According to the most recent data on the cost of living, Kent has an overall cost of living index of 94 which is 0.9x lower than the national index of 100.
Compared to only Ohio, Kent has a cost of living index that's 1.0x higher than Ohio's index of 90.
The standard of living in Kent ranks as #2,290 most affordable out of the 6,418 places we measured in Ohio. By definition, that implies Kent ranks as the #4,129 most expensive place in the Buckeye State.
Living Expense | Kent | Ohio | National Average | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | 94 | 90 | 100 | |
Services | 99 | 100 | 100 | |
Groceries | 104 | 99 | 100 | |
Health | 103 | 100 | 100 | |
Housing | 75 | 74 | 100 | |
Transportation | 96 | 102 | 100 | |
Utilities | 103 | 93 | 100 |
Housing swings affordability the most between places in Ohio, so we broke down the statistics around housing costs into more detail. It's also important to consider median household incomes to make apples-to-apples comparisons across locations.
Home and income come data comes from the most recent US Census ACS 2014-2018.
City | Population | Cost Of Living | Vs. Kent |
---|---|---|---|
Stow, OH | 34,770 | 99 | 1.1x |
Solon, OH | 22,858 | 114 | 1.2x |
Hudson, OH | 22,249 | 124 | 1.3x |
Twinsburg, OH | 18,754 | 103 | 1.1x |
Tallmadge, OH | 17,681 | 96 | 1.0x |
Streetsboro, OH | 16,444 | 95 | 1.0x |
Aurora, OH | 16,165 | 111 | 1.2x |
New Franklin, OH | 14,143 | 91 | 1.0x |
Brecksville, OH | 13,521 | 114 | 1.2x |
Macedonia, OH | 11,942 | 103 | 1.1x |