Area data
Kent, OH — ZIP 44243
Population: 5,082 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 353.3 (+4.7% YoY)
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $1,280/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,560/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 92.8 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 17.0¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $13.90/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- hail, iceStorm, inlandFlooding, lightning, strongWind
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 50.0°F
- Average high
- 60.0°F
- Average low
- 39.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 45.7 in
- Annual snowfall
- 49.5 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 43
- Days with Good air quality
- 187
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 3
- Nearest national park
- Cuyahoga Valley National Park (14 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Stoney's Airport (3 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Akron Fulton International Airport (AKC) (10 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 47
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.6 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 121
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.8 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Mean commute to work
- 11 min
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 46,172
- Average weekly wage
- $1,042
- Top industries (by employment)
- Accommodation & Food, Health Care, Wholesale Trade
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 181
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