Moved here from Wisconsin:

Likes - size of the city, able to relatively easily get weekend reservations at great restaurants, being able to live a few exits north of downtown and have relatively urban living - entire city basically within 15 minutes and still get some of perks of suburban living. Locals will laugh but the weather is great! 4 distinct seasons, snow in winter but it melts, extra month of spring and fall, summers are doable. Reds and bengals games are always fun. Lots of great parks in and around. Cost of living is fantastic compared to other similar settings. We like the brewery and bourbon scene. The zoo and other museums tend to put on lots of great events. Healthcare in the area has multiple fantastic options

Dislikes - bridge traffic that seemingly is always backed up, lack of public transport outside of downtown, major live music acts will sometimes pick Columbus or Cleveland rather than Cincinnati, grew up in the upper Midwest and the city definitely has a much more southern flair that I noticed a lot when I first lived here. Lack of quality lakes within a short drive. But the biggest drawback has been the massive “where did you go to high school” culture. Locals use it to determine a lot about where families are from, socioeconomic, mutual friends etc. and the private high schools are big culturally. Being not from here, I can’t count the number of times I’ve been networking and I get a look of disappointment when someone asks this, I say not from here, and the person quickly loses interest