Greater Dayton communities, Ohio
These eleven communities sit across Montgomery, Greene, Warren and Miami counties. Some are river towns with historic Main Streets, others have new neighborhoods going in. If the town you have in mind is not here, ask me about it.
The communities
Miamisburg
Montgomery County
Riverfront Park sits on the Great Miami River trail, a historic Main Street runs through downtown, and Spring Fest in the Burg fills it every May.
- Effective property tax rate 2.23%, tax year 2025
Warren County
Main Street here dates to 1815. Coffee at Muddy Goose, creekside trails and parks, and new neighborhoods still going in.
- Effective property tax rate 1.37%, tax year 2025
Montgomery County
Early stone houses around the Four Corners at Main and Franklin, Stubbs Park, Graeter's ice cream and the Yankee Trace golf community.
- Effective property tax rate 2.04%, tax year 2025
Kettering
Montgomery County
Brick ranch streets from the 1950s and 60s, summer concerts at Fraze Pavilion and Hills & Dales MetroPark on the Oakwood line.
- Effective property tax rate 2.19%, tax year 2025
Beavercreek
Greene County
Creekside Trail and a wetlands corridor run through town, The Greene and Fairfield Commons cover shopping and dining, and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is next door.
- Effective property tax rate 2.29%, tax year 2025
Montgomery County
A National Road town at the north edge of Montgomery County, with Englewood MetroPark and its dam on the Stillwater River.
- Effective property tax rate 2.01%, tax year 2025
Vandalia
Montgomery County
Built around the National Road and Dixie Drive, with Taylorsville MetroPark and the Vandalia Bikeway along the Great Miami River.
- Effective property tax rate 1.83%, tax year 2025
Montgomery County
The Montgomery County seat, built where the Great Miami, Mad and Stillwater rivers meet, with historic districts to explore and Five Rivers MetroParks around it.
- Effective property tax rate 2.04%, tax year 2025
Montgomery County
Tudor and Colonial Revival streets, Hawthorn Hill and Hills & Dales MetroPark, right next to downtown Dayton, Miami Valley Hospital and the University of Dayton.
- Effective property tax rate 2.61%, tax year 2025
Greene County
A Greene County city on the Little Miami River, with Sugarcreek MetroPark, 1960s ranches in town and newer neighborhoods around it.
- Effective property tax rate 1.97%, tax year 2025
Miami County
The Miami County seat, with an 1888 courthouse dome over the Public Square, a levee trail along the Great Miami River and new neighborhoods going in.
- Effective property tax rate 1.32%, tax year 2025
Not sure where to start?
Tell me which county line matters to you and I will run the tax rate for each one. If the timing is not there yet, Homeward is the free program that starts before the house hunt.