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Downtown Kent Kent, OH

Affordable rentals in the heart of this college town

College Town Affordable Restaurants

Downtown Kent is the heart of this vibrant college town. Along with casual eateries, shops, and laid-back bars, Downtown Kent also houses part of the Kent State University campus. Great for students, faculty, and staff, this central hub offers highly affordable student housing, apartments, townhomes, and single-family homes. During the school year, you’ll find locals flocking to Hometown Bank Plaza for a concert or movie screening, while students love kayaking or hammocking at the John Brown Tannery Park after class. After hours, catch a show at the Kent Stage, a silent theater turned live entertainment venue. Although Kent State University keeps Downtown Kent lively throughout the year, if you ever want to make a day trip, Akron and Cleveland are less than an hour away.

Rent Trends

As of July 2026, the average apartment rent in Downtown Kent is $844 for a studio, $1,028 for one bedroom, $1,493 for two bedrooms, and $742 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Downtown Kent has increased by 0.3% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 340 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $844/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 549 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,028/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 690 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,493/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 0 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $742/month

    Average Rent

Learn More About Downtown Kent

Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

60 / 100

Some Public Transit

Transit

50 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

90 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

50 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 20 Minute Walk

Groceries

50 / 100

Great Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

80 / 100

Good Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

70 / 100

Good Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

60 / 100

Local Vibe

Vibrant Atmosphere at Times

Vibrancy

40 / 100

Exceptional Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

90 / 100

Very Noisy

Quiet Score

20 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Munroe Falls Metro Park
  • Wood Hollow
  • Goodyear Heights Metro Park
  • Gorge Metro Park
  • Cascade Valley Metro Park - North

Airports

  • Akron-Canton Regional
  • Cleveland-Hopkins International

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in June 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.