Woodman Dr and Dorothy Lane: Off Base Neighborhood/Subdivision

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"Small, tidy homes and kids playing in the yard."

Kettering is a sprawling suburb of Dayton, consisting of both working-class and elite homes. All homes, with some exceptions, were built between 1945-1960. What makes Kettering interesting is that no matter the class or income, homes and gardens are kept neat and tidy, and local restaurants and businesses are multi-generational and well-visited.

The part where we live is on the edge of Dayton City Limits. Homes are small (800 square feet), but well-maintained and old enough to have character. It is safe, and kids play freely. There are many trick or treaters of all ages wearing homemade costumes.

Schools are well-thought-of. Children can generally walk (with their parents) to elementary schools.

The BEST part of Kettering is access to the Kettering Rec Center, a beautiful facility with a gym, exercise classes, child drop-off, an ice rink, walking trails, and pool. There are also sports lessons and sports leagues.

Trash, recycling, yard debris pickup.

10-15 mins to base.

Pros Cons
  1. Community-oriented
  2. Neat and Tidy
  3. Good schools
  4. Kettering Rec Center
  1. Midcentury architecture is not beautiful
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Price: $0-$150k

Additional Information

  • Family Type: Married no kids
  • Current Resident: Yes
  • Residency: 3 years
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# Name City State Overall Rating Distance
1 Hickory Ridge Beavercreek OH 0 mi
2 Royal Pointe Beavercreek OH 0 mi
3 Kables Mill Bellbrook OH 0 mi
4 Washington Township Dayton OH 0 mi
5 Bartley Creek estates Dayton OH 0 mi
6 Huber Heights Huber Heights OH 0 mi
7 Forrest Ridge Dayton OH 0 mi
# Name City State Zip Type Level Rating Distance
1 Dr John Hole Elementary School Dayton OH 45459 Public 2-5 10 0 mi
2 Driscoll Elementary School Dayton OH 45429 Public PK-5 9 0 mi
3 Normandy Elementary School Dayton OH 45459 Public 2-5 8 0 mi
4 Stingley Elementary School Centerville OH 45459 Public 2-5 9 0 mi
5 W O Cline Elementary School Centerville OH 45458 Public 2-5 6 0 mi
6 Weller Elementary School Centerville OH 45458 Public 2-5 10 0 mi
7 Centerville Primary Village North Centerville OH 45459 Public K-1 NR 0 mi
8 Belle Haven Pre-K-8 School Dayton OH 45416 Public PK-8 1 0 mi
9 Louise Troy Pre-K-8 School Dayton OH 45408 Public PK-8 1 0 mi
10 Rosa Parks Pre-K-8 School Dayton OH 45406 Public PK-8 1 0 mi
11 Eastmont Elementary School Dayton OH 45432 Public PK-8 2 0 mi
12 Edison Elementary School Dayton OH 45402 Public PK-8 1 0 mi
13 Fairview Pre-K-8 School Dayton OH 45406 Public PK-8 1 0 mi
14 River's Edge Montessori Pre-K-8 School @ Franklin Dayton OH 45405 Public PK-8 1 0 mi
15 Gorman School Dayton OH 45417 Public PK-6 NR 0 mi
16 Westwood Pre-K-8 School Dayton OH 45417 Public PK-8 1 0 mi
17 Meadowdale Pre-K-8 School Dayton OH 45416 Public PK-9 1 0 mi
18 Wright Brothers Pre-K-8 School @ Grant Dayton OH 45420 Public PK-8 2 0 mi
19 Valerie Pre-K-8 School Dayton OH 45405 Public PK-8 3 0 mi
20 E. J. Brown Pre-K-8 School Dayton OH 45405 Public PK-8 1 0 mi
21 Kiser Pre-K-8 School Dayton OH 45404 Public PK-8 1 0 mi
