East Side vs. West Side of Cincinnati

The long standing questions of "are you from the east side of Cincinnati or the west?" has been a head-scratcher for many non-native Cincinnatians. People relocating to Cincinnati find out quickly that there is a distinct difference in the culture of those from the East and those from the West.

Here is the best answer we could find regarding the East vs West conundrum:

Natives of the city see the west side as more conservative and dogmatic, where the east side is more transient and mobile. It is a known trend that there is the "born here -- die here" trend on the west side and residents there most likely live within miles of their high school. When on the west side, if someone asks where you went to school, they are most likely asking where you went to high school. On the east side they're likely to be asking where you attended college.

West-siders tend to have deeper family roots and be more thrifty with their money. Some have deemed the west side to be primarily blue-collar working class residents. East-siders are typically more liberal than the west-siders, enjoy the arts, and socially outgoing.

So where is the divider?

Many think the divider is I-75 running north and south dividing Hamilton County vertically and some think it is Vine Street and route 4.

So now you know the reasons behind the question you're bound to be asked when moving to Cincinnati - "Are you from the East side or the West side?"