when so's relocation company coordinated realtors for honda employees up in marysville, all of them push dublin, big time. being from out of state, we were sold before we arrived. initially we were going to buy an older home off avery near excellent schools but in the end went for a new home in marysville much closer to work and pretty good schools. Dublin is very pretty. I like how the city planning keeps the maintence up. you dont have to go cross country if you need to shop. it looks clean, and well landscaped -- not dirty and old. you pay more taxes for sure. keep in mind if you end up buying outside dublin but your employer is in dublin, you could pay twice in the income tax dept... if im not mistaken ( which i can be..) -- im still new at paying income taxes at the city level based on where you live and where you work... hands down dublin is great city. if you have kids in schools, you should consider it... btw, prices range widely in dublin. based on what the realtors say, west of the river is more desirable if you are looking for dublin address.