Five Dayton Neighborhoods With The Most Potential (Kettering, Huber Heights: upper-class, crime)

[Daytonnatian]

Stole this idea from the Pittsburgh forum. Anyways, please list the five most up-and-coming 'hoods in Dayton, and 'hoods that are already good, like the Oregon District, McPherson Town, Webster Station, and South Park, don't count.


Anyways, here's my five:

1. Dayton View/Grafton Hill- my favorite neighbohood (yes, I'm counting it as one large unit) in the city. Absolutely Beautiful, sad it took a slide in recent years, but I'm feeling a comeback with the economy.

2. UD/ Brown Street/ Fairgrounds- yes, a safe option to pick, but as UD grows, so will this 'Hood's rep. Looking forward to a bright future.

3. Patterson Park- Always gets rave reviews from those "in the know". Wonderful bedroom community section of town. As the urban movement gains traction, so will this 'Hood

4. St Anne's Hill-Good already, I know. Big Rep? Don't think so. This 'Hood will get its due satisfaction as time rolls by.

5. Wright-Dunbar- heralded as our city's worst last millenium, has had a great turnaround with the 100 years of Flight celebration in 2003 and the new historical park. Interest will be renewed when the economy picks up speed.

[JefferyT]

Patterson Park would have great potential if it would de-annex and join Kettering.

[nickolaseposter]

Comeback with the economy. Don't expect that ANY time soon. Stock IND went down like 180 points yesterday and the housing market in Dayton continues to grow suburban.

[otters21]

Originally Posted by nickolaseposter

Comeback with the economy. Don't expect that ANY time soon. Stock IND went down like 180 points yesterday and the housing market in Dayton continues to grow suburban.

It is sad to say, but even some parts of suburban Huber Heights are starting to decline.

[Ohioan58]

Patterson Park's property values have been propped up by the city of Dayton's residency requirement for employees. My parents lived across the street from a municipal judge.

The whole idea of Patterson Park, particularly the section south of Patterson, east of Shroyer and west of Broadmoor Blvd., was to mimic traditional housing styles, especially tudors. There are gas street lights (I'm sure they are electric now), and that whole section as seen on a map is shaped kind of like a heraldic coat of arms.

Patterson Park is right next to Belmont. Perhaps the demographics are similar but the two sections just look extremely different.

[Daytonnatian]

Originally Posted by otters21

It is sad to say, but even some parts of suburban Huber Heights are starting to decline.

Traditional Huber is also extremely cheaply built. I'm suprised it hasn't fallen sooner, to be honest.

However, like many other cities, I think we'll hit a bit of "Europinization" (wealth moving INTO central city, extreme blight in inner ring, moderate continued growth in outer ring that will eventually taper off as crime continues to spread outward), especially with the next generations' openness to the urban lifestyle. That's why I think these 'hoods will be up and coming in the near future. (Trust me, take a drive around some of the beauties around Grafton Hill and try and tell me you didn't fall in love, especially with only $100k price tags).

[JefferyT]

Grafton Hill is a few nice streets surrounded by a ghetto.

If it was in a different city it would be a hot area.

[dayton_ohio]

Where is Dayton View/Grafton Hill?

I second the comments on Patterson Park and UD/Brown Street. Both areas would benefit from an influx of young people to Dayton, as they have great starter homes and nice walkable amenities. Alas, young people need jobs to buy those homes, which could be a long wait in Dayton.

I really like some homes in Riverside and the location is great -- close to downtown, Wegerzn Gardens, Boonshoft, the Island metropark, and the river.

Of course, no neighborhood has more potential than Vandalia, which I understand is becoming one of the most desirable areas in the state.

[Daytonnatian]

^LOL at last line.

Dayton View/Grafton Hill is right by the art museum, basically, and extends up from there for a few blocks. Also, Upper Dayton view is along the west side of Salem Ave a little farther up and can be merged with University Heights since all of the streets in the area have collegiate names (Harvard, Cornell, Princeton, Amherst, etc).

Also forgot to mention Five Oaks, which is a little more centered to the east of Salem in the same general area and surrounds Five Oaks Ave. It's really a very nice area, too, with Jim Bucher and Mary McCarthy as notable residents and the beautiful, albeit controversial at the moment, Julliene School.


EDIT- One last thing I forgot to mention, Dayton_Ohio. I'm pretty sure the neighborhood you were talking about by the Boonshoft Museum is called Riverdale, not Riverside. That's the suburb by the Air force museum that extends southward to act as a buffer between eastside Dayton and Beavercreek, and westward to the Miami River, that was formerly Mad River Twp. However, you are right, that is an amazing 'hood, and can easily be an honorable 6th on the list

[dayton_ohio]

Thanks Daytonnatian. Yes, I meant Riverdale, not Riverside.

I recognize University Heights from the evening news. I always find it somewhat ironic that so many crimes occur on streets with such upper-class names (Harvard, etc.).