Crescent Springs is a “nice little suburb” of greater Cincinnati
Crescent Springs is among the many suburbs on the Kentucky side of the Cincinnati metro area. The community is home to over 4,000 people, many living in modern single-family homes, condos and apartments, including a few luxury options that sell for well over $1 million. Neighborhoods surround several shopping centers with chain stores and restaurants offering cocktails and live music. Additionally, Crescent Springs offers direct access to Interstate 71, which provides a quick route to destinations like downtown Cincinnati. “It’s a nice little suburb of greater Cincinnati that’s convenient to everything,” says Teresa Gillum, a Realtor with eXp Realty. “It’s very much a bedroom community, but it's also self-supporting. It has a little bit of everything you need, so you don’t really have to leave the community too much.”
Housing ranges from bungalows to condos
Woods and mature trees surround the city’s homes, which were mainly built between World War II and today. Some homes are on raised lots and have basement-level garages. Several homes also come with amenities like backyard pools. Styles in Crescent Springs include bungalows, ranch-style homes and Colonial Revivals with brick exteriors. The city’s most modern houses mainly consist of New Traditional and contemporary homes. There are also condos with driveways and garages. Many homes under 2,000 square feet sell between $150,000 and $390,000. Larger homes and others built during and after the 2010s mainly go from $450,000 to $790,000. Upscale homes on lots over 1 acre can sell for up to $2.2 million. Condos mostly go from $180,000 to $350,000.
Area restaurants have bourbon, wines and live music
Residents are close to several restaurants serving upscale American comfort foods and offering patios and live music, including Grandview Tavern, where popular items include artisan pizzas and bourbons. Nearby Villa Hills has Sanctuary Social, where patrons may pair meat and cheese boards with an old-fashioned or wine. Oriental Wok in nearby Fort Mitchell has Chinese food and traditional red lanterns hanging from the ceiling. Gillum says that local shopping options are convenient. “There’s a place called Kremer’s Market, which is a great little find for the community.” Kremer’s is a family-owned grocery store in a barn-style building. Chain stores in Buttermilk Towne Center include Home Depot.
Parks offer playgrounds, sports amenities and monuments
Lou Hartfiel Memorial Park is one of the city’s main recreational destinations. Its amenities include a roughly 1-mile-long trail, a basketball court and a swinging bridge. People also visit the park to see monuments honoring local veterans, the country’s Charters of Freedom and 9/11 victims and first-responders. The 9/11 memorial is designed to look like the twin towers rising above Ground Zero’s rubble and includes a beam from one of the towers. General Ormsby Mitchel Park has a synthetic turf playground, soccer fields, baseball fields and tennis and sand volleyball courts. Golfers may play nine-hole rounds at the private Fort Mitchell Country Club.
Crescent Springs has public and private school options
Area schools include River Ridge Elementary, which gets an A-minus from Niche. Students may then go to Turkey Foot Middle and Dixie Heights High, both of which receive a B-plus. The high school offers courses for students interested in careers, including computer programming. Students may also build apps and learn the most recent coding languages. Private education options in Crescent Springs include St. Joseph Catholic School, which teaches students from kindergarten to eighth grade. There’s also a private Montessori school, Crescent Ridge Academy, which gets an A and serves kindergarteners to sixth graders.
City celebrates holiday and seasonal events
City events include April’s Easter Egg Hunt at the Crescent Springs Church of God, which includes food trucks. The community also celebrates autumn with September’s Fall Fest. The Lou Hartfiel Memorial Park event has live bands, a fireworks show, a beer garden and several food trucks.
I-71 provides a quick route to downtown Cincinnati
Most people drive to get around the region. Crescent Springs is located along Interstate 71, less than 10 miles from downtown Cincinnati. Many travel to Elizabeth Healthcare Edgewood for medical care, less than 5 miles south of Crescent Springs. Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky International Airport is 10 miles away.
