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Area Guide

Downtown Kent Kent, WA

Delight in diversity and convenience in Kent’s center

Urban Charming Vibrant

Downtown Kent serves as the city's vibrant commercial core, boasting an array of diverse markets, restaurants, shops, and cafes in a walkable locale. The heart of downtown is notable for its historic character. However, the neighborhood offers a distinctly modern edge at its sprawling retail center, Kent Station.

Just north of Kent Station is the accesso ShoWare Center, the popular arena home to the Seattle Thunderbirds and the site of various large-scale concerts performed by touring acts. Rentals in Downtown Kent are both convenient and diverse, including modern apartments near Kent Station and charming houses closer to the historic downtown core. There are rentals to suit any taste in Downtown Kent, and they’re all walkable to the neighborhood’s many dynamic offerings.

Rent Trends

As of May 2026, the average apartment rent in Downtown Kent is $1,607 for a studio, $1,765 for one bedroom, and $2,425 for two bedrooms. Apartment rent in Downtown Kent has increased by 0.5% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 473 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,607/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 646 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,765/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 994 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,425/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

60 / 100

Good Public Transit

Transit

60 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

90 / 100

Moderately Bikeable

Bikeability

60 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 10 Minute Walk

Groceries

80 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

60 / 100

Good Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

60 / 100

Good Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

60 / 100

Recreation

Exceptional Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

100 / 100

Good Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

70 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

30 / 100

Fair Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

40 / 100

Fairly Noisy

Quiet Score

70 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Saltwater State Park
  • Auburndale Park
  • Enatai Beach Park
  • Shadow Lake Bog
  • Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden

Transit / Subway

Airports

  • Seattle-Tacoma 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 February 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.