Best PlacesResidence Park, Dayton, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Residence Park, Dayton, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Residence Park, Dayton ranks 5,700th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Residence Park, Dayton
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Residence Park, Dayton's strengths and weaknesses
Where Residence Park, Dayton ranks high
- QuietBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 77% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 69% of neighborhoods
Where Residence Park, Dayton ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 57 pleasant days a year, better than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Health outlookBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Household income$39,229 median, better than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Residence Park, Dayton
A household needs to earn about $13,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Residence Park, Dayton home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $39,229, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Residence Park, Dayton's effective rate of 1.49%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 1 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Residence Park, Dayton
Residence Park, Dayton runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Residence Park, Dayton.
Who works in Residence Park, Dayton, and how
Work in Residence Park, Dayton centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Residence Park, Dayton
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Residence Park, Dayton.
What the weather is like in Residence Park, Dayton, month by month
Residence Park, Dayton sees roughly 57 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 30° | 22° |
| April | 67° | 53° | 41° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 66° |
| October | 70° | 57° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Residence Park, Dayton
The nearest airport, James M Cox Dayton International, is about 10 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 53 miles away.
The best schools in and around Residence Park, Dayton
Schools across Residence Park, Dayton average a D+, better than 24% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Charity Adams Earley Girls AcademyD · 18% proficient
- Westbrooke VillageD · 18% proficient
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolF · 6% proficient
Top middle schools
- Trotwood-madison Middle SchoolD− · 15% proficient
- Wogaman Middle SchoolF · 9% proficient
Top high schools
- Stivers School For The ArtsB+ · 54% proficient
- Trotwood-madison High SchoolD · 19% proficient
- Thurgood Marshall High SchoolF · 9% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Residence Park, Dayton school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Residence Park, Dayton measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Residence Park, Dayton against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Residence Park, Dayton
Is Residence Park, Dayton a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Residence Park, Dayton ranks 5,700th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on quiet, cheap car insurance, and low disaster risk, and lowest on the weather and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Residence Park, Dayton expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $45,189. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $39,229 median income, cost of living beats 6% of neighborhoods.
Is Residence Park, Dayton safe?
Residence Park, Dayton is safer than 8% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $802 per resident a year.
Compare Residence Park, Dayton with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Residence Park, Dayton. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Residence Park, Dayton represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Residence Park, Dayton detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Residence Park, Dayton: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Residence Park, Dayton: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Residence Park, Dayton: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Residence Park, Dayton: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Residence Park, Dayton detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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