What kind of City is Cincinnati (buying, living, safety)

[hillside]

Originally Posted by Cincy-Rise

... How much?

however many people it takes to make this a question that many folks have asked on this forum and however many cincinnatians had to show signs of leeriness of outsiders for it to come in to question so regularly.

[pirate_lafitte]

Originally Posted by Traveler87

I agree. New Orleans is an amazing city, but I could never see myself living there, and I would say the same thing before Katrina as well.

I went through southern Louisiana and for some reason it has that "third world" feel as far as the way things look. I think, "How can you live here?"

[pirate_lafitte]

Originally Posted by hillside

i understand...but the question "why are cincinnatians apprehensive to locals" suggests it can only be applied to a lifer that's not going anywhere and has some issue with either the migrant, the place from which they came, or most commonly in cincinnati, the reason why they came. that's a small segment of the population.

And one wonders why more people are moving out than moving in.

[Cincy-Rise]

Originally Posted by pirate_lafitte

And one wonders why more people are moving out than moving in.

Can you please post data that supports this statement?


I'm just curious on what this statement is based on, because if that were the case how would Cincinnati's population be growing?

[pirate_lafitte]

Originally Posted by hillside

you have to be "broken in" to cincinnati. "you may have been the man where you're from, but you're in cincinnati now" is a popular notion. if you're from a new york or a chicago, people don't trust you because they may think you look down on them or the city. or in the hood, people will suspect you of trying to move in on their drug trade and turf. cincinnati's not having that. it's no accident that the city doesn't have an italian mafia family. all gangs are present, but small and loose. what i'm saying is, a lot of people feel like when you're walkin' them cincinnati streets, you're on your own. all bets are off. most folks wonder why you're out there, because they're used to seeing people leave and move away. even visiting, cincinnatians have been told how crappy and not-ny/la their city is so long that they don't believe the city could be attractive to outsiders.

Cincinnati is kind of beautiful in an aesthetic way as far as I look at some of the architecture. Italianate architecture(some of the largest collections of Italianate architecture in the USA) and its on many hills and a big river to the south. Looks like Rome,Italy in some ways. I'm not from NY or LA. I don't doubt Cincinnati has some good stuff. It's just the suspicion of "outsiders" that puts me off. I am aware of the issues faces Cincinnati, such as rising crime and racial tensions(not that it doesn't exist in Atlanta, few people want to admit it though).

[jlrosen]

Except for the fact that crime is falling and has been doing so for the past five years.

[Cincy-Rise]

Originally Posted by jlrosen

Except for the fact that crime is falling and has been doing so for the past five years.

lol ... you gotta love this stuff!

Same with this:

And one wonders why more people are moving out than moving in.

[AGreekDude]

OTR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THE GATEWAY QUARTER , Urban Loft Condos in Downtown Cincinnati

[pirate_lafitte]

Originally Posted by AGreekDude

OTR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THE GATEWAY QUARTER , Urban Loft Condos in Downtown Cincinnati

I would have thought differently. I always here of OTR being a dangerous area. I don't think lofts are for me, but it looks good.

[franke01]

Originally Posted by pirate_lafitte

I would have thought differently. I always here of OTR being a dangerous area. I don't think lofts are for me, but it looks good.

Has had a bad rep for decades.

Admittedly, I haven't been there for quite a while but prima facie it ain't the kind of place I'd choose to live in (safety and security always being important to me).

Quite possibly it's been "gentrified" (not a pleasant concept for some with certain political leanings) but I think I'd still be kind of wary.