Living in Kent, OH
Suburb in Ohio
Kent is a suburb in Ohio, home to about 27,000 people, with 2.0 million living within 31 mi. Day to day, much of daily life is walkable. Life moves at a moderate pace, and homes are mostly apartments.
Is Kent a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Affordable housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $246k and rents for $1,550 a month
- Strong healthcare: 13 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Safe: violent crime is 0.3× the US rate (FBI 2019)
- Low natural disaster risk: 3 federally declared disasters since 2000
👎 Cons
- Cloudier than most places
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Key facts
Living in Kent: common questions
What is the cost of living in Kent?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $246k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $1,550 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are below the US average (index 93, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Kent?
Ohio collects about $932 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 1.63% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Kent safe?
Violent crime is well below the national rate (0.3× in FBI 2019 data).
How are the schools in Kent?
Public schools in Kent test above the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 17 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Kent?
Kent has cold winters: winter days average around 37°F and summer days around 82°F, with roughly 45″ of snow a year.
Does Kent get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from flooding: 3 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.19 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Kent?
The nearest major airport is CLE, about 31 mi away.
How Kent scores
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