22 Wogaman Pre-K-8 School Dayton OH 45408 Public PK-8 1 0 mi
23 Longfellow Alternative School Dayton OH 45406 Public PK-12 NR 0 mi
24 Horace Mann Pre-K-8 School Dayton OH 45419 Public PK-8 3 0 mi
25 Kemp Pre-K-8 School Dayton OH 45403 Public PK-8 1 0 mi
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# Name City State Zip Type Level Rating Distance
1 Hadley E Watts Middle School Dayton OH 45459 Public 6-8 10 0 mi
2 Magsig Middle School Centerville OH 45459 Public 6-8 10 0 mi
3 Tower Heights Middle School Centerville OH 45459 Public 6-8 10 0 mi
4 Belle Haven Pre-K-8 School Dayton OH 45416 Public PK-8 1 0 mi
5 Belmont High School Dayton OH 45420 Public 7-12 1 0 mi
6 Louise Troy Pre-K-8 School Dayton OH 45408 Public PK-8 1 0 mi
7 Rosa Parks Pre-K-8 School Dayton OH 45406 Public PK-8 1 0 mi
8 Eastmont Elementary School Dayton OH 45432 Public PK-8 2 0 mi
9 Edison Elementary School Dayton OH 45402 Public PK-8 1 0 mi
10 Fairview Pre-K-8 School Dayton OH 45406 Public PK-8 1 0 mi
11 River's Edge Montessori Pre-K-8 School @ Franklin Dayton OH 45405 Public PK-8 1 0 mi
12 Westwood Pre-K-8 School Dayton OH 45417 Public PK-8 1 0 mi
13 Meadowdale Pre-K-8 School Dayton OH 45416 Public PK-9 1 0 mi
14 Wright Brothers Pre-K-8 School @ Grant Dayton OH 45420 Public PK-8 2 0 mi
15 Stivers School for the Arts Dayton OH 45402 Public 7-12 5 0 mi
16 Valerie Pre-K-8 School Dayton OH 45405 Public PK-8 3 0 mi
17 E. J. Brown Pre-K-8 School Dayton OH 45405 Public PK-8 1 0 mi
18 Kiser Pre-K-8 School Dayton OH 45404 Public PK-8 1 0 mi
19 Wogaman Pre-K-8 School Dayton OH 45408 Public PK-8 1 0 mi
20 Longfellow Alternative School Dayton OH 45406 Public PK-12 NR 0 mi
21 Horace Mann Pre-K-8 School Dayton OH 45419 Public PK-8 3 0 mi
22 Kemp Pre-K-8 School Dayton OH 45403 Public PK-8 1 0 mi
23 Eaton Middle School Eaton OH 45320 Public 6-8 6 0 mi
24 Baker Middle School Fairborn OH 45324 Public 6-8 3 0 mi
25 Franklin Junior High School Franklin OH 45005 Public 7-8 5 0 mi
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# Name City State Zip Type Level Rating Distance
1 Centerville High School Centerville OH 45459 Public 9-12 10 0 mi
2 Belmont High School Dayton OH 45420 Public 7-12 1 0 mi
3 Thurgood Marshall High School Dayton OH 45417 Public 9-12 1 0 mi
4 Dunbar High School Dayton OH 45408 Public 9-12 1 0 mi
5 Meadowdale High School Dayton OH 45416 Public 9-12 1 0 mi
6 David H. Ponitz Career Technology Center Dayton OH 45402 Public 9-12 2 0 mi
7 Stivers School for the Arts Dayton OH 45402 Public 7-12 5 0 mi
8 Longfellow Alternative School Dayton OH 45406 Public PK-12 NR 0 mi
9 Eaton High School Eaton OH 45320 Public 9-12 5 0 mi
10 Fairborn High School Fairborn OH 45324 Public 9-12 3 0 mi
11 Franklin High School Franklin OH 45005 Public 9-12 4 0 mi
12 Hamilton High School Hamilton OH 45013 Public 10-12 4 0 mi
13 Kettering Fairmont High School Kettering OH 45429 Public 9-12 7 0 mi
14 Lebanon High School Lebanon OH 45036 Public 9-12 6 0 mi
15 Loveland High School Loveland OH 45140 Public 9-12 7 0 mi
16 Miamisburg High School Miamisburg OH 45342 Public 9-12 6 0 mi
17 Middletown High School Middletown OH 45042 Public 9-12 2 0 mi
18 Oakwood High School Dayton OH 45419 Public 9-12 10 0 mi
