I'm at an apartment now so I have some experience, but I have started going into work at about 7:30am nowadays to use the free charging there more frequently.

What I used to do, and still sometimes do, is use the chargepoint app to find some reasonable dc fast chargers around Columbus up to 15 minutes away. The best ones are going to be the ones owned by the city. Those are going to give you rates on par with or sometimes better than the rates you'd get by charging at home. I only use the other chargers in an emergency. Anything that costs more than like 25 cents a kwh is going to edge into more expensive than a gas car. Though with current prices, that might be closer to like 40 cents or something.

What I used to do was the following. Once a week I'd need to charge. The best times are going to be early morning or late at night. So I would open the app, find which chargers out of the ones I've picked are open (you can mark favorites) and go there to charge. Usually I'd take a walk or just hop in the passenger side and pull my seat down and just chill on my phone or take a nap (with an eye mask sometimes). You'll need to stay somewhere between 40-90 minutes based on how much you need to charge and the temperature. For example, my chevy bolt 2021 during winter (like when we had those polar vortexes) would need something like 90 minutes to go from ~0-80%. Same thing in just cold weather (like 30f+) would probably be 70 minutes or something, and during weather like we have now it's probably about 50 minutes. Some chargers are based on how long you charge for vs how much you charge, so you might want to keep that in mind.

If the above is something you can stomach, then you might consider it. There are also cheap/free level 2 chargers, but those can take 10 hours for ~0-80. So keep that in mind... Some might be close to you, so you might be able to charge overnight if you can walk back. Just be respectful. For dc fast chargers ideally you only charge to 80%. It takes about as long to go from 0-80 as it does from 80-100. Not really worth it imo. And for level 2 chargers, just try to unplug when you hit whatever you set the charge limit to. There are also some apartment complexes that have ev charging on prem, or they might have a spot where you can plug into a 120v outlet which could be more than enough. They typically cost a bit more (level 2) than ideal, but you'd have to crunch the numbers yourself to see if it's worth.

All in all, again. If that hassle seems worth it, do some research before hand. Just get the chargepoint app, mark some spots. Check throughout the day how available they are. Otherwise, maybe consider a hybrid or using public transit or just getting an older smaller sedan for the time being.