Cincinnati area

[nathan jesup]

I was just hired by an airline with a base in CVG (I know, there are many), and am planning on eventually moving to the Cincinnati area.

Any advice on nice areas or areas to avoid? Any comments on living in Hebron, Burlington, or Florence?

Please PM me with any ideas. Thanks.

 

[snow-back]

Fort Mitchell is nice. It's close to almost everything and there are good private and public schools.

 

[Caveman]

Burlington and Hebron are nice. Florence has some nice areas but there are some that aren't that great. I agree that Ft Mitchell is nice too, I just prefer to be a little bit closer to the country. It's the same drive to the airport from Ft. Mitchell as it is from Hebron/Burlington. Ft. Mitchell is closer to downtown, Newport, and Main Strasse. Look at Independence, Cold Springs, Ft Thomas and Union as well. All nice areas. All very affordable.

You're going to get some comments on here about Cincinasty, etc, etc. Don't believe it. CVG is a decent sized midwestern city and a very nice place to live, especially on the Kentucky side of the river. The north side of Cincinnati is nice too. I'm just partial to Northern Kentucky. It doesn't have the benefits of a New York or Chicago, but it doesn't have all the crap of New York or Chicago either. Think of it as more like STL , BNA or MCI. Good solid decent hardworking Americans. They have the Reds, the Bengals, a symphony, horse racing and plenty of outdoor recreation (hunting, fishing, boating, cycling, etc). Except for a couple of noted areas the CVG metro area is a very safe place to live. I recently moved from there but I really enjoyed living there. It was a tough call to leave but I was trying to improve my commute.

Good luck to you and congrats on the new job.

 

[Homer Jay]

Burlington and Hebron are nice. Florence has some nice areas but there are some that aren't that great. I agree that Ft Mitchell is nice too, I just prefer to be a little bit closer to the country. It's the same drive to the airport from Ft. Mitchell as it is from Hebron/Burlington. Ft. Mitchell is closer to downtown, Newport, and Main Strasse. Look at Independence, Cold Springs, Ft Thomas and Union as well. All nice areas. All very affordable.

You're going to get some comments on here about Cincinasty, etc, etc. Don't believe it. CVG is a decent sized midwestern city and a very nice place to live, especially on the Kentucky side of the river. The north side of Cincinnati is nice too. I'm just partial to Northern Kentucky. It doesn't have the benefits of a New York or Chicago, but it doesn't have all the crap of New York or Chicago either. Think of it as more like STL , BNA or MCI. Good solid decent hardworking Americans. They have the Reds, the Bengals, a symphony, horse racing and plenty of outdoor recreation (hunting, fishing, boating, cycling, etc). Except for a couple of noted areas the CVG metro area is a very safe place to live. I recently moved from there but I really enjoyed living there. It was a tough call to leave but I was trying to improve my commute.

Good luck to you and congrats on the new job.[/
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Oh good God...don't do it. If you are used to culture, a vibrant downtown, and diversity, you will hate Cincinnati. EVERYONE that I knew in CVG that had previously lived in other cities moved out...including us. To each their own though. My idea of a fun Saturday night was not hanging out at the local Walmart...

 

[WateryGrave]

Stay as far away from cincinnati as you can. I don't care if you live in LEX or SDF and drive just don't live near in Cincitucky. I have never spent more time around WT redneck backwoods hillbillies that think they live in the greatest town in the world. Between the crappy weather and the racial tensions I really don't know why anyone lives there.

whew that wore me out...

 

[crj410]

If you don't mind a 20 min commute to the airport with never any traffic, Check out Anderson Twp. )Ohio side. Very good school district, shopping, real nice parks, golf, hospitals etc,, close to the city. The winters are hit or miss ( mild or overcast and light snow.) Great place to raise a family. Was never on the Kentucky Side. If you need any more info just PM me.

 

[LARRY H. JUNIOR]

if you think `cinncinnati is bad, come up to wilmington. ILN SUCKS

 

[Homer Jay]

Stay as far away from cincinnati as you can. I don't care if you live in LEX or SDF and drive just don't live near in Cincitucky. I have never spent more time around WT redneck backwoods hillbillies that think they live in the greatest town in the world. Between the crappy weather and the racial tensions I really don't know why anyone lives there.

whew that wore me out...

Yeah...what he said. Everytime I think about that place I throw up a little in my mouth!

