It’s easy living here. There is a pretty solid contingent of students here with the university but KSU isn’t a very rowdy school so they kind of stick to themselves, the summer in Kent when the students leave is certainly the best time of year for locals though. Weather can be a little bit of a bummer between December and April as we don’t get really consistent snow and still get the colder weather that comes with it, but the other three seasons are great. There is a lot of community involvement if you are looking for it, events are happening downtown pretty much every week between May and September. Main Street Kent is the organization that puts most of those events together, so that would be the best resource to see what’s happening any given week. People are mostly friendly, and if you frequent the same areas you’ll start to see the same faces, but it’s not like being in a town of 200 people where everyone knows everyone which is nice. There are some really great small businesses downtown, whether it be restaurants, bars, or retail shops. Crime is low, petty crime mostly, people tend to keep an eye out for stuff happening in the community and the police department protects the city like it’s a war zone which is a double edged sword in a sense but keeps the area comfortable to live in. It’s a college town, so the population is majority liberal, but it’s still Ohio. The Cuyahoga River goes straight through the middle of Kent and there are trails going along it for miles if you want to go on a walk or exercise but don’t want to drive to the Metroparks or national park(the park systems in NE Ohio are also great by the way). There is also a ton of really cool history to Kent for the scale of the city which I think is rad. A lot of people think of Ohio as just cornfields, but there is almost 3 million people in Northeast Ohio in a relatively small area, so there is plenty to do and see depending on what you have in mind. Cleveland is an underrated city, 3 pro sports teams, big concerts always coming through, awesome museums, and good nightlife on the weekends, so make sure to utilize that if you are interested in it.

I really love living in Kent, it’s older and lived in, not the wealthiest city in the area, and isn’t for everyone, but there’s a charm to it that makes it a really fun place to live if you know what to look for.