How’s the college town of Miami University? Is it safe? Is it a good area to live in?
I’am a parent but I like Oxford a lot, and I’ve visited a lot of college towns. My son (from Arizona) likes Oxford, and there are a lot of OOS students.
Other sources like Oxford too:
http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2014/12/17/why-oxford-was-ranked-the-best-college-town-in-the.html
http://www.cleveland.com/travel/index.ssf/2015/08/oxford_home_to_miami_universit.html
I’m an alum and went back for Alumni Weekend a few years ago. Oxford is a tiny college town. The town was pretty much built for university. I noticed when I returned there were quite a few more big name stores in the area, but it’s still a cute little town with a main street (actually it’s High Street) and that’s about it.
So it’s safe in comparison to larger towns and definitely cities. But with colleges comes college-type crimes and I doubt Miami is immune to those types of issues.
If you don’t want big city life, then you’ll love Oxford and Miami. Cincinnati is about 30 minutes away, so if you have a car, there is a place to go.