 

[doh]

Ohio is not the arm pit of the world! It is the @ss- of the world! And CVG is the HOLE!uke: Don't do it, for the love of God, don't do it!!!!!!

 

[NWA-AirGuard]

This thread is titled "Cincinnati area" but most everyone is really talking about Northern Kentucky. I lived on the north side of Cincinnati (Mason) for 9 years and it is nothing like Northern Kentucky. So the phrase "Cincinasty" should be "NoKenNasty". Every Comair guy seems to want to live close to the airport (Northern Kentucky) and then say they live in Cincinnati and say that Cincinnati sucks. If your going to move the area, be willing to drive a little and live on the Ohio side of the river.

 

[Princedietrich]

Cincinnati isn't the a$$ of society, Toledo is. Seriously, Ohio and Michigan went to war over that city.... Ohio lost.

But back on topic, downtown Cincy is not the greatest place to be, it's going downhill fast and the local establishment doesn't seem to want to do anything about it. Northern KY, on the other hand, is where all the cool stuff seems to be going. Personally, I can only speak for the Clifton area near UC (STAY AWAY!!!!), Anderson/Beechmont (not too bad, but traffic is a nightmare), and Withamsville/Eastgate (same thing but closer to highway). Just remember that traffic lights in Over the Rhine and in Queensgate are OPTIONAL when red and you'll be fine.

 

[Homer Jay]

double post

 

[Homer Jay]

This thread is titled "Cincinnati area" but most everyone is really talking about Northern Kentucky. I lived on the north side of Cincinnati (Mason) for 9 years and it is nothing like Northern Kentucky. So the phrase "Cincinasty" should be "NoKenNasty". Every Comair guy seems to want to live close to the airport (Northern Kentucky) and then say they live in Cincinnati and say that Cincinnati sucks. If your going to move the area, be willing to drive a little and live on the Ohio side of the river.

Not true. We lived in the Hyde Park area and it was the same cr@p. Oh, and there is this big eastside vs. westside thing in Cincinnati. Each side thinks the other side sucks but what the local yokels don't realize is that it ALL SUCKS!!! If I had to pick one thing that I missed about the area it would be the feeling we had when we looked in the rearview mirror and saw that hellhole slowly disappearing for good...

 

[WateryGrave]

Not true. We lived in the Hyde Park area and it was the same cr@p. Oh, and there is this big eastside vs. westside thing in Cincinnati. Each side thinks the other side sucks but what the local yokels don't realize is that it ALL SUCKS!!! If I had to pick one thing that I missed about the area it would be the feeling we had when we looked in the rearview mirror and saw that hellhole slowly disappearing for good...

I couldn't agree more. I lived on both sides of the river and its all the same. Ohio looks down on KY, KY looks down on OH, East vs west.

Here is another piece of advice. When you someone comes up and asks you where you went to school, they don't mean college, they mean high school. Small minded freaks.

 

[Homer Jay]

I couldn't agree more. I lived on both sides of the river and its all the same. Ohio looks down on KY, KY looks down on OH, East vs west.

Here is another piece of advice. When you someone comes up and asks you where you went to school, they don't mean college, they mean high school. Small minded freaks.

HA HA HA! I forgot about that. I'll also never forget the first time I ordered coffee at starbucks and the lady said, "Please?" Ok, can I PLEASE have a tall coffee? "Please?" PLEASE WHAT?!?! JUST GIVE ME MY F'N COFFEE!!! LOL

 

[RCA]

Stay as far away from cincinnati as you can. I don't care if you live in LEX or SDF and drive just don't live near in Cincitucky. I have never spent more time around WT redneck backwoods hillbillies that think they live in the greatest town in the world. Between the crappy weather and the racial tensions I really don't know why anyone lives there.

whew that wore me out...

Are these backwoods hillbillies you speak of the same PEOPLE that will be affording the Million dollar condos in Newport KY?
Unless your the type of person that thinks your better than the average hard working American I think you find the CVG area a fine place to live.

 

[Homer Jay]

Are these backwoods hillbillies you speak of the same PEOPLE that will be affording the Million dollar condos in Newport KY?
Unless your the type of person that thinks your better than the average hard working American I think you find the CVG area a fine place to live.

Buahhahahahaha! Oh man. I don't even know where to start with that one!

