Questions were raised: What specifically should go in the so-called Town Square? What kind of shops or restaurants would everyone like to see? Concerns and pessimism were also floated. Is the Town Square model even feasible?
Is this really what we want? But a vast consensus—of about 85 percent—ultimately decided that an evolved and somewhat refined Town Square concept was indeed what the neighborhood needed. The plan would be to redevelop the historic business district core—bounded roughly by the triangle of Harrison, Montana, and Epworth avenues—as a way to lift up the community as a whole.
Westwood Historical Society hosted home tours. The overarching idea? To build momentum through a series of physical improvements that would excite both outsiders and people from the neighborhood.
As with many neighborhoods, the arts have helped attract attention, investment, and creative thinking to Westwood. On a cool, overcast November day, a group of city and county leaders gathered to celebrate the grand opening of the Madcap Education Center in a former Cincinnati Bell telephone exchange station.
Gargoyles with telephone receivers held to their ears perch above the doorway of the renovated three-story, 18,square-foot brick building that now houses a state-of-the-art community arts center—including a seat theater, yoga and dance studios, a distance learning lab, and a puppet workshop.
His company opened the Incline Theatre in to bring life to a small section of Price Hill, and apartment renovations and new businesses have followed. Perception is what makes people invest in a neighborhood.
A new owner took over the Ruehlmann building on Harrison Avenue, which led to the opening of several locally owned and operated storefronts, including Fuzzybutts Dry Goods and Wooden Hill crafts store. You hear young families are moving here, that people who know it well have stayed here, and it is a renewed vibrancy not only for this business district but for the entire neighborhood. Two things strike you when encountering the positive energy bursting from these Westwood advocates.
Each is also white. O ne out of every 10 Cincinnatians calls Westwood home. It was eventually home to notable Cincinnatians like James N. After World War II, a more diverse population—both in terms of race and class—expanded out of downtown to nearby neighborhoods, including Westwood, forever altering its demographics. That, in combination with a new economy and the exodus of predominantly white families to outer suburbs, meant a changed Westwood.
The central business district lost many of its locally owned shops and restaurants to strip mall chains. The number of lower-income households skyrocketed as landlords transformed large single-family homes into multifamily rental housing.
The perception of crime—due in part to unfamiliarity with neighbors—was on the rise, too. We calculate rental price trends as the average annual change in market rent paid in the neighborhood over the latest 5 years.
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The algorithm uses neighborhood conditions, identifies the dominant dimensions underlying the conditions and calculates the similarity. This captures the true culture and character of locations, economic conditions, and trends. About Us. Cincinnati, OH Westwood. Census tracts are small, relatively permanent subdivisions of a county that are defined by the U. Census Bureau in conjunction with local authorities all across the country to define real neighborhoods that are bounded to contain areas with homogeneous population characteristics including economic status, lifestyle, and living conditions.
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Updated quarterly. Setting, Housing Stock, Homeownership: latest available. Average Home Values. Real Estate Tax Rate The average effective real estate tax rate is based on the median real estate taxes paid in the neighborhood, as a percentage of the median home value in the neighborhood.
Median Home Value: Locked. Median Real Estate Taxes: Locked effective rate. Neighborhood Home Prices. Rental Market. Gross Rental Yield Average annual rent as a percentage of property value. Population Density The look and feel of the neighborhood, from high rises on the coast, to rural farmlands. Neighborhood Look and Feel. Housing Market Details. Type of Homes These are the predominate forms of housing in the neighborhood.
Size of Homes The predominate size of homes in the neighborhood, based on the number of bedrooms. Special Purpose Housing These housing types are not for sale or for rent to the general public but may have a strong influence on the character of the neighborhood.
Vacancy Trend The average annual change in the vacancy rate in the neighborhood during the latest five years. Neighborhood Demographics Data. Special character. Marital Status Marital status is defined based on the percentage of residents who are 18 and over.
Gender Ratio. Employment Industries in Westwood. Commute to work. Vehicles Per Household The number of vehicles the average household in the neighborhood possesses is a function of wealth, space constraints, the age people of the household e. Means Of Transport. Vehicles Per Household. Percent of Residents Born Out of State This value will be high in neighborhoods that attract new residents from around the country, and low in places where most residents grew up within the same state.
Percent of Residents Foreign Born Foreign Born residents have immigrated to the United States from another country and may or may not be naturalized citizens. Languages Spoken These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. Ancestry top Languages Spoken top Unemployment Rate. Average Income. Per Capita Income. Median Household Income. Percent with College Degree. Percent with Advanced Degree.
Neighborhood Crime Data. Raw data sources: 18, local law enforcement agencies in the U. Neighborhood Violent Crime. Violent Crime Comparison per 1, residents. National Median: 4. Neighborhood Property Crime. Property Crime Comparison per 1, residents. National Median: Crimes Per Square Mile. Neighborhood Public School Data. Raw data sources: Test Scores: Edfacts U. Department of Education , State departments of education. Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
Census Bureau. Test data: Reflects — school year. Expenditures: Educational Environment: latest available.
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School Rating Information. Schools That Serve This Neighborhood. Neighborhood Educational Environment. This neighborhood is served by 1 district:. Students Enrolled in This District. Schools in District. Expand your culinary horizons at Habesha Good African food can be hard to come by in Cincinnati, making Habesha a hidden gem of the west side.
Visit Website. Get your pad thai fix at Lin's What can we say? Enjoy some vino at Henke Winery You might not know it, but Cincinnati is home to a handful of great wineries, one of them being right in the heart of Westwood. Henke Winery, Harrison Ave, Westwood. Muse Cafe With coffee and pastries in the morning, delicious salads at lunch and craft beer and bourbon at night, Muse Cafe pretty much has it all.
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