Townhomes for Sale in Amanda-Oneida, Middletown

Beginning in the late 1800s, AK Steel, then known as Armco, was headquartered in Middletown, Ohio. Although it left town in the early 2000s, taking hundreds of jobs with it, other large-scale industrial centers remained. Many are still based in Amanda-Oneida, a neighborhood 3 miles south of downtown Middletown. Here, midcentury homes and small community churches sit across the train tracks from Air Products, an industrial gas supplier, and manufacturers like BlueScope. Larger cities like Dayton and Cincinnati are both within an hour, connecting the neighborhood to more opportunities for arts, culture and entertainment. “That’s how it got its name,” says Coldwell Banker Heritage Realtor Bill Hobbs. “It’s in the middle….The biggest thing for me about the area is the convenience. They call it ‘the heart of it all.’” Although there are pockets of 1920s-era bungalows, the majority of homes in Amanda-Oneida were built in the years directly following World War I and throughout the 1950s. Architectural styles reflect the time period, and prospective buyers will find compact, ranch-style houses ranging from around $100,000 to $200,000, a fraction of the national median. There are also a