Does anyone actually live in the city? (Cincinnati, Norwood: for sale, loft)

[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?

[MH65]

Go to sibcycline.com click on search and search City, all housing for downtown will show up.
Lots of Loft for sale. Living Downtown is great, The City has great restaurants, bars, sports, arts, etc.
Good luck in searching. I am searching as well , because we also want to live downtown.
Lots of people in the Cincinnati area are really parranoid about living downtown , because of crime , there were riots a couple of years ago. But the city is pretty safe, maybe in the evening don't walk in certain areas (but that is with any city), but during the day I think Cincy is safe everywhere. There is police everywhere, so that gives a good feeling.
There is Findley Market basically in the middle of the worst areas from the downtown , but we go there and even a lot of people from the suburbs come there, and a lot of younger people who live in downtown do most of their shopping at Findley market. If it was unsafe they wouldn't go there.

[Nashcash23]

Originally Posted by MH65

Go to sibcycline.com click on search and search City, all housing for downtown will show up.
Lots of Loft for sale. Living Downtown is great, The City has great restaurants, bars, sports, arts, etc.
Good luck in searching. I am searching as well , because we also want to live downtown.
Lots of people in the Cincinnati area are really parranoid about living downtown , because of crime , there were riots a couple of years ago. But the city is pretty safe, maybe in the evening don't walk in certain areas (but that is with any city), but during the day I think Cincy is safe everywhere. There is police everywhere, so that gives a good feeling.
There is Findley Market basically in the middle of the worst areas from the downtown , but we go there and even a lot of people from the suburbs come there, and a lot of younger people who live in downtown do most of their shopping at Findley market. If it was unsafe they wouldn't go there.

Actually, downtown would be nice, but what I meant by "in the city" was within the actual city limits of Cincinnati. Places that have an actual Cincinnati address.....I suppose downtown would be great, but I was thinking more about a single-family home. Thanks for the suggestion though.

[goyguy]

Realtors' Web sites show home listings by neighborhood, and not under "Cincinnati." The city is considered to be made up of 52 communities, though some aren't listed separately because their divisions are driven by politics and race/class bias i.e. East Walnut Hills, West Price Hill, etc. (OTOH North College Hill is an independent city while College Hill is within the Cincinnati boundaries.) All areas of Cincy have at least some single-family dwellings, and - as is true of most cities - a good many of the neighborhoods are home to multiple income levels and have their nice and not-so-nice segments.
If the TO would be so kind as to give more specific criteria we'd be glad to give the full lowdown on what parts of town would be better to focus a home search in. In fact, some of us have well-earned reputations for "not holding back."

[MH65]

Ok , I see. well then you have a lot of options, how far away do you want to be from downtown, because a lot of neighborhoods use cincinnati adresses. Like Hyde Park , Mt Lookout, Oakley, Mt Washington, Wyoming, Glendale, Evendale, Sharonville, Bond Hill, Price Hill, Norwood, Mt Adams, College Hill, Madisonville,Clifton, Mt Auburn, Walnut Hills, Kenwood, Madeira. Just to name a few. I just found a map of all neighborhoods included. File:All-Neighborhoods-Cincinnati.jpg - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Most of them are located within the I-275. The ones on the map are all Cincinnati school district. Some neighborhoods I mentioned above use also a Cincinnati address but have different school districts. If you have kids then I would first decide what kind of schools you are looking for in the cincinnati area, if you are looking for public. because you het the school where you live. Then check out the neighborhood if it fits your live style and if there are houses in your price range. If you work for the city and need to live in the city limits then you need to use the map and only those neighborhoods you can live in. Hope this helps but to help even more , it would be helpfull to have more info on what you are looking for, then it would be easier to tell which neighborhood would fit you.

[Hartwell Girl]

Just to claify...Glendale, Evendale, Sharonville, Norwood, Kenwood, Maderia are NOT in the City of CIncinnati limits. They are their own neighborhoods with their own schools, services, etc. That map is very helpful though to break down the location of the different neighborhoods in the City. I log onto Sibcy Cline every other day just to see if there are any new listings in the neighborhood or what the housing stock is doing...I always just click on the Hartwell drop down link under neighborhoods. I have tried searching the City of Cincinnati before and you pull a lot of stuff up that way...it makes it very hard to find what you are looking for. Post a couple of your housing & neighborhood "wants" and I am sure there are plenty of us on here who would love to give you our suggestions lol. Enjoy your house search!

[yayoi]

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?

You can try exitcincy.com. You have to register to search but it's free.

[Nashcash23]

OP here. Well, we are both young physicians. My girlfreind (and possibly future wife) is a pediatrician and I am an internal medicine specialist. We are both currently employed, but she wants to be closer to her family, who mostly live in Indianapolis, Indiana, which would only be two hours away. We do not have any kids, but are looking for a trendy area for young people our age to live in (shes 30, im 31). We are coming from Nashville,Tn, so we still dont know much about Cincy. We are planning a visit soon. We are looking for an upscale neighborhood for young professionals where there is plenty of shopping and lots of things to do. We have thought about a condo or maybe a townhouse to purchase, as we may not have time to maintain a single-family home with our profession. Our price range is between 170K-250K. I'm not sure what this would buy us in the Cincy area, because I think the cost of living up there maybe lower than it is out there. Suggestions please...

[jlrosen]

I recomend Downtown, Covington, Newport, Prospect Hill (southern Mt. Auburn) or the Gateway Quarter in Over-the-Rhine

[Sunnydee]

Originally Posted by Nashcash23

OP here. Well, we are both young physicians. My girlfreind (and possibly future wife) is a pediatrician and I am an internal medicine specialist. We are both currently employed, but she wants to be closer to her family, who mostly live in Indianapolis, Indiana, which would only be two hours away. We do not have any kids, but are looking for a trendy area for young people our age to live in (shes 30, im 31). We are coming from Nashville,Tn, so we still dont know much about Cincy. We are planning a visit soon. We are looking for an upscale neighborhood for young professionals where there is plenty of shopping and lots of things to do. We have thought about a condo or maybe a townhouse to purchase, as we may not have time to maintain a single-family home with our profession. Our price range is between 170K-250K. I'm not sure what this would buy us in the Cincy area, because I think the cost of living up there maybe lower than it is out there. Suggestions please...

I'd suggest Hyde Park. It's in Cincinnati. It has a great square that you can walk to and hang out in. Lots of young professionals, shopping, restaurants, etc. When you come to town go to the Hyde Park Square, eat at Arthur's, walk around and stop in Graeter's for an ice cream - a Cincinnati tradition, and get a feel for the area. Best wishes.