Located in the southwest corner of Ohio, the Dayton and Cincinnati area spans 12,000 square miles and 35 counties. Over 2.8 million people call this region home, with over 1.4 million households. The northern portion of this region includes Dayton and the surrounding metros Springfield, Middletown and Hamilton, and the flourishing counties of the high-growth corridor between Dayton and Cincinnati. Farther south in the region is the city of Cincinnati and its surrounding areas, reaching into parts of eastern Indiana and northern Kentucky.