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Best places to live in Greater Dayton

43 places with 633,211 residents within about 30 km of Dayton, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Dayton, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Springboro
    Ohio, 18,213 residents    76
  2. 2Carlisle (Ohio)
    Ohio, 5,259 residents    75
  3. 3Beavercreek (Ohio)
    Ohio, 46,277 residents    75
  4. 4Bellbrook
    Ohio, 7,053 residents    74
  5. 5Five Points (Ohio)
    Ohio, 1,824 residents    71
  6. 6Xenia
    Ohio, 25,976 residents    70
  7. 7Fairborn
    Ohio, 33,452 residents    70
  8. 8Franklin (Ohio)
    Ohio, 11,783 residents    69
  9. 9Waynesville (Ohio)
    Ohio, 2,999 residents    68
  10. 10Wright-Patterson AFB
    Ohio, 1,821 residents    66

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For retired couples

  1. 1Bellbrook
    Ohio, 7,053 residents    72
  2. 2Springboro
    Ohio, 18,213 residents    72
  3. 3Carlisle (Ohio)
    Ohio, 5,259 residents    72
  4. 4Xenia
    Ohio, 25,976 residents    70
  5. 5Beavercreek (Ohio)
    Ohio, 46,277 residents    70
  6. 6Fairborn
    Ohio, 33,452 residents    66
  7. 7Kettering (Ohio)
    Ohio, 55,525 residents    66
  8. 8Miamisburg
    Ohio, 20,034 residents    65
  9. 9Franklin (Ohio)
    Ohio, 11,783 residents    64
  10. 10Waynesville (Ohio)
    Ohio, 2,999 residents    63

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For remote workers

  1. 1Kettering (Ohio)
    Ohio, 55,525 residents    75
  2. 2Beavercreek (Ohio)
    Ohio, 46,277 residents    74
  3. 3Bellbrook
    Ohio, 7,053 residents    74
  4. 4Springboro
    Ohio, 18,213 residents    73
  5. 5Miamisburg
    Ohio, 20,034 residents    73
  6. 6Huber Heights
    Ohio, 38,176 residents    72
  7. 7Carlisle (Ohio)
    Ohio, 5,259 residents    71
  8. 8Xenia
    Ohio, 25,976 residents    71
  9. 9Shiloh (Ohio, 11,272 residents)
    Ohio, 11,272 residents    71
  10. 10Trotwood
    Ohio, 24,096 residents    71

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For commuters

  1. 1Beavercreek (Ohio)
    Ohio, 46,277 residents    73
  2. 2Dayton (Ohio)
    Ohio, 135,512 residents    73
  3. 3Kettering (Ohio)
    Ohio, 55,525 residents    71
  4. 4Riverside (Ohio)
    Ohio, 24,972 residents    69
  5. 5Fairborn
    Ohio, 33,452 residents    68
  6. 6Oakwood (Ohio, 9,052 residents)
    Ohio, 9,052 residents    67
  7. 7Northridge (Ohio, 8,487 residents)
    Ohio, 8,487 residents    65
  8. 8Bellbrook
    Ohio, 7,053 residents    65
  9. 9Shiloh (Ohio, 11,272 residents)
    Ohio, 11,272 residents    65
  10. 10Huber Heights
    Ohio, 38,176 residents    65

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For single professionals

  1. 1Dayton (Ohio)
    Ohio, 135,512 residents    61
  2. 2Kettering (Ohio)
    Ohio, 55,525 residents    58
  3. 3Beavercreek (Ohio)
    Ohio, 46,277 residents    57
  4. 4Riverside (Ohio)
    Ohio, 24,972 residents    52
  5. 5Fairborn
    Ohio, 33,452 residents    50
  6. 6Oakwood (Ohio, 9,052 residents)
    Ohio, 9,052 residents    50
  7. 7Northridge (Ohio, 8,487 residents)
    Ohio, 8,487 residents    49
  8. 8Huber Heights
    Ohio, 38,176 residents    49
  9. 9Shiloh (Ohio, 11,272 residents)
    Ohio, 11,272 residents    49
  10. 10Franklin (Ohio)
    Ohio, 11,783 residents    49

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Beavercreek (Ohio)
    Ohio, 46,277 residents    67
  2. 2Fairborn
    Ohio, 33,452 residents    65
  3. 3Bellbrook
    Ohio, 7,053 residents    65
  4. 4Springboro
    Ohio, 18,213 residents    63
  5. 5Kettering (Ohio)
    Ohio, 55,525 residents    62
  6. 6Tipp City
    Ohio, 9,899 residents    62
  7. 7Carlisle (Ohio)
    Ohio, 5,259 residents    62
  8. 8Franklin (Ohio)
    Ohio, 11,783 residents    62
  9. 9Xenia
    Ohio, 25,976 residents    61
  10. 10Centerville (Ohio)
    Ohio, 23,882 residents    61

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Towns in Greater Dayton