Moving from Toronto to Cincy (Cincinnati, Ada: 2014, apartment, rentals)

[goyguy]

Originally Posted by goyguy

For short-term/transitional housing Cincinnati offers your usual "residence" and "suite" hotels. And a small B & B I'm particularly partial to - URL below, reasonably priced to begin with, has great proprietors who'd likely be happy to negotiate a deal for a stay of 1-4 weeks.

The Parker House, Cincinnati, Ohio Bed and Breakfast, Hotel, Travel

Fixed it for me.

[Wilson513]

Originally Posted by OHKID

OP, Cincy has a number of areas meeting your needs, including Clifton. The other spots are Northside, OTR, Downtown, Mt Adams, Oakley, and even downtown Covington and Newport.

Overall, your requirements are cut and dry, so Clifton seems to make the most sense. But if safety is a really high concern, Mt Adams (assuming you can find something there for $900/mo) would be a better choice. A similar case could be made for downtown.

Good luck!

There is nothing in Mt. Adams for $900 and no way to get to Childrens.

[flashes1]

If the budget was a little higher---The Banks would be a really fun place to live. Plenty of bus service from downtown to Children's. I think they're currently building Phase 2 which includes additional apartments, but don't quote me on that.

[Wilson513]

Originally Posted by flashes1

If the budget was a little higher---The Banks would be a really fun place to live. Plenty of bus service from downtown to Children's. I think they're currently building Phase 2 which includes additional apartments, but don't quote me on that.

Yea, $900 seems a little thin. And, in Toronto, being one of the most expensive cities on the continent, the cost is probably two times Cincinnati for equivalent housing, so what's the deal with that?

[canadian citizen]

It is possible to get a apartment in Toronto for 900 a month. It will be a older building, with no pool, gym, or any of the fruu fruu stuff. It will be located a few miles from the core of the city, and you might have to walk 10 minutes to get to a bus or subway line.

The basement suite in our house, in central Toronto, rents for $900 a month, with all utilities included. It was renovated two years ago, and is as modern as any condo suite would be.

Compared to Toronto, Cinncinati has to be a less attractive place to live, based on crime rates, drug use, and racial tensions. Add in that the op is in a same sex relationship, and I can see problems, for sure.

Jim B. In Toronto.

[Alleycat25912]

Originally Posted by canadian citizen

Compared to Toronto, Cinncinati has to be a less attractive place to live, based on crime rates, drug use, and racial tensions. Add in that the op is in a same sex relationship, and I can see problems, for sure.

Jim B. In Toronto.

Jim - the op mentioned they're not in a s/s relationship. No biggie, just sayin....

IMO- Toronto has just as much crime and drug problems as Cinci. Lived in T.O. for a while and saw plenty first hand. As in any city you just need to be selective where you want to set up home. As you're doing, ask plenty of questions, and research before you arrive. Asking questions to those you may work with would be a plus. My daughter has worked at Childrens for 2 years and loves it. She dislikes her 40 minute + commute everyday, but it's the way it is.
She won't move into the area because of many of the reasons folks have been posting about

[flashes1]

I'm shocked at how expensive things are in Toronto. New York prices without all the amenities. A lot of HGTV shows take place in Toronto, and the disparity in housing prices and quality between Toronto and Cinti is appalling. A $600k house in Toronto is a veritable shack (by my standards).

Toronto doesn't have anything like Cincinnati Children's Hospital, a truly world class hospital with patients that fly from all over the world to see some of its specialists. I think the OP will be amazed with what's going on there coming from somewhere like Toronto.

[Alleycat25912]

Originally Posted by flashes1

I think the OP will be amazed with what's going on there coming from somewhere like Toronto.

Toronto has their SickKids hospital. I think you'd be amazed at what they have going on.

[Wilson513]

Originally Posted by canadian citizen

It is possible to get a apartment in Toronto for 900 a month. It will be a older building, with no pool, gym, or any of the fruu fruu stuff. It will be located a few miles from the core of the city, and you might have to walk 10 minutes to get to a bus or subway line.

The basement suite in our house, in central Toronto, rents for $900 a month, with all utilities included. It was renovated two years ago, and is as modern as any condo suite would be.

Compared to Toronto, Cinncinati has to be a less attractive place to live, based on crime rates, drug use, and racial tensions. Add in that the op is in a same sex relationship, and I can see problems, for sure.

Jim B. In Toronto.

Jim, Cincinnati is a dichotomy. I live in a suburb of Cincinnati that is probably not duplicated anywhere in Toronto. No crime, walkable (62 restaurants I can walk to), next to a lovely public park and a 10 minute drive to work, which is, incidentally in a 150 year old converted residence nestled among the most perfect collection of unmolested Victorian structures in the US (PEndleton). I have a black transplant surgeon and a Peruvian Indian among my immediate neighbors and you could buy my 5 bedroom 4 1/2 bath 1927 Tudor home on 3/4 of an acre with an in ground pool for $600,000. We have an acclaimed symphony, ballet, modern architecture, major US corporate headquarters of several Fortune 500 companies. And, I live 1000 feet from the most desirable public school in Cincinnati. And, while the life expectancy is higher in Canada than the US, the life expectancy in my zipcode, is five years longer than Toronto's. We are healthy here. And, although you misread the OP's statement on sexual preference, Cincinnati has a 100% perfect rating for Gay and Lesbian friendliness.

So, while I am sure there are places in Cincinnati that a Torontoan would not care to live, I am not sure your sweeping statement is accurate. I am sure I would not want to live in a $900 per month apartment in Toronto.

[flashes1]

Originally Posted by Alleycat25912

Toronto has their SickKids hospital. I think you'd be amazed at what they have going on.

Nothing compared with what goes on in CCHMC where a close family member is a MD. People from Canada, China, Saudi, etc. come to it, not vice versa.