19 Piqua High School Piqua OH 45356 Public 9-12 3 0 mi
20 Princeton High School Cincinnati OH 45246 Public 9-12 4 0 mi
21 Keifer Alternative Academy Springfield OH 45505 Public 3-12 NR 0 mi
22 Springfield High School Springfield OH 45503 Public 9-12 2 0 mi
23 Sycamore High School Cincinnati OH 45242 Public 9-12 10 0 mi
24 Troy High School Troy OH 45373 Public 9-12 7 0 mi
25 Butler High School Vandalia OH 45377 Public 9-12 7 0 mi
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# Name City State Zip Type Level Rating Distance
1 St Brigid School Xenia OH 45385 Private PK-8 NR 0 mi
2 Ursuline Academy Cincinnati OH 45242 Private 9-12 NR 0 mi
3 Chaminade Julienne High School Dayton OH 45402 Private 9-12 NR 0 mi
4 Our Lady of the Rosary School Dayton OH 45404 Private K-8 NR 0 mi
5 St. Anthony Elementary School Dayton OH 45410 Private K-8 NR 0 mi
6 St. Helen Elementary School Dayton OH 45431 Private PK-8 NR 0 mi
7 St Luke Catholic Elementary School Beavercreek OH 45432 Private K-8 NR 0 mi
8 St. Peter Elementary School Dayton OH 45424 Private K-8 NR 0 mi
9 St. Rita Catholic School Dayton OH 45415 Private K-8 NR 0 mi
10 Sacred Heart Elementary School Fairfield OH 45014 Private 1-8 NR 0 mi
11 St. Ann Catholic School Hamilton OH 45015 Private PK-8 NR 0 mi
12 St Joseph Consolidated School Hamilton OH 45011 Private K-8 NR 0 mi
13 Archbishop Alter High School Kettering OH 45429 Private 9-12 NR 0 mi
14 Ascension School Dayton OH 45420 Private K-8 NR 0 mi
15 St. Charles Borromeo School Kettering OH 45429 Private PK-8 NR 0 mi
16 St Susanna Elementary School Mason OH 45040 Private 1-8 NR 0 mi
17 Bishop Fenwick High School Franklin OH 45005 Private 9-12 NR 0 mi
18 Piqua Catholic School Piqua OH 45356 Private K-8 NR 0 mi
19 St Michael Elementary School Cincinnati OH 45241 Private K-8 NR 0 mi
20 Catholic Central High School Springfield OH 45505 Private 7-12 NR 0 mi
21 Catholic Central Elementary School - Pk-6 Springfield OH 45503 Private PK-6 NR 0 mi
22 St Patrick School Troy OH 45373 Private PK-6 NR 0 mi
23 St. Christopher Elementary School Vandalia OH 45377 Private K-8 NR 0 mi
24 St. Francis DeSales School Lebanon OH 45036 Private K-8 NR 0 mi
25 Holy Angels Elementary School Dayton OH 45409 Private PK-8 NR 0 mi
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# Name City State Zip Type Level Rating Distance
1 City Day Community School Dayton OH 45402 Charter K-8 1 0 mi
2 Summit Acdy Community School For Alternative Learners Of Middletown OH 45044 Charter 1-8 1 0 mi
3 Richard Allen Academy Dayton OH 45408 Charter 7-9 1 0 mi
4 Dayton Leadership Academies-Dayton View Campus Dayton OH 45402 Charter K-8 2 0 mi
5 Summit Academy-Xenia Xenia OH 45385 Charter K-8 1 0 mi
6 Richard Allen Preparatory Dayton OH 45406 Charter K-1 NR 0 mi
7 Springfield Academy Of Excellence Springfield OH 45506 Charter K-6 2 0 mi
8 Life Skills Center-Springfield Springfield OH 45505 Charter 9-12 NR 0 mi
9 Life Skills Center-Middletown Middletown OH 45042 Charter 9-12 NR 0 mi
10 Fairborn Digital Academy Fairborn OH 45324 Charter 9-12 NR 0 mi
11 Trotwood Preparatory & Fitness Academy Trotwood OH 45426 Charter K-8 2 0 mi
12 Middletown Preparatory & Fitness Academy Middletown OH 45044 Charter K-8 4 0 mi
