That's one reason Places Rated Almanac ranked Greater Cincinnati as America's Most Livable City in 1993 and why the suburb of Blue Ash was listed in 50 Fabulous Places to Raise A Family in 1993 and 1996. It's why so many sports figures who come to play for the Reds or Bengals end up staying here, even though their careers take them to another city during playing season. And it's cheaper. Greater Cincinnati offers a wide variety of house styles, from ultra-contemporary to historic, and an equally wide variety of neighborhood types. Some river communities have hardly changed since the days of paddlewheelers.
Some neighborhoods are like their own small towns.
There are golf course communities and enclaves of Victorian and antebellum homes on streets with gas lamps. But best of all, even the most distant suburbs are only 25 minutes from downtown, allowing residents to be near the city but still live in a very rural setting. And none of the neighborhoods are far from community or county parks, churches or shopping. Greater Cincinnati also has a wide variety of schools from which to choose, with 50 public school districts and more than 250 private schools. There are schools that place a heavy emphasis on religion and those that place a heavy emphasis on the arts.