Commuting question- help! (Cincinnati, Blue Ash, Avon: real estate, rent, townhomes)

[bigbg25]

Hello All,
Moving out in June with my fiance who will be working at Cincy Children's. Have received a lot of great detail regarding areas to live through this board, so thank you.

We'll be out next Thursday to stay for a few days and finally look at communities/ homes.

We had a commuting question to really confirm if we should be only looking in certain areas.

Ideally, we want a <20 min drive for her to work into downtown/ Corryville.

We are looking at mt. adams, eden park, oakley, hyde park. Also clifton was thrown in the mix.

There are a ton of nice townhomes around the Blue ash area but we were unsure of the commute during peak work hours.

Was hoping for some guidance on where our limit should be, north, south, east and west of the hospital. (Saw a high rise in price hill that looked like it was worth a drive by, not sure if it should be considered)

thank you so much in advance!!

[progmac]

Blue Ash, in 20 minutes, would be easy in the middle of the night (what's your fiance's schedule?) but nearly impossible at peak times. I sort of consider it the northern limit if you want a somewhat sensible commute to uptown or downtown. Blue Ash is a suburban city whereas the other areas you mentioned are city neighborhoods.

[kjbrill]

Originally Posted by bigbg25

Hello All,
Moving out in June with my fiance who will be working at Cincy Children's. Have received a lot of great detail regarding areas to live through this board, so thank you.

We'll be out next Thursday to stay for a few days and finally look at communities/ homes.

We had a commuting question to really confirm if we should be only looking in certain areas.

Ideally, we want a <20 min drive for her to work into downtown/ Corryville.

We are looking at mt. adams, eden park, oakley, hyde park. Also clifton was thrown in the mix.

There are a ton of nice townhomes around the Blue ash area but we were unsure of the commute during peak work hours.

Was hoping for some guidance on where our limit should be, north, south, east and west of the hospital. (Saw a high rise in price hill that looked like it was worth a drive by, not sure if it should be considered)

thank you so much in advance!!

Don't go too far from the hospital. If she will be working at Children's take a good hard look at Pleasant Ridge. Short commute to Children's, very accomplishable by bus. Stay by the main bus routes, will give you much more feedom.

[cincydave8]

Originally Posted by bigbg25

Hello All,
Ideally, we want a <20 min drive for her to work into downtown/ Corryville.

We are looking at mt. adams, eden park, oakley, hyde park. Also clifton was thrown in the mix.

Hyde Park and Oakley will be right at 10 to 20 minutes along Madison Road during rush hour. Depends on how many cars are taking left turns. Mt Adams/Eden Park probably 10 minutes or less. Clifton would be less than 10 minutes. You could walk from biz district on Ludlow to Children's in 10 minutes.

[bigbg25]

thanks for the reply's so far.. She'll be working weird hours and sometimes middle of the night so it'll be a mix of everything. We're from Philly so we're no strangers to city living, but safety is paramount for her coming and going so walking and bus would have to be a perfect alignment of her schedule and getting done work at a resonable time.
Sounds like our gameplan is on point and we shouldn't stray too far. What about price hill? Seems fairly close, but more highways involved.

[Sarah Perry]

Originally Posted by bigbg25

thanks for the reply's so far.. She'll be working weird hours and sometimes middle of the night so it'll be a mix of everything. We're from Philly so we're no strangers to city living, but safety is paramount for her coming and going so walking and bus would have to be a perfect alignment of her schedule and getting done work at a resonable time.
Sounds like our gameplan is on point and we shouldn't stray too far. What about price hill? Seems fairly close, but more highways involved.

You don't want her to be walking or waiting for a bus AT ALL around Children's in the middle of the night. Unless there's some kind of bus stop I'm not aware of directly at the door where she could wait inside.

[flashes1]

I think the OP is looking in the right spots, but I would disregard Blue Ash if the OP is in their 20's and no kids.

[Chemistry_Guy]

My ex wife and I had a very similar situation a few years back. We ended up renting a house in Oakley. I would definitely not buy a house in Cincinnati without living here a few years first. You need to find out where you fit. Like minded people tend to congregate in certain areas, and you don't enough to know where that is yet.

If you have your heart set on buying immediately, I would not take a chance on a transitional neighborhood. Cincinnati is full of streets with beautiful houses that look quiet during the day but then get dangerous at night. A colleague of mine found that out the hard way in Avondale.

Price Hill has some upside, but I would not buy a house there without a year or two of scouting the neighborhood. Unlike big cities, the price of real estate is very reasonable, and you don't have to pay an arm and a leg for a nice house on a nice street. Just about every neighborhood in the city is affordable for a dual income professional household, so you can buy or rent where you want to live rather than just where you can afford to live.

[bigbg25]

Yeah, we are definitely renting. Threw around the idea of buying but it's not worth it going in blind. We'll also only be there for a few years and it's just not worth the hassle.
thanks for the info!

[kjbrill]

Originally Posted by bigbg25

Yeah, we are definitely renting. Threw around the idea of buying but it's not worth it going in blind. We'll also only be there for a few years and it's just not worth the hassle.
thanks for the info!

If you consider this a transitionary move, by all means rent. And rent where you are close to your respective places of employment. I can't understand all the hysteria concerning catching a bus at Children's late at night. It is a highly respected hospital, not a prison. Maybe that is why I am content in the exurbs. If Cincinnati cannot make the area around Children's safe to navigate in at any time of the day, they are doing something horribly wrong. A world class hospital but you are gambling your life coming and going? Come on people we need to do better at solidifying our society.