I loved living on the east side of Kettering.  Only 15 minutes to base.  We were within 1 mile of Delco Park (great for running dog walking fishing soccer etc.; plus best fireworks are here on 4th of July!) several restaurants Kroger and Meijer (grocery stores) and a public library.  Also only 5 minute drive to The Greene (nice trendy shopping center).  Good rent prices-- we paid $850 for 3 bed 1 bath.  Very peaceful quiet neighborhood lots of children playing outside and nice friendly neighbors.  Hardly any crime whatsoever.

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Jon says:
July 22, 2011 at 9:22 am

I would love to see an audit be done on their leasing office. From my dealings, I am willing to bet a history of deceptive and inconsistent leasing practices would be uncovered. Be sure you understand the lease. They will lead you to believe that you are locked in a rate for 2 years, but really it?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s just the BAH year you lock in. If you promote you have to pay more. When I was looking at renting there they explained it simply as a 2 year lock on the rate. This happened to another person I know as well. This person was also led to believe they were locked in for 2 years. My lease said that 2011 and 2013 rates are TBD. To me, this meant that my two year lock could fluctuate due to change in the utilities allowance provided in the lease agreement. When I went in to meet with the property manager, who has been there 10 years and ?¢‚Ǩ?ìseen it all,?¢‚Ǩ¬ù would not budge on my rent even though it obviously is not an isolated incident. Now they put these stickers on the lease that better explain that a 2 year lock really just means a BAH year lock. So when you promote, be expected to pay more despite them failing to highlight this important fact before you sign the lease. I went in there trusting these people way too much. They are a business, not military, and their goal is to make profits. I knew a Captain there who paid $900/month rent there because they ?¢‚Ǩ?ìwere running a special?¢‚Ǩ¬ù when he signed up. What this amounts to is that 1. They can?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t fill the units and have to provide them at a severe discount just to get people in them, 2. They have to put e.g. a CGO next to a civilian or NCO as their neighbor (which is not standard procedure). They tell you leases are non-negotiable but it seems they just do whatever adds to their bottom line. Again, I would love to see an audit be done on their leasing office. From my dealings, I am willing to bet a history of deception would be uncovered.


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Amy says:
January 12, 2011 at 6:01 pm

Please take may word DO NOT MOVE IN TO PWF at wright patterson. They might be nice to get you in this place but after you have been here a few years they will stab you in the back. They lie all the time. They say they are here for the Military but really they are here for your pay check. The bottom line is they are not part of the military they are a business and are out of the money. They are mostly having non military people living in the hell hole. Please Please Move somewhere else. Beavercreek is a great area and the schools are great also. STAY AWAY FROM PWF!!!!!


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Alayna says:
October 13, 2010 at 12:19 pm

Most people who don?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t live off base talk about how great Beavercreek is, I?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢d say there are better areas to live in for the value. We currently live in Bellbrook, and love it. Great community, friendly people, great schools, and good value for your money, fantastic local library with a great children?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s program. If we moved back to the area we?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢d definitely look in Bellbrook again, or even parts of Centerville.


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Michelle says:
September 7, 2010 at 4:39 pm

We chose not to live on base. In out opinion, the housing off base was a much better value. It was bigger, cheaper, and we could live in a much better neighborhood. Not only that, but the privatized housing office was very rude to us when we arrived. They told us that the single family homes were only for field grade officers, when I personally know 3 company grade officers who live there (and have 2 children vs. our 3). We felt like they were holding out for a larger rent from a higher ranking officer. So, we rented a house off base that is much larger and costs less than our BAH. The housing office also rents to Wright State students, so be aware that you may be moving into an area with college students.

Many people like living on base, but I would encourage you to look at the off base market.


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susanna says:
August 12, 2010 at 10:29 pm

There is government housing off post and on base housing for senior personnel. Some find this a definite pro since it provides a little distance between work and life. Another advantage was mentioned that service members and their families don?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t always have to sign in visitors to their home.

Base housing has received positive reviews. There are older and newer housing. Newer housing may be ie. 3 bedroom 2.5 bath townhouse, with separate laundry rooms and good sized bedrooms. See floor plans on the website link below. Some homes are detached some are not.

The base is split and therefore you?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢ll have to get off base in order to get into another area of base you?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢ll have to show ID again. This set up is not necessarily unusual. Fort Lewis in WA has a similar set up.

http://www.wpafb.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=10785

According to the website there are 1,636 military family units in three housing locations, serving personnel assigned to Wright-Patt. All on-base housing is designated for senior and general officers, although field grade officers may occupy senior officer quarters if there are no senior officers on the waiting list.

Military Family Housing at Wright-Patt was privatized in August 2002. The Air Force turned over all of its housing, not located on main base, to The Properties at Wright Field (PWF) to manage and maintain for the next 50 years.

The homes are located in two distinct areas (not on base): -The Woods: smaller neighborhood compared to The Prairies, is the older section of the housing area, but apparently with more character at Wright Field. While the housing is noticeably older, the houses have an open floor plan and therefore are still attractive to service members and their families. Renovations and upgrades to all 350 homes in the Woods have been performed.

-The Prairies at Wright Field: The Properties at Wight Field constructed 789 new 2, 3, and 4 bedroom homes in The Prairies.

PWF will work with incoming members and perform minor upgrades, as necessary, to the 397 unrenovated homes in the Prairies. Please click on the following link to read the 88th Air Base Wing Commander?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s letter explaining housing options and the advantages of living in privatized housing.

A leasing professional for the Properties at Wright Field is co-located in the Housing Referral Office to provide ?¢‚Ǩ?ìone stop shopping?¢‚Ǩ¬ù and make your search for housing a streamlined process. PWF offers monthly specials so be sure to call them at (937) 253-6009 for more information. Click on the following link to access photos, floor plans, the leasing agreement and other information regarding what PWF has to offer military members: The Prairies and The Woods privatized housing

Find floor plans http://www.wpafbhomes.com/floorplans.html and information under: http://www.wpafbhomes.com/

About the PWF: The staff has received positive remarks in regards to accommodating service members and their families (that?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s always great to know)

Off Post Housing: pretty rural or semi-rural: townships outside Tipp City and Troy, Schools in Tipp City have a rating between 7 and 10 which beats the 3/s and 4/s in the Dayton (and gov?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢t housing) area. Here are some places to look into from north to south: Covington Pleasant Hill
Casstown
Elizabeth Township
West Milton
Tipp City
Bethel Township (Miami County, not the one in Clark County)


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Jolyn@Budgets are the New Black says:
July 29, 2010 at 7:22 am

We chose not to consider base housing at Wright-Patt because of the size of the housing (no storage!) and its location in a not-so-great school district. Most of the housing is off-base. Although as of this writing the base is razing some old housing on the installation?¢‚Ǩ¬¶ Perhaps there are plans to build new?


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