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Kent, OH is an active and vibrant community located in northeastern Ohio. It is known for its great outdoors opportunities, such as the Cuyahoga Valley National Park and various bike trails, as well as its culture and entertainment. The city of Kent is home to several museums, galleries, and festivals that attract visitors from all over the world. Residents of Kent love their town and appreciate the friendly atmosphere as well as the local businesses that contribute to their high quality of life. Reviews for Kent are generally positive, citing the excellent schools, pedestrian-friendly downtown area, and general sense of safety. Residents enjoy exploring the many restaurants, cafes, shops and parks in their town. With a lively arts scene and plenty of places to explore outdoors, Kent is a great place to call home.
based on 4 ReviewsGet to know Kent with the latest comments and reviews from people who live in or have visited Kent
Disappointed. - 4/21/2022
We returned to Kent after several decades. Disappointed and looking to move out. If you like tons of roadside litter and crumbling rental properties, then this is the place for you. The traffic can get bad at times. Weather gloomy most of the year. It seems all the city government cares about is the downtown area and the campus, yet the approach into Kent from any direction has roadside litter that just increases. We have seen whole garbage bags emptied along park trails. It seems no one cares or sees the messes. We plan to move as soon as
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Diverse Community - 5/16/2009
Kent is a great community which has a lot of character. Kent has an interesting history and great Educational community. Kent was my home for 23 years and I often wish I still lived there. People are very open-minded and welcoming. With the University being there we often met people from all over the world. The roads were generally well kept and sidewalks abundant. If I had a job opportunity nearby I would certainly move back. I learned a lot about what a great community it is there once I left. As they say: you don't know what you have until it's gone. I can't think of another nearby community with as much interesting culture and history along with great amount of variety. If you can't find what you're looking for in town you're not too far from Akron or
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NOT family friendly - 4/12/2008
I have lived in Kent for 10 years have witnessed a steady but sharp decline in the quality of life here. First off, violent crime rose 101% in 2007. Second, most neighborhoods have more rental properties than owner- occupied houses and so you never know who your neighbors are (and will be). For example, this year there are three (youth oriented) sexual offenders living within a half mile of my home (two not even a full block away); all of them live in rental properties. Third, the neighborhoods are loud and, since there so many rental houses, block parties are coming into fashion. During these parties, people cut through yards- damaging garden space and stealing/ destroying children's toys. We can't put any holiday decorations up in our front yard as they will either be maimed or stolen by people walking home from parties and bars. Fourth, there are many run- down houses in Kent that never seem to be taken care of; there are exterior maintenance codes but they are seldom enforced.
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Horrifically Depressing - 4/26/2007
We have lived in Kent about a year and can't wait to leave. I've never seen a place with so little sunshine. Granted, the summers are nice, but it's still rainy and depressing most of the year including large chunks of the summer. We have had at least 3 stretches of 3 weeks in the last year where there was no more than an hour or so of sun in the entire 3 weeks. If you want to spend your life living under the darkest cloud in the world, Kent is the place for
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