Anyone familiar with the Cincinatti Metro area? I have an opportunity to potentially move there and would really appreciate any tips y'all might have.

Things I'm trying to keep in mind:

  • relatively close to some type of left organizing (<30 min drive). There might be a local DSA or PSL chapter, not sure how active though
  • diversity
  • dog friendly
  • walkable/bike able for errands / parks / poi
  • public transportation
  • safe to have gender bending presentation in the neighborhood

I've heard good things about:

  • Oakley
  • Covington
  • Bellevue
  • Hyde Park
  • Newport
  • Silverton
  • a few others whose names aren't coming to mind

The KY side seems more outwardly conservative (some pockets of pride flags tho) but is also significantly less expensive

Any areas that yall would recommend looking at?

  • hungrybread [comrade/them]
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    4 months ago

    Thanks for all the details!

    Also I’m not trying to shit on Covington/newport, but it’s just probably a slightly less good fit based on all the standard reasons you’d imagine. Newport in particular was a kind of party night destination when I was there. Maybe it’s massively changed though.

    The KY side of the river feels almost like a resort town when driving along the main streets, which is to say I can see what you mean. Seems like there's been a lot of "revitalization" effort over there in the last 5 or so years, so I suppose a lot could be changing over there.