Moving to Cincinnati: a practical guide
Housing and what it costs
Cincinnati is the least expensive community on ShulMap by Census median home value — see the figures above. Figures are approximate — use the home search above for live listings.
Picking an area
Congregation Zichron Eliezer and Congregation Sha’arei Torah, the Village Shul, sit a block apart on Section Road, and Golf Manor Synagogue is a few blocks south on Stover Avenue — all three within walking distance of each other, per OU Communities. Chabad of Southern Ohio is also on Section Road and the Cincinnati Community Kollel is on Losantiville Avenue. Check your street on the eruv’s PDF map, which the eruv calls the authoritative reference.
Kosher and daily life
The Cincinnati Community Mikvah is on Section Road, with a second mikvah, Mikvas Mei Menachem, in Blue Ash about three miles north. OU Communities notes the community is less than 20 minutes from any part of the city.
Schools
OU Communities lists Cincinnati Hebrew Day School, Ohr Torah Cincinnati, Atara Girls’ High School and the Mesivta of Cincinnati. Confirm current admissions and busing directly with each school.
Who it fits
Families who want a complete, close-knit community — three shuls in walking distance, boys’ and girls’ high schools, a kollel and a well-maintained eruv — at the lowest housing cost of any community on ShulMap.