 

[WateryGrave]

Are these backwoods hillbillies you speak of the same PEOPLE that will be affording the Million dollar condos in Newport KY?
Unless your the type of person that thinks your better than the average hard working American I think you find the CVG area a fine place to live.

Anyone who would pay for a million dollar condo between the $hitty brown river and the ghetto ass projects in Newport is a moron. But If they've got the money more power to them. And yes I live in Newport for 1 1/2 years so I'm very familiar.

I don't think I'm better than anyone, maybe more open minded and more educated but to each his own. The locals seem very happy there, but I have yet to meet someone who came from another city who actually enjoys it.

 

[Caveman]

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[zonker]

Anyone who would pay for a million dollar condo between the $hitty brown river and the ghetto ass projects in Newport is a moron. But If they've got the money more power to them. And yes I live in Newport for 1 1/2 years so I'm very familiar.

I don't think I'm better than anyone, maybe more open minded and more educated but to each his own. The locals seem very happy there, but I have yet to meet someone who came from another city who actually enjoys it.

So tell us where you live.

 

[WateryGrave]

So tell us where you live.

I'll tell you where I don't live...

 

[zonker]

I'll tell you where I don't live...

That's what I figured.

 

[WateryGrave]

That's what I figured.

Apologies if you have a soft spot for Cincitucky, but I speak from too many years spent in that town. Besides the original poster should get both sides of the story before he makes his move. That was the whole point of the thread wasn't it??

 

[zonker]

Apologies if you have a soft spot for Cincitucky, but I speak from too many years spent in that town. Besides the original poster should get both sides of the story before he makes his move. That was the whole point of the thread wasn't it??

Fact is, there isn't a perfect place to live and I'm sure someone else could throw stones at yours.

You made your point the first time but then you felt the need to go on and on in the thread about it. Which doesn't really give you a tremendous amount of credibility on the subject.

We get it. You don't like it here.

 

[MQAAord]

If you're willing to drive a bit to get to work, Indy is only 2 hours up the road. We're in a NE suburb of Indy and it's just shy of 2 hours from driveway to employee lot. Urban downtown, quiet suburbs, good football, good racing.

Depends on what you're looking for! Living here while on RSV can be dicey, depending on your callout time.

It is a two hour drive, but I've found it to be a nice place. (We've been here 2 1/2 years now, after spending 10 years in Chicago.)

 

[WateryGrave]

zonker = sensitive

 

[zonker]

zonker = sensitive

According to you, anyone who can afford a million dollar condo is a "moron". But you don't think you're "better than anyone" and you're "open-minded".

Brilliant.

 

[nathan jesup]

Thanks for the responses.

My wife and I lend more credence to the folks who responded in a calm, logical manner. Although the ones who didn't were apparently well-educated and open minded???

In a way, that helps answer our question as to who we would rather live next to.

 

[WateryGrave]

According to you, anyone who can afford a million dollar condo is a "moron". But you don't think you're "better than anyone" and you're "open-minded".

Brilliant.

You can misquote me all night long if you feel like it. I would love to afford a million dollar condo someday, so I certainly don't think everyone in that situation is a moron. But if thats what you got out of my statement, then that tells me everything I need to know about people who like living in the nasty. I'm done now so feel free to have the last word.

p.s. stay away from the chili... its not really chili

 

[Guppy Guy]

Good luck if you decide to go to CVG. I was born and raised there for 20 yrs. Luckily I traveled alot growing up and saw lots of other places. I hated growing up in Cinti. (and I grew up in one of the best parts of the city). So, I left. 10 years later I was hired with Comair and returned. Soon after I returned I remembered all the reasons I left the first time. So, I left again.

As a Cinti native I can attest that many of the reasons people stated on are are dead on. The racial tension and the close mindedness of the people who live there is unbelievable.

Some people on this forum tend to be very passionate about expressing their opinions but don't be too quick to dismiss what they are trying to tell you.

CVG isn't the worst place in the country, far from it. I would rather live there than DTW or PHL or ERW just to name a few. But there are serious issues to be dealt with in that city (on both sides of the river). Also consider how your wife will feel. Mine hated it. The people there are very closed. Many established their social groups in HS and don't accept outsiders easily or willingly.

Again, good luck if you choose to go there. There is alot to be said for not commuting. Then again, there is alot to be said for liking where you live and having friends and family nearby.

Good luck to us all.