. i was born and raised her. moved to the beach in nc for 5 years, and came back. fall and spring are awesome. a decent amount of state parks worth seeing. pretty inexpensive. music scene is so-so. it's a great central location to see a ton of shows within 3 hours driving (chicago, louisville, columbus, cincinatti)
i live in marion county. has an awesome school district (washington twnsp) stay away from the east side. what part of town are you moving to?
any other questions let me know. ive lived in marion for over 22 years.