East Walnut Hills/Evanston relo? (Cincinnati, Ashland: hotel, squatters, homes)

[Wilson513]

When one seeks walkability within the City of Cincinnati, city limits, one is left to a small handful or neighborhoods. Basically you have only the following:

Gaslight Clifton
Oakley
Hyde Park
Mt. Lookout

At least as I understand "walkability." To me, that means a house located on a street where one is safe and comfortable walking to a store where one can buy necessities like a carton of milk or a can of cat food, restaurants where one would want to eat, parks, a library, and a bus stop. If you don't have those elements you don't have walkability.

[cincydave8]

Originally Posted by runbaber

I'd like an area where Walnut Hills HS or Clark Montessori would be an option for my high schoolers.

All high schools are city wide. You can live in any part of the city and your children could attend Walnut Hills or Clark IF they pass the entrance exam for Walnut Hills or have previous montessori schooling for Clark.

Nearly any east side neighborhood will fit your needs.

[h Steve]

Originally Posted by runbaber

Just to clarify: I am looking for racially, culturally, and socio-economically diverse. I am divorced and have a nuclear (and extended) family of varied race, culture, economic status. We are WAY past "will we be accepted by white people" -- that's a non-issue. I'm not offended by the broad assumptions made in a previous post (I'm white and professional with a black husband, etc.) but don't want them to get in the way of my actual request.

I'd like an area where Walnut Hills HS or Clark Montessori would be an option for my high schoolers. I want to live in a house, with a yard, that is well within my means (e.g., far less than 300K). I would like to retain walkability as I believe it fosters community. I would like the aforementioned diversity, with the understanding that it might be a little less safe and a little more messy, therefore requiring urban good sense like not leaving cars unlocked or 14-year-olds roaming around at late hours.

If there are other neighborhoods worth a look that fit the above, suggestions are more than welcome.

Y'all have already been a tremendous help. Thank you!

Pleasant Ridge.

[mimi in cinci]

As much as I love EWH, I grew up in Pleasant Ridge/ Kennedy Heights. It's a great affordable area. One of my favorite streets :
6238 Rogers Park Pl Cincinnati Kennedy Hts OH 45213 (MLS# 1427612) - Comey & Shepherd Realtors

[kpl1228]

Originally Posted by cincydave8

Pleasant ridge is basically a black neighborhood?

59.7% White, 35.8% Black, 3.19 Mixed.
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It is when the person saying it thinks black people in any number higher than 15% means the "neighborhood's black."

[Wilson513]

I would have put Ashland and Victory Parkway in the safe column, but, in Walnut hills, you never know:

Updated: Tue, Mar 03 2015, 07:21 PM EST WALNUT HILLS (Deborah Dixon) -- Two people have been shot in Walnut Hills on Victory Parkway and Ashland Avenue on Monday. According to the District 4 Police Captain, four people were apparently arguing about money. Two of them were shot and the two shooters fled the scene. One of the victims, a woman, was shot in the chest and is seriously hurt. The other victim. a man, was shot in abdomen. Police are investigating the shooting, and are finding that many people are willing to cooperate and provide as much help as possible.

[slashsix]

You may want to consider Silverton. Great, quiet area. A handful of decent shops/restaurants to walk to (if you're in the right section of Silverton). Ice cream place, good family pizza place (italianette), Silverton Doughnut Shop, etc. Several grocery stores nearby. We've lived in our house in Silverton for ~10 years and love it here. We're selling our current house (more kids) and looking for another in the same area.

It's also perfectly located between 71, 75, Cross County, and Norwood Lateral. We can get pretty much anywhere in Cincinnati / Northern Ky with a 20 minute drive. I kinda dislike the term "hidden gem", but I think Silverton is it. Plus, It's in Cincinnati Public Schools (our kids will be attending Clark and are currently attending another CPS Montessori).

Also, we will have a nice 3BR house with a 2 car garage and a finished basement for sale in the next few months. Under 150k.

[goyguy]

Hear, hear for Silverton. I also (perhaps more controversially) like Roselawn but am not quite picturing it as being a good fit for this particular family. There's so little within the neighborhood that's geared toward kids and you have to be very careful about what streets you look for a house on. Some of it's "hidden gem" but a lot is sketchy or worse. Perhaps Paddock Hills though?

[slashsix]

Yes - there are lots of cool spots in Roselawn (and my favorite restaurant in Cincinnati - Amma's Kitchen). But yeah, for the family situation (which is essentially the same one we're in) - it's hard to beat Silverton for the money. Pleasant Ridge is great, but you're gonna pay at least 200k+ for a 3br in most parts of it these days.

[slashsix]

And Silverton hits your "racially, socially, and economically diverse" description to a t. That's one of the main reasons we moved here.