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Kent is a mid-size city of 135,603 people in King County, Washington. It's about 17 miles from Seattle, WA. Summer highs average 77°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $588k and rent runs about $2k a month.
135,603people
$588kTypical home
$1,909/moRent
77° / 47°Summer / winter
7"Snow
169Sunny days
153Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 135,603
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,008 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to Seattle, WA
- 17 mi to Seattle, WA
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $588k (≈$3,707/mo)
- Median rent $1,909/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 77°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 169 sunny days a year (62 totally clear)
- 196 cloudy days a year
- 65 of 90 winter days are gray
- 153 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (266 per 100k)
- About average property crime (2,105 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 36% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to SEA airport
- 6 mi to SEA (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 345 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 75 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,094 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 360 bars within 25 mi
- 1,223 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 41 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 95 museums within 25 mi
- 59 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Washington districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- King County: D+52 in 2024
- Washington: D+18 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- High earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- High volcano risk