Toledo, OH

Neighborhoods & homes in Toledo

The Old West End, Ottawa Hills, Sylvania, Perrysburg and Maumee, and the houses painters work on.

Areas painters cover

Old West End

Toledo’s large historic district of late-Victorian and Edwardian houses northwest of downtown.

Ottawa Hills

Village west of the city with large older homes on wooded lots.

Sylvania

Suburb to the northwest with a mix of older and newer neighborhoods.

Perrysburg

City across the Maumee River with historic streets and newer subdivisions.

Maumee

Riverside city southwest of Toledo with an older center.

Toledo landmarks

Toledo Zoo

The city’s large zoo and aquarium.

University of Toledo

The public university on the city’s west side.

Toledo Botanical Garden

Gardens run by Metroparks Toledo.

Imagination Station

The hands-on science center downtown.

Maumee River

The river that runs through Toledo to Lake Erie.

Old houses, many rentals and a lot of lead paint

1956Median year built
84%Built before 1980
31%Built before 1940
5%Built 2000 or later
47%Renter-occupied

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 1-year estimates, via Census Reporter.

With so few new homes, most Toledo painting is on houses that already carry decades of coatings. Scraping, sanding and priming are a large share of the job, and wood siding and trim on older homes need the most attention.

Paint applied before 1978 may contain lead. With 84% of homes built before 1980, painters here should expect lead-safe setup on most older properties: containment, misting rather than dry scraping, and careful cleanup.

The Old West End is a showcase of late-Victorian and Edwardian houses with porches, towers and decorative trim, and multi-color schemes there take more time and planning than a standard repaint.

Illustration of a peeling window sill with plastic sheeting and a wet scraper
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