Also known as
Dayraq. Located in SW Ohio 1 hour west of Columbus and 1 hour north of Cincinnati
Daytonians are proud of their city. Dayton will always be the best at something--whether good or bad. From the Wright Brothers, Dayton Peace Accords, Charles
Kettering's electric
self-starter, first NFL game played Dayton Triangles, and Paul Lawrence Dunbar, Dayton has a rich, innovative history that was deemed the forerunner to the Silicon Valley. Nowadays, the Gem City has made the top spots on national polls in many other ways:
-heroin overdose capital of the world in May 2017 beating Baltimore, MD
-top 20 worst cities for air pollution year-round
-higher murder rates per capita than Chicago
-7th for worst city to live with allergies
-Food
Adventure's worst holiday restaurant
tippers 2012 nationwide
-6th lowest median home income value of comparable cities
-worst VA hospital in Ohio
-worst in Ohio, 9th in the country for urban food deserts
-32nd nationally for
bed bug infestation of 2018
-home to Ohio's worst natural disaster: the 1913 flood
If you feel you could add to any of these statistics or create some new ones, you should consider moving here.
If you can think of a
negative quality for a
city, Dayton, Ohio already has
you beat