I have been considering moving to North Avondale for a while (mostly because of the ridicuous housing stock) and I can't really tell if the neighborhood is getting better, worse or just staying stagnant.

 

What is the trend?

Avondale is getting worse so I don't think N. Avondale is looking too bright. A professor of mine lives there and she said property values are rising but who knows. Aside from poor landscaping, Avondale and N. Avondale both have the best housing stock in the city IMO. So many beautiful victorians.

I don't that Avondale is getting especially worse. They are about ready to move on the Burnett avenue bit. N. Avondale is still a bit of a gamble though the closer to St. Bernard you are, the better.

Looking at some crime statistics:

 

http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/police/pages/-4258-/

 

The "Projected 2007" are simply the "Thru 09/07" numbers divided by 3/4 - but I'd imagine crime is lower in October/November/December than it is during the summer - though that could be wrong, and obviously any trend could change at any time.

 

Here's Calls for Service over the last few years in North Avondale:

2005: 5,215

2006: 5,895

Thru 09/07: 4,004

Projected 2007: 5,339

 

Part 1 Crimes:

2005: 521

2006: 458

Thru 9/07: 366

Projected 2007: 488

 

 

Here are the same numbers for Avondale:

 

Calls for service:

2005: 13,358

2006: 14,279

Thru 9/07: 10,829

Projected 2007: 14,439

 

Part 1 Crimes:

2005: 1,180

2006: 1,191

Thru 9/07: 915

Projected 2007: 1,220

 

because of the seasonal nature of crime (more in the summer) once you have june july august and september included in the data, you can't rely on a simple symetrical projection, but it will only be off by around 10-12% based on recent cincinnati data,

A lot depends on where you live in N. Avondale.  I have lived in the neighborhood for 4 years and it has been nothing less than perfect.  Granted, we are fairly well insulated and far back in on the Rose Hill/Avon Fields side, which tends to be pretty quiet...there are a lot of great homes for sale right now...which is both good and bad.  It is bad in the sense that there seem to be alot of For Sale signs. It is good because it is a great opportunity.  The reasons for the homes up for sale are primarily individually based...many of them are people that moved out of the city or are empty nesters looking to downsize.  Realize that you get a lot of families in North Avondale that live there for a long time...and then their adult children and grandchildren live there as well.  Ultimately the older wave moves on.,...and that is the reason for a lot of the current for sale signs.  Crime is of no major concern where we live....I have also noticed an uptick in the number of diverse families with young children. 

North Avondale also has some of the better private schools and a decent public school in the central part of the city. Paddock Hills is similar if a little more off the beaten path.