Ohio's best places? (Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati: best cities, real estate, condo)

[Child Of God]

What are Ohio's best places to live? I am planning to relocate in June of 2008, and so far I am only interested in Chapel Hill-Carrboro North Carolina. I would love to consider other places, but my top concerns are education, work, crime, affordable housing, and resources for the Hispanic community. I am African American, but my daughter is half Hispanic.

I currently live in Pennsylvania, where I have lived all of my life and I want a change. I would love to show my children something different, but I don't want to struggle. I read an article some weeks ago, about an area called Groesbache, Ohio (it's suppose to be about 7 miles from Cinn.). I am not sure if I spelled that right, but if you know what I am talking about please help me.

But in general, I am open to knowing about family oriented cities, and communities in Ohio, where my children can receive a good-excellent education, without having to resort to private schooling.

Please help!

Any information is greatly appreciated. Also, any informative websites would be great as well.

Thanks again!

[Child Of God]

Okay the name of the area I was talking about in my first post is called Groesbeck, Ohio.

Does anyone know anything about this area. And, what are some great websites for research?

[The Don]

According to the November 16, 2007 issue of Business Week, Groesbeck is the #1 best place to raise chilren:

BusinessWeek editors say they worked with national real estate researcher OnBoard in New York City to create the list. Cities were chosen for the right combination of safety, community, and education. .....
Groesbeck wasn't first in any of the five categories we judged, but a close look at the town and its people shows a community that provides a good measure of all the things a child needs to grow and prosper. It's not the largest suburb of Cincinnati (it's home to about 7,200 people) or the wealthiest (the median household income is $49,235, according to the most recent Census Bureau data). Pay Groesbeck a visit and you'll find one-floor ranch houses and multifamily condo units lining the streets, with the occasional patch of farmland dotted with cows, chickens, and bales of hay.

And for you eastside snops, yes Groesbeck is in Westernhills!

[Child Of God]

So, where are the jobs? What are the high demanding job market's in Cincinnati?

[CincyExpert]

There are lot of affordable and great places to live in Cincinnati, but even though our tri-state's hispanic population is rapidly growing, it's still VERY low compared to many other major cities/metropolitan areas.

[chartbury]

Other places you would want to take a look at are Wyoming (suburb of Cincinnati), which has excellent public schools (Wyoming High School is ranked by Newsweek as one of the best in the nation) or possibly Blue Ash (Sycamore schools). Both are diverse, but definitely visit the schools. Good luck!

[lydunn]

Great demand for jobs here will be nursing...I guess it would depend on what your looking for...I have been to Charlotte nice place very diverse mixture of all races. Nice place to raise kids. Good luck

[Traveler87]

Cleveland and Columbus have huge hispanic populations. Columbus is also one of the best cities for african americans to live in. The hispanic population is booming in Ohio, and the african american population is growing, which is hard to find in some states. Your best bet I would say are Columbus or Cleveland for the hispanic population. Cleveland and Chicago have some of the largest hispanic populations in the midwest.

[SpaceCowboy]

Just noticing your screen name I'm guessing you may be a person of faith. If so, and you do decide to move near Cincy, check out CIncinnati Vineyard church in tri-county. It has a growing population of hispanics that attend. You can listen with spanish headphones or there is even a service run by and for hispanic folks. Other than that place...Cincy doesn't have a alot of hispanic folks compared to some cities...but Cincy is diverse!
There are some great school districts around Cincy..just make sure you do some research first. Of course, the obvious ones are the east side suburbs...affluent areas..but this isn't always everyone's cup of tea.
I think closer to downtown is more interesting but for good education and low crime rates I would look outside of the city.

[2bless2bstress]

I live in ohio and clevland and cincinnati is not the best place to relocate, proverty high, there fore, crime rate is high.