Why you'd want to live in Centerville

Whether you are looking for a City to live, work, play or raise your family in our attractive neighborhoods, people choose Centerville. Our community boasts bustling business centers, nationally recognized public and private schools, hundreds of recreational and athletic programs, miles of hiking/biking trails, nearly 50 parks, nationally accredited Police and Fire departments, fine dining, upscale shopping and a charming historic downtown business district. In addition to award-winning schools, our Centerville-Washington Park District and Centerville-Washington Library provide an enhanced lifestyle truly unique for a community of our size. Home to our State’s largest collection of early stone buildings, our official City motto, “Progress and Stability,” shows that we appreciate our rich past and look toward a positive and dynamic future. While our founding goes back to 1796, it was in 1968 that Centerville reached a population of 5,000—a benchmark number required for City status. In 2018, we celebrated our 50th anniversary of becoming a city, now with almost 24,000 people living in our city via centervilleohio.gov