Dayton, OH Housing Market & City Data

Dayton has a vast history of innovation of many items that many people take for granted. Many everyday items were invented here: the cash register/ATM machine, the electric car starter, and the pop top on our drinks, and Cheez-its to name just a few. It is also the birthplace of aviation! The Wright Brothers built the first airplanes and tested them on the prairies surrounding our area before heading to NC for the wind. Dayton also had a large role to play development of nuclear energy and contributed to cracking the German codes to end WWII. The technology and the spirit of innovation that was pioneered in the late 1800s is alive today. Our major industries today are research, aerospace and aviation and our largest employer (and the largest Air Force Base in the world) is located here. We also have more PhDs per capita than any other city! Okay, enough nerding out on history.... Aside from the history, there is a thriving arts and culture scene. Dayton is recognized in the top 10% of the country for the visual arts (and that is including much bigger cities!). The Dayton Art Institute is a bea A full array of performing arts venues is a huge entertainment draw. Catch a Broadway show, watch The Ballet or Dayton Contemporary Dance Company or hear the souring sounds of The Philharmonic at The Schuster Performing Arts Center. If you are a sports fan, The Dayton Dragons (a farm team for the Cincinnati Reds) hold the longest streak of sold out games, more than any other team in national professional sports! Basketball fans can enjoy the University of Dayton Flyers! Other recreation activities include bike riding and river sports in the Five Rivers Metro Parks region, concerts at The Rose Music Center, The Fraze or Levitt Pavillion, and multiple cultural festivals. We have four true seasons here and as we like to say in Dayton, "If you don't like the weather, wait an hour and it is bound to change!"