DAYTON is now under coverage.
Local dating, modeled. Every signal in Dayton, converted into a tactical roadmap.
Greater Dayton is open as a field office. The headline numbers, each sourced and confidence-flagged:
- $760 per month Zumper Rent Research, June 2026
- $40,166 per year Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
- 53% Census ACS 5-yr, 2019–2023
By the numbers
11 sourced, confidence-flagged metrics for Dayton — gender, money, neighborhoods, and political lean. The deep dive, with charts, is in the console below.
- Singles, 22 to 50
138,955
- Gender balance
53%
- Male skew
53%
- Median income
$40,166
- 1-bedroom rent
$760
- Living wage
$42,702
- Transit fare
$2
- Rent trend
$760
- Most female-leaning zone
39%
- Democratic
50%
- Republican
49%
The shape of the market
West Dayton is the most female-leaning zone, at about 39% men to 61% women.
Dayton runs about 53% male, sharpest in Beavercreek (61%) and Centerville (57%).
How dating actually happens
Only about 14% of matches on curated apps like Hinge turn into a first date.
Roughly 1 in 10 partnered adults met their partner online, and the share climbs sharply for younger and LGB couples.
One in four matches never gets a reply.
53% of online daters say their overall experience has been positive.
Dating safety in Dayton
78% of active dating-app users report burnout: 80% of women (driven by message volume) and 74% of men (driven by a lack of responses).
60% of Americans support requiring a background check before someone can create a dating profile.
An estimated 26% of men have received unsolicited explicit content, far below the rate for women.
56% of women under 50 have been sent unsolicited explicit images while dating online.
48% of online daters have faced at least one form of harassing behavior on a dating platform.
43% of women under 50 say a match kept contacting them after they said no.
52% of online daters say a scammer or bot has contacted them.
63% of men under 50 say a scammer or bot has contacted them, the highest of any group.
11% of women under 50 have been physically threatened on a dating platform.
40% of daters say platforms do a bad job removing fake and bot accounts; only 20% say they do well.
The LGBTQ+ landscape
53% of LGB adults have used a dating app, far more than straight adults.
About 24% of LGB couples met online, roughly three times the straight rate.
About 70% of LGB adults under 30 have used a dating app, the highest-adoption cohort anywhere.
7.6% of U.S. adults now identify as LGBTQ+, up from 3.5% in 2012.
22.3% of adults aged 18 to 34 identify as LGBTQ+.
Political alignment
24% of Americans say they could never date someone who disagrees with them on abortion.
Ohio doesn’t have true party registration, so we read the 2024 presidential vote: Montgomery County (Dayton) backed Harris by a razor-thin 49.6% to 49.4% — a genuine 0.2-point swing county.
Trump took 49.4% of Montgomery County, so Dayton is one of the most evenly split markets we cover — a true tossup.
47% of single daters would not seriously date a Trump voter; among Democratic women that rises to 79%.
69% of Americans would not date someone who is unemployed, rising to 81% of women.
The cost of dating
A single adult in Montgomery County needs about $42,700 a year just to cover the basics.
Dayton’s one-bedroom rents are among the cheapest of any of our markets, a deep Midwestern bargain.
Americans reported $1.3 billion in romance-scam losses in a single year, a tax on every crowded market.
A Greater Dayton RTA bus fare is $2.40 one way.
Neighborhood intelligence
| Neighborhood | Singles | M / F | Income | 1BR rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairborn | 9,303 | 53 / 47 | $37,367 | $1,001 |
| Huber Heights | 8,547 | 55 / 45 | $44,416 | $1,152 |
| West Dayton | 6,613 | 39 / 61 | $26,219 | $907 |
| Beavercreek | 5,678 | 61 / 39 | $47,348 | $1,327 |
| Miamisburg | 5,564 | 54 / 46 | $46,793 | $1,312 |
| Kettering | 3,713 | 54 / 46 | $45,458 | $1,070 |
| Centerville | 3,677 | 57 / 43 | $50,247 | $1,276 |
| Oakwood | 2,779 | 49 / 51 | $51,336 | $1,034 |
| Downtown Dayton | 2,741 | 54 / 46 | $33,266 | $1,015 |
| Vandalia | 1,910 | 52 / 48 | $45,637 | $898 |
Local date spots
Real venues across Dayton, scraped from Google Maps and filterable by neighborhood. Ratings and review counts are live Google data — never paid placement.
- Beavercreek
Twin Peaks
- Beavercreek
Another Broken Egg Cafe
- Vandalia
Dublin Pub
- Miamisburg
Bullwinkle's Top Hat Bistro
- Beavercreek
BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse
- Beavercreek
The Pub - Beavercreek
- Vandalia
Bunkers Sports Bar & Grill
- Downtown Dayton
Wheat Penny Oven and Bar
- Huber Heights
El Toro Mexican Bar & Grill
- Miamisburg
Firebirds Wood Fired Grill
- Kettering
Archers Tavern Kettering
- Huber Heights
TJ Chumps
- Oakwood
Dorothy Lane Market
- Miamisburg
Another Broken Egg Cafe
- Centerville
Doubleday's Grill & Tavern
- Beavercreek
Cherry House Cafe
- Beavercreek
Kings Table Bar & Grill
- Downtown Dayton
Lily's Dayton
- Centerville
Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant
- Beavercreek
Wandering Griffin Brewery & Restaurant
- Vandalia
Jim's Donut Shop
- Downtown Dayton
Lucky's Taproom & Eatery
- Centerville
Agave & Rye Centerville
- Downtown Dayton
Blind Bob's
- Downtown Dayton
The Century Bar
- West Dayton
Coco's Bistro
- Fairborn
Jubie's Creamery
- Kettering
Jimmy's Italian Kitchen
- Downtown Dayton
Table 33
- Fairborn
Fairborn Family Diner & Restaurant