Living in Vandalia, Ohio
Vandalia is nicknamed the Crossroads of America, because the National Road crosses Dixie Drive here, and a state marker notes the spot. I-75 and I-70 meet at the south edge of the city, and Dayton International Airport has a Vandalia mailing address. Crossroads Marketplace is on North Dixie Drive, and the city sits between the Great Miami and Stillwater rivers.
Taylorsville MetroPark runs along the Great Miami River, with hiking trail and a paved segment of the Great Miami River Trail. The Vandalia Bikeway Connector crosses the railroad on a bridge into the park. The Vandalia Sports Complex has ball diamonds, and Cassel Hills Golf Course is city-owned. The Dayton Air Show takes place each June at the airport. Star Spangled Celebration fireworks go up on July 3, and Sister Cities Oktoberfest comes to the Sports Complex in September.
Off National Road, Vandalia has 1950s and 1960s ranches, split-levels and two-stories. Northwoods, Fox Run, Olde Farm, Copperfield and Ashbury Farms are among the neighborhoods, and new construction includes Foxfire and Cassel Grove. In ZIP 45377 the median sale price was $245,000 (three-month median, September 2026), and that ZIP also covers part of Butler Township and the airport. Vandalia's income tax is 2 percent, with property taxes at roughly 1.8 percent of market value.
Montgomery County
What is in Vandalia
National Road and Dixie Drive
The crossroads that named the city. US 40, the National Road, was the first federally funded highway, contracted in 1811. The Dixie Highway came through on the old Troy Pike from 1911 and later carried US 25. The state historical marker stands at the corner, and independent businesses string along both roads. Tenants change, so look before you plan a day around one of them.
Dayton International Airport
3600 Terminal Drive, a Vandalia address, on land that is a City of Dayton exclave owned and run by Dayton's Department of Aviation. It opened in October 1937 as Dayton Municipal Airport.
The Dayton Air Show
Held at the airport every June since the first Dayton Air Fair in 1975. The city runs its own events around the show weekend, so check the city calendar for that year's schedule.
Taylorsville MetroPark
Five Rivers MetroParks land along the Great Miami River on the city's east edge, with Vandalia addresses on US 40 and Brown School Road. Hiking trails, a paved segment of the Great Miami River Trail, shelters, a trailside campsite, fishing, a canoe and kayak put-in and takeout, and sledding in winter. Taylorsville Dam, finished in 1922 by the Miami Conservancy District after the 1913 flood, carries US 40 across the river. Remnants of the hand-dug Miami-Erie Canal are at the north end.
The Vandalia Bikeway
Opened in April 2024 after years of planning, it starts at the National Road bikeway at Foley Drive and runs along Brown School Road, as a sidepath and a protected cycle track, over a new bridge across the active railroad and into Taylorsville MetroPark near the dam. It ties the city into the Miami Valley's paved trail network.
Vandalia Sports Complex and Recreation Center
Both on Stonequarry Road. The complex has ball diamonds, sand volleyball courts, basketball courts, an outdoor fitness area and paved paths. The Recreation Center has a fitness floor, gymnasiums, an indoor track and an indoor aquatic center with a leisure pool, lap lanes, a slide and zero-depth entry. The city also runs the outdoor Cassel Hills Pool.
Helke Park and the city parks
Helke Park has lighted tennis and pickleball courts, softball fields, a disc golf course, soccer fields and shelters.
Cassel Hills Golf Course
201 Clubhouse Way. City-owned, public, 18 holes, par 71.
Around town
The Vandalia Sister Cities Oktoberfest and the Fall Festival fill the Sports Complex each autumn, and the city holds Fourth of July fireworks.
The city's own site: City of Vandalia.
Homes in Vandalia
Vandalia's older homes sit on the grid off National Road and Dixie Drive, which filled in through the 1950s and 1960s with ranches, split-levels and modest two-stories around West Alkaline Springs Road, Bennert Drive, Bristol Drive and Scott Avenue. Homes from that era bring character and charm.
Further out are the later subdivisions whose names you'll see on park signs and listings: Northwoods, Fox Run, Olde Farm, Copperfield, Ashbury Farms and the Stonequarry Road corridor.
New construction has been active on two sites: Foxfire and Cassel Grove, beside the golf course. Plans and phases change, so ask me for what is open now. Acreage sits outside the city line, in Butler Township along Brown School and Johnson Station Roads, and those parcels are in the township's taxing district, not the city's. If a condo or townhouse is what you need, tell me and I'll set a search that sends each one the day it lists.
Property taxes in Vandalia
1.83%
Effective property tax rate, tax year 2025, payable 2026
The effective rate for Vandalia is about 1.83% of market value for an owner-occupied home.
City income tax
Vandalia's city income tax is 2 percent.
Credits
The owner-occupancy credit needs you to live there, so file for it after closing. The homestead exemption is for owners who meet the state's age or disability test and the income limit, and it is filed through the Montgomery County Auditor.
The parcel record at the Montgomery County Auditor shows the taxing district and last year's actual bill.
Questions people ask about Vandalia
What is it like to live in Vandalia?
Vandalia grew up at the crossroads of the National Road and Dixie Drive, with Taylorsville MetroPark and the Vandalia Bikeway along the Great Miami River, a sports complex and the Dayton Air Show each June. Most homes are 1950s and 1960s ranches, split-levels and two-stories with character and charm, plus newer subdivisions such as Northwoods, Fox Run and Foxfire. Tell me the street and I'll look up the rest.
What is the property tax rate in Vandalia, Ohio?
The effective rate is about 1.83% of auditor market value for an owner-occupied home. The Montgomery County Auditor's parcel record shows the taxing district and last year's actual bill for any address.
What is Taylorsville MetroPark?
A Five Rivers MetroPark along the Great Miami River on the city's east edge, with Vandalia addresses on US 40 and Brown School Road. It has hiking trail, a paved segment of the Great Miami River Trail, shelters, a trailside campsite and a canoe and kayak put-in and takeout.
Is Dayton International Airport in Vandalia?
It has a Vandalia address, 3600 Terminal Drive, and sits at the city's northern edge. The land itself is a City of Dayton exclave owned and run by Dayton's Department of Aviation.
What county is Vandalia, Ohio in?
Vandalia is in Montgomery County, and the Montgomery County Auditor keeps its property records.
When is the Dayton Air Show?
Every June at Dayton International Airport, which has a Vandalia mailing address. The first Dayton Air Fair was in 1975. The city runs its own events around the show weekend, so check the city calendar for that year's schedule.
What ZIP code is Vandalia, Ohio?
45377. It covers the city plus some of the surrounding township.
What is the Vandalia Bikeway?
A path that opened in April 2024. It starts at the National Road bikeway at Foley Drive, runs along Brown School Road as a sidepath and a protected cycle track, crosses a new bridge over the active railroad and ends in Taylorsville MetroPark near the dam. It ties the city into the Miami Valley's paved trail network.
Where is Vandalia in relation to Dayton?
North of Dayton. Dayton International Airport has a Vandalia address and sits at the city's northern edge, on land that belongs to the City of Dayton.
Near Vandalia
Englewood
West across the Stillwater River valley, with Englewood MetroPark's East and North sections carrying Vandalia addresses on the near bank.
Effective property tax rate 2.01%, tax year 2025
Dayton
South of Vandalia, and the owner of the airport land at Vandalia's northern edge.
Effective property tax rate 2.04%, tax year 2025
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