fearful of moving to ohio

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Originally Posted by darshea

We are an african american family moving to Dayton Ohio. My husband will be working at Wright Patt. i keep hearing that Ohio is very racist. I am really afraid to move here and is considering staying behind and just send my husband. Can someone please let me know of some diverse cities and safe places to raise a family

I honestly find this amusing. Ohio (espcially Dayton) racist? I find that really hard to believe. I have lived in southwest Ohio my entire life and have never seen any form of racism that isn't seen elsewhere. I think you will do just fine in Dayton and actually all of Ohio.

As far as safety goes in Dayton, avoid the west side; dangerous due to the illegal drug activity and gangs. I live in the East side (near Kettering) and I think it's starting to go down the drain (robberies and drug activity picking up).

I also wouldn't send my kids to Dayton Public Schools for any amount of money. Sure they are making improvments, but they still have a long way to go. Beavercreek is probably your best bet as far as safety and school systems go if you are wanting a community near WPAFB.

I would not split my family up over a move to or near Dayton. There are far worse places to live, however, I would never choose to move here unless it's unavoidable. I feel uneasy about safety and find that Dayton is just not appealing to the eye. But, on the otherhand, Dayton has cheap housing (as well as rapidly declining property values).

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Beavercreek values have not dropped a lot as other areas have, other safe good districts are bellbrook, centerville, kettering and miamisburg, all excellent schools, none of these would race be an issue at!