Moving to Kettering (Dayton, Springfield, Beavercreek: low income, apartment complex, loft)

[elainechen]

My company will send me to kettering this Aug and I will stay for 6 months. Anyone has some information can share with me, about living, weather, public transportation, people there,etc. I could not find much information about Kettering online. Thank you in advance for the help!

[jeb]

Which company will you work for in kettering?

[paintballer1708]

Kettering is a nice suburb on the south east side of Dayton. Lots of shopping and entertainment. Weather has been nice the last few days in the upper 80s and lower 90s. Kettering has alot of nice parks. And as far as transportation goes. Your about 30 mins depending on traffic from the Dayton International Airport. The people are really nice. As far as my experience went. And the Charles F Kettering Memorial Hospital is really nice. Looked very modern last i was in town. Kettering was a nice town when i went. Very suburban. Good Luck with your move.

[elainechen]

Thanks a lot for your information. Some posts mentioned that Dayton is not that a nice place for living. Is Kettering a safer place?

[paintballer1708]

Yes Kettering is nice. But check out some of the other suburbs. Check out Miamisburg, Trotwood, Shiloh, Englewood, Taylorsburg and Hays Corner just to mention a few. Dayton is a changing city. It is really doing a big part in changing its image. The dowtown area is great with lots of nightlife. There is many plans on building new office buildings in downtown Dayton.

http://www.andysnow.com/dayton/ (broken link)

Check out that website for just a few of the great pics of Dayton. If you want more please feel free to ask. Thanks.

[elainechen]

Thanks a lot, paintballer1708.

[paintballer1708]

No problem. Like i said if you want more info, pics, etc please ask. I dont know if your moving there for sure but im sure you will like it.

[Nessy]

I had to chime in with my first post...

Paintballer, I've lived in the Dayton area for 15 years (Kettering, Bellbrook, and now Springfield) and I've never even heard of some of the places you're suggesting living.

Miamisburg is nice middle class town.
Avoid Trotwood it is a declining borderline ghetto
Shiloh isn't even a town, it's an intersection
Englewood is a nice middle-upper class area
and I've never even heard of Taylorsburg or Hays Corner -- honestly it sounds like something you found on a map.

Anyone moving to Dayton should check a few things...

Do you want modern, new construction suburban sprawl, with all the benefits and pains that go with it... then move to Springboro, Bellbrook, Centerville, Beavercreek

Do you want tree lined established neighborhoods with good to great schools... then check out Oakwood and Kettering first, maybe Troy, Vandalia or Miamisburg second.

[eva-girl]

Originally Posted by elainechen

My company will send me to kettering this Aug and I will stay for 6 months. Anyone has some information can share with me, about living, weather, public transportation, people there,etc. I could not find much information about Kettering online. Thank you in advance for the help!

I don't know where you are coming from but the public transportion (re: buses) is fairly limited in the suburbs which Kettering is. You need a car. As far as Kettering, it is a nice suburb, the Western part of Kettering is the upscale area, with the central area being nice and the eastern portion less nice/upscale. Apartment wise, you might like the Chimneys (but they are next to a low income complex--oops I think the Chinmeys may actually be in Centerville), Georgetown apartments are supposed to be fairly nice - but other surrounding suburbs like Centerville/Washington township/Miami township, Bellbrook and Beavercreek are very nice and just a few miles down the road.

For a short stint, you might also like the apartment complex near the Fraze Pavilion in Kettering. I can't remember the name of them at the moment but they off Lincoln Park, you have park close by, pond, city and police station a few blocks away and during the summer you can hear touring acts at the Fraze Pavilion amphitheatre - very nice and a very safe area. Also, I hear the new addition at the Kettering High School PAC center allows resident to buy in to use their facilities and that is only a few block away.

There is also a new shopping area with planned upscale shops, loft apartments, movie theatres and business complex near the edge of Kettering's east side (odd placement because that is the poorer side of town) and Beavercreek(odd too because it is also not in Beavercreek's more affluent neighborhoods) but it is close to I-675 so anyone can get to it easily.

It call the Green's I think. It looks really nice but I have no idea when the loft apartments will be ready and construction may go on for some time.

[new york chief]

Would appreciate more info on Dayton suburbs and schools. Like to more about Miamisburg, Kettering area. Whats best places to live with family - kids in elementary and middle school. Looking for nice area - can you give me an idea about home prices?

Thanks