Communities · Montgomery County
Clayton, Ohio
Fifty acres of neighborhood parkland minutes from Englewood MetroPark.
Community guide
Life in Clayton, Ohio
Clayton is a mostly residential Montgomery County city on the northwest side of the metro, sharing the Northmont City School District with neighboring Englewood. Clayton maintains more than 50 acres of its own parkland across several neighborhood parks, and Englewood MetroPark, with its Stillwater River trails and dam, sits about 15 minutes away.
Local highlights
What makes Clayton great
Clayton Community Park
Trails and open space for picnics and outdoor games.
Hardscrabble, Northview, and Westbrook Parks
Neighborhood parks with shelters available first-come, first-served.
Englewood MetroPark (nearby)
Stillwater River trails and the Englewood Dam, about 15 minutes from Clayton.
Where to go
Favorite spots in Clayton
Favorite things to do
Clayton Community Park
Trails and open space for outdoor games.
Englewood MetroPark (nearby)
A short drive for Stillwater River trails and the dam.
Favorite restaurants
The Grill at Meadowbrook
A sit-down restaurant in Clayton on Salem Avenue.
Market data
Clayton by the numbers
Mostly ranch and split-level homes in Clayton, from the 1960s through the 1990s.
County
Montgomery County
School district
Northmont City Schools
Effective property tax rate
about 2.19%
Typical home value
around $242,000
Commute to downtown Dayton
about 20 to 25 minutes
Commute to Wright-Patterson AFB
about 30 minutes
At around $242,000 typical value, $250,000 in Clayton sits close to the town's own average. A realistic budget for a mainstream single-family home in Clayton.
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Questions people ask about Clayton
Is Clayton a good place to live?+
That is worth checking yourself rather than taking anyone's word for it, mine included. The Montgomery, Greene, Warren, and Miami County sheriff and police departments each publish incident maps for their own jurisdiction. Drive Clayton at the time of day you would actually be commuting or coming home. Visit the specific block in person, since character changes street to street everywhere. I can pull the tax history, school district boundary, and flood zone on any address you are looking at, and I will always tell you what the data says, not what sounds good.
What is the property tax rate in Clayton, Ohio?+
Around 2.19% effective, with Northmont City Schools, the same district Clayton shares with Englewood, making up most of that bill.
What does $250,000 buy in Clayton?+
Close to Clayton's own typical value of about $242,000, so $250,000 buys something close to a mainstream single-family home here.
How far is Clayton from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base?+
About 30 minutes. Clayton sits on the northwest side of the metro, one of the farther commutes to the base on this list.
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