Neighborhoods near Unity Elementary School in Lima, OH

On the north bank of the Ottawa River, Riverside North provides access to waterfront recreation and Lima’s historic downtown. "Market Street is our historical boulevard," says Realtor Seth Ciminillo with the Dye Real Estate & Land Company. "The homes along that street are big old brick houses. It’s a cool area to drive up and down." The local

On numbered streets, sandwiched between industrial sites to the south, east and west, the southside Lima neighborhood of Northwest Perry Township stands as a green slice of life for its residents. Larger lots than those in neighborhoods closer to downtown set this neighborhood apart, leading to homes spaced farther apart than the city's urban

The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. community, anchored by a park that also honoris the iconic civil-rights leader, straddles the line between acres and acres of rural land and more built-up sections of Lima, Ohio. Housing prices are notably lower here, compared to those in Central Lima and other parts of the state. Adding to the more-spread out vibe,

Stretching from the banks of the Ottawa River to the Rose Avenue railyards, and bordering Industry Park to the north and the Lima Refinery to the south, the Fifth Ward offers a snapshot of Lima’s manufacturing heyday. This neighborhood is full of vintage housing built in the first few decades of the 20th century, when the sound of passing trains

Once the site of the Lima Locomotive Works, Southside Lima has a history intertwined with local industry. Since its manufacturing heyday in the early 20th century, the neighborhood shares some of the socioeconomic struggles faced by other Rust Belt communities as deindustrialization took over Ohio. But lower property values and a promising future