Dayton, OH

Neighborhoods & homes in Dayton

The Oregon District, South Park, Dayton View, Belmont and nearby suburbs.

Dayton neighborhoods and nearby cities

Oregon District

A historic downtown-edge neighborhood of 19th-century homes and a busy street of bars and shops.

South Park

A historic neighborhood of Victorian-era homes on the city’s south side.

Dayton View

A northwest-side area with large early-1900s houses.

Belmont

An east-side neighborhood with mid-century homes.

Oakwood and Kettering

Separate suburbs south of the city, with their own permit offices.

Dayton landmarks

Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park

The national park sites tied to the Wright brothers.

Carillon Historical Park

The history museum campus run by Dayton History.

University of Dayton

The university campus on the city’s south side.

Dayton’s pre-war housing stock

1951Median year built
85%Built before 1980
35%Built before 1940
8%Built 2000 or later
48%Renter-occupied

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 1-year estimates, via Census Reporter.

With 85% of homes built before 1980, most Dayton painting jobs involve paint that may contain lead. Expect lead-safe prep quotes on almost any exterior.

Older neighborhoods have wood frame houses with clapboard, porch columns and decorative brackets. Many layers of old paint make scraping and priming the bulk of the work.

Two-family houses and small rental buildings are common. Landlords often need fast interior turnovers.

Newer homes are rare in the city itself and more common in surrounding suburbs.

Illustration of a scraped and primed porch column
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