Downtown Dayton - The Urban Alternative to the Suburbs

[Daytonnatian]

I have heard nothing but good reviews about Dayton Towers. It really is a nice place.

I'm not really much of an expert on actual individual housing complexes in the OD, but the Cannery always seemed kinda cool to me (although I'm thinking that's more Webster Station-ish). Still, many others here will have better advice.

[Billy from Dayton]

Check out some of the apartments on Fifth Street - they tend to be a bit unknown as they aren't marketed much but many are actually quite nice and not that expensive. That is, if you would be interested in living on Fifth.

[JefferyT]

There are also some older apartment buildings inside the Oregon District, including one on Brown about a block south of 5th. People also rent houses and halfs of duplexes in the Oregon. As Billy mentioned these are not well-advertised.

Dayton Towers itself is set in landscaped grounds with a lot of on-site parking and a big outdoor pool. So one has the amenities of a suburban apartment complex in the heart of the city, right next door to an enterainment and restaurant district.

[calypsospots]

There are some for-rent signs up now in the Oregon--looks like mostly duplexes. My impression (after having rented my current place without being able to see it in person) is that walking around a neighborhood will show a higher vacancy rate than trying to find something online. But it can also be a pain trying to contact landlords through their signage. I recall that when I tried calling about some of the rentals i saw in St. Anne's, it took forever to get a call back. It was frustrating to want to go see a place and then not hear back until a week later and 2000 miles away.

I guess what I'm saying is that yeah, a lot of rentals aren't well advertised and the best way to find something is to live in Dayton already and have plenty of time to hunt.