  (Households with annual incomes of $200,000 or more)

5.8%(Families living below poverty level)

16.1%  (Housing units with 9 or more rooms)

 6.5%( Households with 4 or more vehicles)

 377,185 (Population)

Biz Journals said of  the we”The 100 counties on Bizjournals’ master list easily outstrip the national standard of living”

I assume the suburbs would at least include Powell, Lewis Center, Liberty Township, Orange Township, Genoa Township, as well as parts of Dublin and Westerville.

Franklin County Columbus Suburbs

Do some canines like to dress up?  My dog Buddy does not like wearing costumes.  

The winner Raul an English Bulldog won the Columbus Dispatch’s 2007 Pet Costume Contest, dressed as Henry VIII complete with wives heads (they look like Barbie Doll heads to me. ) Raul’s costume really is creative.

2007 Pet Costume Contest - Slide Show on The Columbus Dispatch website.

The second prize winner, Beau, a French mastiff is wearing my dog Buddy’s Devil costume or similar…probably a lot larger devil costume and Beau wears it well and as the judges noted Beau has the right expression.  This photo is from years ago and although you can not see Buddy’s expression you can see Buddy did not want to dress up as a devil. 

This was the best photo of Buddy in costume.  Hardly a photo that will win a dog costume contest.  It is almost impossible to photograph a dog who does not want to wear a costume.  The Humane Society would probably frown on the use of duct tape so we did NOT try it.  The CAHS  Pet Parade is tomorrow at Easton and the Muttster Mash is on Bethel Rd at Fitzgeralds benefitting the Franklin County Dog Shelter. 

I thought the ferret dressed as a pirate on the front page of section D of the Columbus Dispatch today was a cat at first. I don’t know personally how easy ferrets are to dress but I know I would not play dress up with a cat now. I did as a kid.  Kittens. puppies, rabbits, my younger brothers, whatever would stay still long enough.

For the full story read  Pet Costume Contest - Pet Projects by Joe Blundo of the Columbus Dispatch.  

“To Leash or Not To Leash: Dogs at Goodale ParK”

According to a WOSU article there was a meeting last night about Victorian Village dogs having the run of the park without leashes. Possible outcomes:

“One, have a fenced-in dog area within Goodale Park. Two, have designated off-leash areas and times within the park. And three, fence in Wheeler Park, a five acre area located behind Giant Eagle on Neil Avenue, to be used as a dog park.”

Mingle with our Mutts is this Sunday at the Franklin County Dog Shelter (My mutt is from Capital Area Humane Society… lots of opportunities in Columbus.) Mingle is 1st. and 3rd. Sundays each month.

Halloween Pet Parade! Sunday, October 28, Easton Town Center, Town Square (behind Brio Tuscan Grill). Benefits Capital Area Humane Society

Columbus K9 Links Rescue groups, shelters, events.

Ohio made the top ten states in foreclosures… again… according to an article in Columbus Business First. 

A Columbus suburb was in Sundays New York Times ‘This Land’ column.  

Is Bexley Ohio an obscure corner of Ohio?  Or a well-known corner? 

The New York Times ‘This Land’ column by Dan Barry says:

“Dan Barry takes readers behind news articles and into obscure and well-known corners of the United States. His column appears every Sunday.”

 ‘This Land’ New York Times Column Sunday September 23, 2007  In “Bringing Hollywood Boulevard to Main Street.”  Bexley Ohio was in the New York Times column Sunday! 

“In Bexley, a leafy old suburb of the sprawling capital city of Columbus, everyone plays a role. “ 

Sunday’s “This Land” column is about the role Jeff Franks and his Drexel Theater play in the east side Columbus suburb. 

It’s a great article about the history of the Drexel Theater in Bexley.

Franks and his wife have owned the beautiful art deco theater on Main Street in Bexley for 26 years.  It’s a wonderful story about why Jeff Frank’s grandson calls him “George.”

Drexel Theaters 

Thanks to my friend blogger / Realtor® Sandy Mattingly in NYC who brought the column to my attention.  I have to admit I have not been to the Drexel Theater in Bexley in years… outside my regular stomping grounds but the Drexel Theater is a local treasure. 

For those outside Central Ohio, Bexley is a gorgeous city on the east side of Columbus.  Bexley is one of the classy “old suburbs” of Columbus.  Other suburb’s  in Central Ohio that are older like Bexley and inside 270 include Grandview Heights, Upper Arlington, Marble Cliff, Riverlea, Minerva Park and  Worthington.   Those communities could also be described as “leafy old suburbs.”   

There is a Drexel Theater in Grandview Heights also. 

There are also neighborhoods within the City of Columbus as well that have that feel as if you are stuck in ’It’s a Wonderful Life”,  a Shirley Temple movie or the other classic movies of days gone by.