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Moving to the area
Hi Ladies,
I'm fairly new to the nest so this is one of my first posts!
My husband and I just found out we will be relocating to the area. He will work in downtown Cincinnati. Any recommendations on where to live? Or, where NOT to live? I read the post a few days ago regarding different areas and it was helpful. But, any additional information you could provide would be MUCH appreciated. Neither of us are familiar with the area at all.
About us: we are both in our late 20s and don't have children. We will probably have children in the next 3+ years. We would prefer to stay close (20 min. or less) to downtown. We don't want to build and we like mature trees. We would like to be in a good school district.
We've casually looked at Northern KY (Burlington, Edgewood, etc.) and in OH. Does anyone have any pros/cons to living in KY vs. OH?
I appreciate your thoughts!
Re: Moving to the area
Welcome (almost) to Cincy! I am also new to the board, but not to the city.
Here are my rec's- Check out Madeira (my hubby and I are moving there next week!), Kenwood, and Montgomery. Great older homes with tons of charm and excellent schools. right off highway 71, about 20 mins. from downtown.
Also, Hyde Park & Mt. Lookout are great areas. We currently live in Hyde Park and many addresses flow into the Kilgour schools which is a very highly rated magnet school in the city. About 7 mins. to downtown and walking distance to city squares.
I personally prefer Ohio, but Ft. Mitchell, KY has great schools and is very up & coming with lots of young families.
Hope the relocation goes well!
Welcome to Cincinnati!
Are you looking for a house, townhome, condo? I'm sure some of the ladies who live in Kentucky can make some good suggestions. Mt. Lookout is near downtown or Clifton, Covington or Newport (KY).
My DH and I live near Mt. Adams in East Walnut Hills. It's 5 minutes from Downtown. We are 3 minutes from 71, 75, 471, and 275. We live in a townhome and most of our neighbors are in their late 20's or 30's. If you're some what interested in that please let me know... we have two units for sale (and you don't have to pay property taxes till 2018)
They are nice... 5 years old. They are of walking distance to Mirror Lake and Eden Park.
Food - I have to throw this in there. Try Skyline chili and Graeters icecream. Dewey's pizza is good IMO. Try using Urban Spoon... they always have good suggestions. Good luck!!!
I love love love NKY, but the area will depend on what your preferences are. For example, if you want a subdivision with lots of families, newer homes, etc, then Kenton County (Ft. Mitchell, Villa Hills, Edgewood, Fort Wright, etc) is a good bet. Look in zip code 41017. That zip code encompasses all of the little cities mentioned above in parenthesis plus a few more.
DH and I are not subdivision people, and we wanted to stay closer to the river. We live in Dayton, Ky in a house built in 1911. Bellevue and Newport would be good places to look - these areas are developing nicely because there has been a lot of development on the riverfront. Home values are doing really well there in the past few years, and in my opinion, will continue to maintain/get better because the riverfront development is far from over.
It may seem like I'm an NKY super-fan (and I kind of am) but I'll only offer info on what I know. I know very little about most communities in Ohio.
My H and I live out in Burlington and LOVE IT!
We found that the lots are bigger out where we are compared to other parts of cincy. We have 2 small dogs so for us it was a big must when we were looking at houses.
Our neighborhood has been established for 15 years but they are still building in the back of it so there is a good mix. Also there are a lot of nice parks out in Burlington. We really like idelwild as there are trails for almost everything plus sports fields for kids and a dog park.
The nice part about where we are is that it is quiet and friendly but you are so close to everything. We moved here over a year ago from NY and really like it.
Honestly, the Greater Cincinnati area is so... connected? that there's not much difference from living in NKy than there was to living on the Ohio side. In my opinion anyway.
Welcome to the area!
I agree w/ pp that it depends on what your style of home is, if you are looking for subdivision w/ families, etc. I agree to look within the 41017 zip, We live in Cold Spring which is still only a 15 min drive (if that) to downtown and we love it--we wanted something w/ a little bit of land (we have about 2 acres) but we arent in the middle of nowhere (we actually have 2 parks within 1mile walking distance from our house) I would recommend Ft.Thomas also, it is even closer to the river and has alot of charm--it has beautiful older houses and is an independent municipality and has GREAT schools! I have lived all over Campbell County (Newport, Bellevue, Ft.Thomas, Alexandria, Cold Spring, Highland Heights) in Nky and DH grew up here, it is great for younger couples (I am 23, Dh is 25) and families--check out the zipcodes 41076, 41075 and 41071 (they will give you a variety of areas)
Feel free w/ Pm if you have any other specific questions!
