"QUEEN CITY" COULD SOON RULE RENTAL REAL ESTATE CAROLE VANSICKLE ELLIS
“Queen City”
Could Soon Rule Rental Real Estate
By Carole J. VanSickle Ellis
C
inncinati, Ohio, the “Queen City” of the Midwest could be ruling the national rental scene if recent projections
prove accurate. The thirdlargest city in Ohio spent time in the early 19th century as a boomtown and was,
at one point, the sixthlargest city in the country. However, the population of the area has been in a decline
since the 1950s, only recently starting to increase very slightly (less than one percent) at the time of the last
census (2010). That growing population, it appears, is looking to rent, and for investors that means that Cincinnati, with its
affordable cost of living, extremely attractive real estate market, and projected skyrocketing rental rates could be a good
place to get in on the action early and soon.