Neighborhoods in Lima, OH

Lima’s Lakewood West neighborhood only partially lives up to its name; although 2 miles west of the city center, there’s no lake in sight. “We do have theater, arts and new businesses,” says Realtor Veronica Fox of Superior Plus Realtors. “It’s very special and very different.” Lima residents have no trouble filling their weekends with events.

Lima is an Ohio city whose Northside is known for small-town home styles and prices. “We have a broad range of prices in town,” says Realtor Veronica Fox of Superior Plus Realtors. “You have homes under $100,000 in town or ones out in the country for $500,000 or $600,000.” The area is surrounded by open acres of farmland, with Central Lima 3 miles

Lima, Ohio, isn’t known for historical monuments or a major metropolitan atmosphere. But its Westgate neighborhood has no shortage of small-town charm and pride. “We have a lot of locally owned businesses and unique restaurants,” says Realtor Veronica Fox of Superior Plus Realtors. “We have some good things going on downtown that are attracting

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

The thought of living in a city center might evoke a sense of pricey homes or nightmarish traffic. Or both. But in Central Lima, neither is case. “It’s one of the top five neighborhoods in Ohio for affordable housing,” says Realtor Veronica Fox of Superior Plus Realtors. “It’s still a seller’s market, but Lima has very affordable homes compared to

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

Historically a marshy frontier town, a manufacturing hub and a post-industrial Rust Belt city, the city of Lima has a long and varied history dating back to the 1830s. Eastside Lima tells the story of the wider city through its historic downtown section, its preserved wetlands and its early-to-mid-20th century housing stock. “There’s a lot of new

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