West Price Hill

West Price Hill is just one of three Price Hill neighborhoods that make up the relatively close knit Price Hill community. It is slightly smaller in size than East Price Hill, the largest of the three Price Hill neighborhoods. All of the Price Hill neighborhoods are predominantly populated by lower to middle income white residents; West Price Hill is the least diverse of the three Price Hill neighborhoods. Glenway Avenue, lined with businesses, runs through the heart of the West Price Hill neighborhood. As with most of the west side of Cincinnati, West Price Hill is a largely Catholic neighborhood. There are a number of Catholic schools and churches located throughout the Price Hill community. In recent years, there has been an increase in the Hispanic population in the Price Hill neighborhoods.

Housing in West Price Hill is typically smaller, older and quite reasonably priced. Rents, in general, tend to be lower on the west side of Cincinnati. There is also a good amount of crime. The various Price Hill neighborhoods are often reported on the news for some crime occurring there, but West Price Hill is usually not the most commonly mentioned neighborhood.

Most of the food in West Price Hill is fast food. There are your typical chain fast food restaurants, but there are also quite a few local places as well. There aren't really any standout places to dine in West Price Hill, but there are plenty of quick and cheap places to choose from. There are a number of businesses along Glenway Avenue but most of the shopping is further up Glenway in the Westwood neighborhood. Rapid Run Park is a nice, large park in West Price Hill, but most of the neighborhood is cramped city streets.

West Price Hill is a solid neighborhood with some good Catholic schools in the area. Glenway Avenue is very busy and traffic can be tough at busy times of the day. It is a fairly convenient commute to Downtown Cincinnati, but getting to the interstate is a little complicated by the number of surface streets that need to be traversed. Lower real estate prices make this an attractive area to choose to live.