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Heather Taylor
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Last Modified: January 19, 2026

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Northside Neighborhood Overview

8of 36 Cincinnati Neighborhoods

Tofu, Tattoos, and Rescue Dogs

🧭Bordered by: I-74 and Mill Creek to the south, Mill Creek and CSX tracks east toward Camp Washington, city limit by North Bend Road and College Hill to the north, Mount Airy Forest and West Fork Mill Creek to the west, looping back along Beekman Street to I-74

📌Best known for: Shake It Records where you'll spend two hours and $100 on albums you don't need and rowdy Fourth of July parade that's really just a neighborhood-wide party with floats

👕You can spot a Northside local by: thrifted denim, plant tattoos, and a rescue pit mix named something like Beans or Clementine

👍Move here for: Hamilton Avenue eats, from Ethiopian to vegan tacos in a three-block stretchand porch hangs

👎Don't say we didn't warn you about: trains at 3am shaking your entire house, parking theatrics because nobody has driveways, and relentless street festivals like Rock the Block, Northside Fourth, Music Crawl, pick your weekend

✨The general vibe is: Pride, arty scruffy neighborly chaos where everyone knows everyone and pride flags fly year-round

tattooed gardeners and vinyl hoarding cyclists who probably also play in three different bands

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Some of the Northside hotspots include: Higher Gravity, Hoffner Park, Blue Rock Tavern, Shake It Records, and The Comet.
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Heather Taylor — Ohio Local Expert

At Snappy Scout, I combine lived experience with real neighborhood data to cut through the hype and help you make clearer decisions about where to move.

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Moving to Northside - Make Sense Of Your Next Move

Whether you're new to Cincinnati or deciding which part of the city fits you best, Snappy Scout cuts through the noise and shows you what living here is really like. If you're still finding your way, start with our Moving to Cincinnati guide for the big-picture view — or compare Northside against other parts of the city in our Cincinnati neighborhood guide.