Dayton, Ohio

About Dayton

Set in the southwestern part of Ohio, Dayton is a mid-size city with an estimated population of 136,346. It ranks as the 6th largest city in Ohio.

Officially, Dayton is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 55.81 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,443 residents per square mile.

📰 Dayton News Today

• Dayton man arrested on OVI charge Peak of Ohio · Aug 17
• 1 hospitalized after shooting in Dayton WHIO TV · Aug 16
• Here’s why Ohio 4 was backed up this morning in downtown Dayton Dayton Daily News · Aug 18
• Person injured in early Sunday shooting in downtown Dayton WDTN.com · Aug 16
• Mojo Triathlon offers options for first-timers and seasoned racers in Miami Valley WKEF · Aug 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Dayton Unique

• A top-25 city in Ohio by population (#6 of 923 incorporated places).
• One of 18 places in the US named Dayton — but the Ohio one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southwestern Ohio, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Full urban amenities: dining, healthcare, education, and employment in one place.
• Serious economic gravity — one of the region's employment and cultural hubs.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Dayton

• 6888 kitchen incubator
• Agnes Eats — caribbean
• Brixx Ice Company — bar and grill
• Gather By Ghostlight
• Gem City Catfe (café)
• Grist
• Gulzar's Indian Cuisine — indian
• Hawthorne Hill Coffee Company (café)
• Jollity
• Olive Mediterranean Grill — mediterranean

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• America's Packard Museum · Museum
• Boonshoft Museum of Discovery · Museum
• Dayton Society of Artists · Art gallery
• Five Rivers Fountain of Lights
• Mikee Huber Studio & Gallery · Art gallery
• Missing Peace Art Space · Art gallery
• Paradigm Industrial · Attraction
• The Contemporary Dayton Visual Arts Center · Museum
• The International Peace Museum · Museum
• White House Event Center · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Dayton

• McPherson Town Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
• RiverScape MetroPark reviews ★
• Wegerzyn Gardens Metropark reviews ★
• Bomberg Park reviews ★
• Canal Walk reviews ★
• Children's Discovery Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Childrens Playground reviews ★
• Claire Ridge Park reviews ★
• Cooper Park reviews ★
• Dayton View Park reviews ★
• Deeds Point MetroPark reviews ★
• Five Oaks Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Dayton

• Alliance Community Schools Inc. dba Dayton Leadership Acade
• City Day Community School
• Dayton Business Technology High School
• Dayton Early College Academy Inc
• Emerson Academy
• Gem City Career Prep High School
• Horizon Science Academy-Dayton
• Klepinger Community School
• Miami Valley Academies
• North Dayton School of Discovery
• Pathway School of Discovery
• Richard Allen Preparatory
• Summit Academy Community School - Dayton
• Summit Academy Transition High School Dayton

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Dayton Va Medical Center ★★★★★ (5/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Kettering Health Dayton ★★★★ (4/5 CMS rating)
• Miami Valley Hospital ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
• Dayton Childrens Hospital · 24/7 ER · Childrens
• Shriners Hospitals For Children · Childrens
• Haven Behavioral Hospital Of Dayton · Psychiatric
• Access Hospital Dayton, Llc · Psychiatric

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Dayton

🏘️ Nearby Communities