Belmont

Dayton, OH

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Belmont - Dayton, OH Area Guide

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The Belmont neighborhood encompasses part of the campus of the University of Dayton, and many of the university students live in houses and apartments in this area. Residents take County Road 48 to travel from Belmont to downtown Dayton, just a few miles northwest of Belmont. Businesses line Watervliet Avenue, one of the neighborhood's main thoroughfares, as well as the streets between Watervliet Avenue and Wilmington Avenue. This gives residents easy access to a number of small grocery stores and neighborhood eateries. Residents hang out at Elsa's on the Border, a popular Mexican restaurant serving what's rumored to be the most popular margarita in Ohio.

Rent Trends

As of April 2026, the average apartment rent in Belmont is $676 for a studio, $736 for one bedroom, $850 for two bedrooms, and $1,072 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Belmont has increased by 1.2% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 617 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $676/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 479 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $736/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 559 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $850/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 893 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,072/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

60 / 100

Limited Public Transit

Transit

30 / 100

Very Drivable

Drivability

80 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

50 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 10 Minute Walk

Groceries

80 / 100

Fair Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

50 / 100

Good Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

60 / 100

Fair Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

40 / 100

Recreation

Large Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

60 / 100

Limited Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

30 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

30 / 100

Fair Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

40 / 100

Somewhat Noisy

Quiet Score

80 / 100

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Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Patterson Homestead
  • Carillon Historical Park
  • PNC 2nd Street Market
  • Five Rivers Metroparks Main Office
  • Hills & Dales MetroPark

Airports

  • James M Cox Dayton International

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.