Best areas to live (Cincinnati, Green: low crime, neighborhood, university)

[Pumpkinpie1981]

What are the good areas to live in Cincinatti with the budget up to 650k. Preferable less. Green, walkable area with organic grocery stores nearby and low crime?

[SonnyDaze]

Hyde Park, Clifton, Mount Lookout.

[mimi in cinci]

Madeira and Mariemont in addition to Hyde Park, Mt. Lookout & Clifton Gaslight area.

[Nomomo07]

Originally Posted by mimi in cinci

Madeira and Mariemont in addition to Hyde Park, Mt. Lookout & Clifton Gaslight area.

OP: Keep in mind, Madeira and Mariemont exist outside of city limits, though nearby. This doesn't make much difference as though are very similar aesthetically speaking and in terms of amenities, but it can affect things like taxes and overall vibe.



Clifton, for example, is by far the most liberal of the bunch and is populated by a diverse mix of students, young professionals, and academics/doctors from UC. Madeira, on the other hand, while also very walkable and quaint, is a far more conservative leaning area with decidedly less diversity. The others are all somewhere in between those two in terms of culture and overall feel.

[Pumpkinpie1981]

Originally Posted by Nomomo07

OP: Keep in mind, Madeira and Mariemont exist outside of city limits, though nearby. This doesn't make much difference as though are very similar aesthetically speaking and in terms of amenities, but it can affect things like taxes and overall vibe.



Clifton, for example, is by far the most liberal of the bunch and is populated by a diverse mix of students, young professionals, and academics/doctors from UC. Madeira, on the other hand, while also very walkable and quaint, is a far more conservative leaning area with decidedly less diversity. The others are all somewhere in between those two in terms of culture and overall feel.

Thank you for your response.
We are in our late 30s with no children. We would prefer a neighborhood with diverse crowd but mostly professionals in their 30s-early 50s if something like this exists. We don’t really care about political views as long as the neighborhood is accepting in terms of origins, race, religion etc, if that makes any sense.
Also we would like the area with pretty architecture and sidewalks.

[Coseau]

For would you're looking for I would say Clifton. There is a health food store, a grocery store and its pretty green.

[wrightflyer]

Clifton first hands down. Though Hyde Park, Mt. Lookout, Oakley or even Northside and Columbia-Tusculum may be options. But Clifton would be my first choice. Just be aware of the differing opinions of Clifton's boundaries and focus on the specific area of the "Gas Light" district as mentioned already. Parts of the area can be conflated as "Clifton" but is really more properly part of the larger CUF neighborhood.

CUF = Clifton Heights University Heights Fairview... of which the middle of the bunch is mostly student oriented surrounding UC and the latter is a mix of students and young professionals but is probably slightly more economically down then the Gas Light district proper. It sits closer to some higher blight and crime areas, namely the McMicken Ave. corridor.

Clifton in its traditional sense is centered along the Ludlow Ave. corridor from the VA Center and EPA offices north and west towards Cincinnati State. The center of the corridor is near Clifton and Ludlow. Most streets that are attractive are up the hill north of MLK and Good Samaritan, hemmed in on the hill by I-75 and west of Vine Street.