Best place to live near Springfield Nat'l Guard Base? (Dayton: environment, relocating)

[kmitch]

My husband and I may be relocating to the Springfield area in the next 6 months. We will have to rent a house...does anyone have any suggestions as to a good, safe place to live near the base? We do not have any children so schools are not an issue and we'd like to be close to shopping, restaurants, etc.

[wrightflyer]

First, check out Yellow Springs. While it is a rather liberal alternative town (once home to Antioch University), the place has numerous local shops, restaurants, parks, and good schools (property values). I've always loved the quaint, off-beat town center. For a small town, it can be a bit expensive and the nearest shopping mall is about 15-20 minutes, the town has a relaxed atmosphere just 5 min south of the air base. At the risk of being stereotypical, it wouldn't surprise me if recreational drug use is a little higher (or more pronounced) in this town then others, not saying teens in suburbia don't use (they do). It's more Yellow Springs (perceived?) lifestyle.

Follow the road to the nearest mall, and you are in Beavercreek. This is probably the closest suburban tract community with shopping, good schools, and little crime to the air base. Even better, it benefits from the jobs and contracts that come from Wright-Patt, just north of the community. There are plenty of parks. Politically, it is very conservative due to the high number of defense and military personel living within the city. If your interested in apartments($600/700 a month for a one bedroom) or condos, Beavercreek is full of new, higher end complexes.

North of Springfield there is a small suburban community that isn't blighted from the crime and poverty of Springfield. If schools aren't a big concern, and Yellow Springs and Beavercreek are too expensive, there are small hamlets and suburban tract communities here. Most of the shopping will be off US68 at Hwy41 and the Upper Valley Mall.

[dyt937]

Originally Posted by wrightflyer

First, check out Yellow Springs. While it is a rather liberal alternative town (once home to Antioch University), the place has numerous local shops, restaurants, parks, and good schools (property values). I've always loved the quaint, off-beat town center. For a small town, it can be a bit expensive and the nearest shopping mall is about 15-20 minutes, the town has a relaxed atmosphere just 5 min south of the air base. At the risk of being stereotypical, it wouldn't surprise me if recreational drug use is a little higher (or more pronounced) in this town then others, not saying teens in suburbia don't use (they do). It's more Yellow Springs (perceived?) lifestyle.

Follow the road to the nearest mall, and you are in Beavercreek. This is probably the closest suburban tract community with shopping, good schools, and little crime to the air base. Even better, it benefits from the jobs and contracts that come from Wright-Patt, just north of the community. There are plenty of parks. Politically, it is very conservative due to the high number of defense and military personel living within the city. If your interested in apartments($600/700 a month for a one bedroom) or condos, Beavercreek is full of new, higher end complexes.

North of Springfield there is a small suburban community that isn't blighted from the crime and poverty of Springfield. If schools aren't a big concern, and Yellow Springs and Beavercreek are too expensive, there are small hamlets and suburban tract communities here. Most of the shopping will be off US68 at Hwy41 and the Upper Valley Mall.

don't move to yellow springs. Although it has great parks such as John Bryan, Glen Helen. and Clifton Gorge there is just not much going on. There is a pretty big drug use percentage and the thing that holds up Yellow Springs is closing, Antioch College.

Beavercreek however is a great city with new and older style housing, great parks, good schools, plentiful things of stuff to do
The only downside is iits kind of a distance away from Springfield

[Gijs]

Hello Iam not from America but from europe. But iam planning to move to the U.S. But I can`t amagine of a suburban area where there is much crime. Is it so bad in the U.S? Or is the crime so high compared to other suburban areas? I`ve heard that the U.S is more agressive then europe but is it so bad?

PS. Isn`t this where homer simpsons comes from?

(Just interested.)

[wrightflyer]

Unless you are in Dayton proper (and only certain neighborhoods), there is little if no crime in the area, especially the suburbs. That's why suburbs are extremly popular in the US, the low crime, good schools, and decent family environment. If there is crime, it is petty in nature, usually just kids with to much time on their hands.

Are you coming from Europe because of the air force base? Numerous Europeans, Middle Easterners, Indians, Chinese, Koreans, and other international families make there living there while living in Beavercreek. Also, many of the air force families here have served in Germany and other overseas assignments. The suburb is known for one of the best school districts in the area (Oakwood, Centerville, and Springboro are up there too). Beavercreek is just the closest to the base and is a little cheaper then the others. There's also plenty of shopping within Beavercreek.

Actually it is Bart Simpson. The lady who voices him came from Kettering.

[JesseMVMI]

Gijs:

You're kidding me right?

Amazing what news channels in foreign countries depict us as.

Crime is available if you are looknig for it. Nothing worse than in your cities/urban areas in Europe. Get 5-10 miles out of any of our cities and you'll find thriving fun family-friendly communites.

I Lived around Europe for 3 years, traveled to 17 different countries, would not take any of them over the U.S, espeially your guys economic situation compared to ours when referring to the economy/unemployement rates...and even our high gas prices still fail to compare to your prices.

Back to crime: If you are looking for trouble, no doubt you will find it. Most ofour crime is gang and "punk" related, killing each other. IN our suburban areas in the mid-west (Ohio here), you'll find home values ranging from $200,000K-$1milllion+, most of these folks are not "knocking off folks (aka killing/crime) but instead work for a living (2 incomes) and make from $75K-$150K per year. Good folks actually.

Good luck.