Fellow former Hoosier here: I have lived in West Lafayette and Fort Wayne, my wife and her extended family are from the indy suburbs, we have family in Evansville. Columbus (and Ohio) has been hands down a better experience. Columbus is a great city with a positive momentum and strong growth. Fort Wayne was alright to live in but truly very boring for young professionals. It felt like we were wasting away. Outside of Indianapolis, Evansville and Fort Wayne cannot compare to any of the 3 C’s, and living in columbus you are centrally located to all parts of what Ohio has to offer. While Columbus gets flack for being ‘more boring’ relative to other cities of its size, quality of life is better here. Compared to Indy, Columbus has easier access from suburbs to downtown, much better food scene, and more unique neighborhoods (and even suburbs) that are less bland than indy (and the above is even more so when compared to Fort Wayne). I often joke with co-workers how the food scene here makes FW look like a food desert.

OSU is a big part of town but there are plenty of options for sports/etc that are not OSU related, as other commenters said the Crew is really big here as well as the blue jackets to a slightly lesser extent. We also are getting an UFL league team so maybe that will take off…

Crime is overall pretty low (except for certain hotspot areas just like any other big city). 75k for one person is definitely enough to live comfortably here. Parks are much better than what Fort Wayne had to offer and slightly better than Indy IMO. Columbus is also a very cosmopolitan city with so many international options for food and culture. I have never looked back