City dashboard

The City of Dayton is launching a new, interactive dashboard highlighting the city’s Opportunity Zones. The dashboard will allow entrepreneurs, developers, and investors to learn about Dayton’s Opportunity Zones, including their locations and community assets.

Dayton has been a leader in positioning and promoting its designated zones. Recognizing the federal program’s potential for spurring real estate and business investment, the city has been aggressive in marketing its zones to promote equitable development throughout the city. This online dashboard follows the publication of Dayton’s Opportunity Zones prospectus, which has been used by city leadership to market Dayton’s zones for potential investment around the country.

The Dayton Opportunity Zone dashboard was developed using the platform MySidewalk, which the City’s Office of Procurement, Management, and Budget already uses to track analytics.

The Opportunity Zone program was created as a part of the 2017 federal tax reform law. Designed as a way to drive investment into urban and rural areas that have struggled to recover post-recession, the law allows investors in designated zones to take advantage of capital-gains tax deferrals in return for longterm investments in low-income and high-poverty communities.

In Dayton, 17 census tracts have been designated as Opportunity Zones. These zones cover 40 percent of the city and contain more than 35 percent of the city’s residents.

Dayton’s Opportunity Zone dashboard can be accessed at www.daytonohio.gov/oppzones.