13 North Dayton School of Science & Discovery Dayton OH 45415 Charter K-8 2 0 mi
14 Klepinger Community School Dayton OH 45416 Charter K-8 2 0 mi
15 Richard Allen Academy II Dayton OH 45406 Charter 2-6 2 0 mi
16 Miami Valley Academies Dayton OH 45449 Charter K-12 2 0 mi
17 Pathway School of Discovery Dayton OH 45404 Charter K-8 5 0 mi
18 Mound Street It Careers Academy Dayton OH 45402 Charter 9-11 NR 0 mi
19 Mound Street Military Careers Academy Dayton OH 45407 Charter 9-12 NR 0 mi
20 Mound Street Health Careers Academy Dayton OH 45407 Charter 9-12 NR 0 mi
21 Richard Allen Academy III Hamilton OH 45011 Charter K-6 2 0 mi
22 Greater Ohio Virtual School Lebanon OH 45036 Charter 9-12 NR 0 mi
23 Summit Academy Dayton Dayton OH 45414 Charter K-8 1 0 mi
24 Miamisburg Secondary Academy Miamisburg OH 45342 Charter 7-12 NR 0 mi
25 General Chappie James Leadership Academy Dayton OH 45417 Charter 9-12 NR 0 mi
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# Approved Name State Affiliation Category Cities Bases Specialties
1 MTA Approved Rhonda Chambal
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices 		OH Military Spouse Real Estate Agents/ Broker Beavercreek, Fairborn, Bellbrook, Centerville, Oakwood, Huber Heights, Dayton Wright Patterson AFB Buyer Agent,Seller Agent,Relocation
2 MTA Approved TONY WHITE
REALTY CENTRAL 		OH Veteran Real Estate Agents/ Broker BEAVERCREEK, FAIRBORN, RIVERSIDE, HUBER HEIGHTS, BELLBROOK, KETTERING, CENTERVILLE, OAKWOOD, BELMONT Wright Patterson AFB Buyer Agent,Seller Agent
3 Susan Essex
RE/MAX Victory 		OH Family Member of Service Member Real Estate Agents/ Broker Beavercreek, Fairborn, Centerville, Springboro, Springfield, Xenia, Oakwood, Vandalia, Troy, Tipp City, Bellbrook, Dayton Wright Patterson AFB Buyer Agent,Seller Agent,Relocation
4 Jaime Florence
HER Realtors 		OH Real Estate Agents/ Broker Enon, Fairborn, Beavercreek, Springfield, Huber Heights, Xenia, Dayton Wright Patterson AFB, Springfield Air National Guard Buyer Agent,Seller Agent
5 Heather Goodman-Sheehy
ERA Real Solutions Realty 		OH I service Columbus, OH and all of the surrounding suburbs. I have lived in Columbus since 2000 and own several rental properties in various suburbs around the city. Defense Supply Center Columbus, Wright Patterson AFB, Coast Guard Cleveland Buyer Agent,Seller Agent,Property Management
6 Reed Spencer
RE/MAX Victory 		OH Civilian Real Estate Agents/ Broker Fairborn, Riverside, Beavercreek, Oakwood, Kettering, Huber Heights, Vandalia, Tipp City, Troy, Centerville, Springboro, Miamisburg, Dayton Wright Patterson AFB Buyer Agent,Seller Agent,Relocation
7 Chris Paulsen
Coldwell Banker Heritage 		OH Family Member of Service Member Real Estate Agents/ Broker Beavercreek, Fairborn, Huber Heights, Vandalia, Tipp City, Troy, Piqua, Xenia, Centerville, Miamisburg, West Carrollton, Springboro, Bellbrook, Englewood, Union, West Milton, Brookville, New Lebanon, Oakwood, Dayton, Yellow Springs, Wright Patterson AFB, Springfield Air National Guard Buyer Agent,Seller Agent,Relocation
8 Renee S Drumm OH Family Member of Service Member Real Estate Agents/ Broker Wright Patterson AFB, Springfield Air National Guard

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