well I don't live in Columbus either, but I have driven through it many times
traffic can be a killer thats for sure at times, like any bigger city
But I do think its less crazy that DC that's for sure, My sister worked in DC for 2 yrs
you don't have to go too fat outside of columbus to find much more rural area's than in DC as well
plus a TON more hunting grounds that's for sure too!
I would say that just getting about 15 miles past main city life and it gets rural from all my drives in the area, farther outside of city limits, more you get into more rural and then farm lands, Its less than an hr drive to some of the best deer hunting in the country too if you ask me, and more and more folks are getting into city deer hunting too, killing some slammers to those that don't mind working to get permission and hunting in backyards and such!