Area data
Kent, OH — ZIP 44243
Population: 5,082 (Census ACS)
FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Low, with hail, icestorm, inlandflooding the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 7.2% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index (state)
- 353.3 (+4.7% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Rents
- Studio fair-market rent
- $910/mo
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $990/mo
- 2BR fair-market rent
- $1,280/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,560/mo
- 4BR fair-market rent
- $1,700/mo
Sources: market rent index (ZIP-level) · HUD Fair Market Rents (metro/county-level, 40th-percentile regulatory reference)
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%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards (county)
- hail, iceStorm, inlandFlooding, lightning, strongWind
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coldWave: Relatively Low · hail: Relatively Moderate · heatWave: Relatively Low · iceStorm: Relatively Moderate · inlandFlooding: Relatively Moderate · lightning: Relatively Moderate
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 21% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 59.8%
- Radon potential (county)
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
- Nearest Superfund site
- Industrial Excess Landfill (12.8 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
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
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 6a (extreme annual low -10 to -5°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 43
- Days with Good air quality
- 187
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 56
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 108
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 3
- Nearest national park
- Cuyahoga Valley National Park (14 mi)
- National parks include
- Cuyahoga Valley National Park, First Ladies National Historic Site, James A Garfield National Historic Site
- Airports within 30 mi
- 43
- Nearest airport
- Stoney's Airport (3 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Akron Fulton International Airport (AKC) (10 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 47
- Hospitals include
- LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER, UH CLEVELAND MEDICAL CENTER, RAINBOW BABIES AND CHILDRENS HOSPITAL
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.6 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 121
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.8 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Mean commute to work
- 11 min
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
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
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is typical rent in ZIP 44243?
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent: $1,280/month (HUD FMR — a 40th-percentile regulatory reference, not market-observed).
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 44243?
- Overall risk: Relatively Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: hail, iceStorm, inlandFlooding, lightning, strongWind.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 44243?
- Risk to homes is higher than 21% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 44243?
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 44243?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the air quality in ZIP 44243?
- Good. Median AQI: 43. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 44243?
- Regional Price Parity: 92.8 (100 = US average) (Below Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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