If you want a good school district and now too far from downtown, I suggest Anderson Township. Great school district but the area isn't too overpriced as some other areas are that have good schools. There are a ton of bus lines that DH could hop onto to get downtown (my DH rides the bus to get to his job downtown). Other good areas:
Loveland
Maderia
Sycamore
Landen
Mason
Montgomery
There are a lot more, but mostly the ones I mentioned above are father out from downtown than 20 minutes and have higher home prices. Northern Kentucky is a good area also, but you will find a lot of new construction and less mature trees. Ft. Thomas is a nice area of NKY that is close to downtown. Let us know if you have any specific questions.
You would want to stay out of the Cincinnati Public Schools school district, they aren't very good.
ETA: DH and I live in Anderson Township, let me know if you have any specific questions.
You guys are awesome! Thanks for all of the very helpful input. We definitely want a house so I'll check out some of the areas you mentioned.
Reading, OH is a good area. Reasonably priced houses and a good school district.
Very central too, easy to get almost anywhere in 30 min or less.
I am new to cincy (been here a year) and we bought a house in Anderson in june and we love it there! highly reccomend it. There is everything you could need there..
Enjoy and Welcome to Cincy! You will love it!
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Here is the realtor info. She specializes in 1st time home buyers and is not pushy or sales-y. She also knows so much about so many areas. We heart her. If you call her, tell her Mindi sent you
Deborah Long
REALTOR
The Tye Group
Debbie@CincyOhioHomes.com
Keller Williams Realty
513-675-8844 - Cell
513-732-2720 - VM
513-297-4351 - Fax
Welcome! I would have to say Anderson twp. You are out of Cincinnati Public School District yet only 15 minute drive to downtown. You have all the city amentites (public transit, shopping, food, grocery) but its much more relaxed.
DH and I just moved out here 5 months ago and I never want to live this area.
Areas to avoid: Roselawn, Bond Hill, Avondale (this is the area we moved from...and I never want to go back!)
To have easy access to downtown, I'd recommend NKY or the east side of Cincinnati (my opinion). I've only ever lived in Ohio though.
Great school districts that are close to downtown- Anderson Twp (Forest Hills Schools), Mariemont, Madeira, Sycamore, Wyoming, Reading. Depending on where you are in the Kenwood area, you could wind up in a wide array of schools- Cincinnati Public (not my choice), Sycamore, Madiera, and Indian Hill are all right there. Indian Hill is also a great district- but I can tell you it is the "richest" part of Cincinnati in terms of "old money" and their HS is super high tech.
A little bit farther out of the city- but also great districts- Loveland, Mason, Kings, Lakota, and Milford. One thing to take note on for Ohio- if you find a township, there's usually no local income tax.
My husband teaches in the Three Rivers school district and I can tell you, it is a wonderful school district. It is on the west side (and I mean, west side - like Cleves area). The people there are very down to earth - you really get a strong sense of family commitment and community involvement.
It really just depends on what you're looking for and where you're looking, but the Cincinnati area (tri-state) is a great place to live. I grew up in the White Oak / Colerain area, but now live in the Sharonville/Deerfield area. My husband grew up in the Mariemont area and teaches on the west side. He would choose the west side over the east side anyday. Although I'm partial to the west side, I do like the area we live in because it's very central.
If you want mature trees and good schools, near downtown, you want Mariemont! Lower taxes, too.
http://www.mariemont.org/
Wow, didn't realize there were so many ladies in Anderson on here too.=) I would say Anderson Township as well. We've lived here for 5+ years and love it. I am told that the school district is great, yet our property taxes, etc aren't too bad.
There are a lot of options to choose from around here as far as housing style, etc. I love that we are not right ontop of our neighboors, have the woods behind us and yet still 5 minutes away from Beechmont (it has everything you need from grocey, shopping, etc) and the freeway. GL and welcome to Cincinnati!
Cons to living in KY: you will most likely spend all your time driving to Ohio, the traffic on the bridge sucks, the public schools are HUGE..need I say more
Where to live: Northwestern School District! I specifically live in White Oak, near the Colerain area. I am no more than 15 minutes away from down town Cincy (on the expressway). The positives: we have mature trees, pretty safe area, Northwestern School District rates well on the Ohio website...
If you are considering schools, one thing you may want to consider is size. Loveland, Mason, Sycamore...HUGE districts. Madeira, Mariemont, Indian Hill...small. For the smaller districts, they are also very generational. Lots of the people are related and have lived in the area for generations. You may want to post on theNest to see if anyone has moved into this area with children and if they were welcoming.
I grew up in Madeira and hated the smallness. Some of my teachers had taught my parents, aunts, uncles, older sibling, cousins, etc and had preconceived ideas about who I was and weren't willing to see past them (good or bad). Many teachers played favorites (even as far as having particular students over for dinner numerous times) and gossip was a favorite past time. I never lived anywhere else, so I don't have much basis for comparison, but it was not my thing.