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Kent, Portage County
Paper Trail has 7,323 parcels in Kent from the Portage County Auditor: owners, values, sales and taxes, as of October 22, 2026.
Property at a glance
Source: Portage County Auditor owner mailing addresses, 5,137 homes with a mailing address, October 22, 2026. A bill mailed to the home is the closest public sign that the owner lives there; it is not proof.
Mailing lists for Kent
Owners in Kent to mail, counted from the county's records today. The price is the whole list; you see the exact count and price again before you pay, and the file downloads when you pay.
No phone numbers or email addresses. Not for screening anyone for housing, a job, credit or insurance.
Home sales by month
157 home sales in Kent from October 2025 to September 2026, at a median price of $250,000.
| Month | Sales |
|---|---|
| October 2025 | 13 |
| November 2025 | 8 |
| December 2025 | 11 |
| January 2026 | 7 |
| February 2026 | 3 |
| March 2026 | 11 |
| April 2026 | 14 |
| May 2026 | 15 |
| June 2026 | 20 |
| July 2026 | 23 |
| August 2026 | 17 |
| September 2026 | 15 |
Source: Portage County Auditor, sales it marks as real sales (not family transfers or estates), counted once per deed, by the month of the sale. Data as of October 22, 2026.
Property tax rates
Most homes in Kent (5,048 of 5,139) are in taxing district 170, Kent City - Kent CSD. Its effective rate on homes is 51.33 mills, and the state estimates the yearly tax on a $100,000 owner-occupied home there at $1,594.
| District | Name | Homes | Voted mills | Effective mills on homes | On a $100,000 home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 170 | Kent City - Kent CSD | 5,048 | 135.25 | 51.33 | $1,594 |
A mill is $1 of tax for every $1,000 of assessed value, and Ohio assesses a home at 35% of its appraised value. The effective rate is the voted rate after the state's reduction factors. The $100,000 figure is the state's own estimate for an owner-occupied home, after the owner-occupied credits.
Source: Ohio Department of Taxation, 2025 aggregate property tax rates by taxing district (tax year 2025, paid in 2026), published March 25, 2026. District for each parcel: Portage County Auditor, October 22, 2026.
Schools
Public schools inside the city line
- Davey Elementary SchoolOhio report card: 4.5 stars
- Holden Elementary SchoolOhio report card: 4.5 stars
- Longcoy Elementary SchoolOhio report card: 4 stars
- Stanton Middle SchoolOhio report card: 4 stars
- Theodore Roosevelt High SchoolOhio report card: 5 stars
- Walls Elementary SchoolOhio report card: 3.5 stars
Private schools
- Ksu Child Development Center
- St. Patrick Elementary School
Schools and students: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, fall 2024 count, and Private School Universe Survey, 2023-24. Ratings: Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, 2025-26 School Report Cards, the state's own overall star rating for each school. A school is listed here when its address sits inside the boundary.
Library
- Kent Free LibraryOpen about 69 hours a week
The Kent Free Library had 149,240 visits and lent 554,391 books, movies and e-books in 2024, with 37,619 card holders.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services, Public Libraries Survey, fiscal year 2024 (released June 2026). Figures are for the whole library system.
Crime reported to the FBI
Reported to the FBI by the Kent Police Department, 2025: 51 violent crimes and 217 property crimes, for about 27,693 people. That is 1.84 violent and 7.84 property crimes per 1,000 people.
| Year | Violent | Property | Months | Per 1,000 people |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 51 | 217 | 12 | 1.84 / 7.84 |
| 2024 | 35 | 354 | 12 | 1.27 / 12.86 |
| 2023 | 43 | 333 | 12 | 1.6 / 12.42 |
| 2022 | 39 | 329 | 12 | 1.41 / 11.87 |
| 2021 | 21 | 337 | 12 | 0.72 / 11.48 |
| 2020 | 27 | 452 | 12 | 0.91 / 15.2 |
Most common offenses in the Kent Police Department's 2025 incident reports: assault offenses 217, thefts 186, vandalism 80.
Reporting varies from agency to agency and year to year, and these numbers are as reported to the FBI. A low count can mean an agency reported only part of the year; a year with no reports is left blank, never counted as zero. Violent crime means murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime means burglary, theft and vehicle theft. Paper Trail Ohio adds no score and does not compare places.
Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A and NIBRS files for data years 2020 to 2025 (files dated August 14, 2026), Crime Data Explorer.
Official offices
The official records for Kent are kept by the county. Paper Trail Ohio is not a government website.
What you can do here
Look up any parcel in Kent free: owner, values, sales and taxes. Or buy one of the mailing lists for Kent above.
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Questions
How many parcels are in Kent?
7,323 parcels sit inside the Kent boundary on the Portage County Auditor's map, 5,139 of them homes, as of October 22, 2026.
What is the median home sale price in Kent?
$250,000, from 157 home sales the Portage County Auditor marks as real sales, October 2025 to September 2026.
What is the property tax rate in Kent?
Most homes in Kent are in taxing district 170, Kent City - Kent CSD, with an effective rate on homes of 51.33 mills. The Ohio Department of Taxation estimates the yearly tax on a $100,000 owner-occupied home there at $1,594.
Which public schools are in Kent?
Davey Elementary School, grades PK to 5; Holden Elementary School, grades K to 5; Longcoy Elementary School, grades K to 5; Stanton Middle School, grades 6 to 8; Theodore Roosevelt High School, grades 9 to 12; Walls Elementary School, grades K to 5.
Is there a public library in Kent?
Yes: Kent Free Library, 312 W. Main St..
Who reports crime figures for Kent to the FBI?
The Kent Police Department. The page shows each year it reported from 2020 to 2025, with the months reported.