Does anyone actually live in the city?

[goyguy]

Trendy = Clifton, and Northside.

[MH65]

I would also suggest, Hyde Park , Mt Lookout, Clifton, Oakley, Columbia Tusculum and Downtown

[restorationconsultant]

You said your girlfriend is from Indy which is where I moved from. Sounds like you are looking for the equivalent of Indy downtown, Mass Avenue or Broad Ripple? If thats the case and you dont have time for alot of house maintenence then OTR is probably going to be the place. You will have Findlay Market and you are not too far from downtown and Fountain Square/entertainment nightlife. For comparison a condo that would run you 400-500K in Indy will be about 150-175 in Cincinnati.

Clifton is probably going to be more like Broadripple in Indy. In Broadripple a twenties tudor cottage is about 275-325K You can buy a nice restored or updated Victorian cottage with small lot that will be pretty much maintence free for 100K or less.

[WhereForARt]

Your post is interesting because it mirrors my cousin and his wife's move - they both went to medical school in Nashville, one is a pediatrician and the other a neonatologist, and they moved here to Cincinnati because my cousin's wife had family in Indianapolis.

At any rate, they wound up buying a house in Mariemont and loved it there. Mariemont is a village and not inside the city limits, but it is nice since you can walk or bike just about anyplace, including restaurants, coffee bar, and art movie theatre on the square. It's right outside the city limits for what that is worth. It's expensive, but you might be able to find some smaller places in your price range.

I would also second the recommendation for Hyde Park and Clifton, which are in the city limits. Lots of nice restaurants to walk to and good shopping nearby - Hyde Park is "old money," whereas Clifton is a college neighborhood and has a much looser funkier atmosphere.

Another option is Mt. Adams, which is filled with young urban professionals. Downside is that it's probably out of your price range. It also can be a little TOO urban, with congested parking and noisy bars (although I think that they've lost some business to other areas).

[CincyAdMan]

Originally Posted by Nashcash23

Hi, I have been looking at homes for sale in the cincinnati area for a while now and can not find any that are actually in the city of cincinnati. It seems as though the only homes that I can find on the web are those in the seemingly endless number of suburbs around Cincinnati. I have mostly used remax.com. Does anyone know if Cincinnati has any homes available that are actually in the city? Is there some stigma about actually living in the city rather than the suburbs....What is it? I have noticed this in other searches around other cities in ohio as well...Is this a regional thing or what?

Try Hyde Park or Clifton Gaslight

[lakefront]

Originally Posted by Nashcash23

Hi, I have been looking at homes for sale in the cincinnati area for a while now and can not find any that are actually in the city of cincinnati. It seems as though the only homes that I can find on the web are those in the seemingly endless number of suburbs around Cincinnati. I have mostly used remax.com. Does anyone know if Cincinnati has any homes available that are actually in the city? Is there some stigma about actually living in the city rather than the suburbs....What is it? I have noticed this in other searches around other cities in ohio as well...Is this a regional thing or what?

Many homes in the suburbs are simply nicer, and in many cases the public schools are better. Hyde Park (within Cinci) has some gorgeous homes... but check how many people living there with kids actually enroll them in Cinci Public Schools. This is not to say you go wrong by living within Cinci, however if you have children, you are probably not making things any easier on yourself by shunning the burbs.

Oh and FWIW, Wyoming is also not within Cinci limits.

[price hill will]

Many home is the the suburbs are nicer . . . I think that statement is very debatable depending on how you define the term "nicer"

[ChickeyDuck]

Originally Posted by restorationconsultant

You said your girlfriend is from Indy which is where I moved from. Sounds like you are looking for the equivalent of Indy downtown, Mass Avenue or Broad Ripple? If thats the case and you dont have time for alot of house maintenence then OTR is probably going to be the place. You will have Findlay Market and you are not too far from downtown and Fountain Square/entertainment nightlife. For comparison a condo that would run you 400-500K in Indy will be about 150-175 in Cincinnati.

Clifton is probably going to be more like Broadripple in Indy. In Broadripple a twenties tudor cottage is about 275-325K You can buy a nice restored or updated Victorian cottage with small lot that will be pretty much maintence free for 100K or less.

Great information and post..

[Cincy-Rise]

Originally Posted by lakefront

Many homes in the suburbs are simply nicer

Wow.

[Cincy-Rise]

Yes, I'm looking at the Downtown Skyline as I type this, to answer the OP's question.