Kent is a city in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Kent is the sixth-largest municipality in the state of Washington. Kent covers 29.29 square miles. It is home to 132,391 residents as of 2019. Major waterways in Kent include the Green River and Lake Meridian. Kent is a convenient suburb providing easy access to the larger cities of Seattle and Tacoma.
Kent is home to a large steel industry including steel and metal manufacturers including Salmon Bay Steel, Puget Sound Steel, Pacific Metal Company, and TMX Aerospace. Large employers in Kent include Amazon, Boeing, Exotic Metals Forming Company, Blue Origin, and REI. Kent is a great place for people who love the outdoors and nurture with great parks and recreation areas. Lake Meridian Park is a multi-use park with a boat launch. Lake Fenwick Park is a lakefront green space with a boat launch. Clark Lake Park is home to fishing trails and art. West Fenwick Park features a playground, trails plus basketball, handball, and tennis courts. Hogan Park at Russell Road is a relaxed park with a playground for kids, softball fields, and tennis courts.
Great schools are another feature of living in Kent. Highly rated schools in Kent include Carriage Crest Elementary, Cedar Valley Elementary, Covington Elementary, Crestwood Elementary, East Hill Elementary, Emerald Park Elementary, Fairwood Elementary, George T. Daniel Elementary, Glenridge Elementary, Grass Lake Elementary, Horizon Elementary, Jenkins Creek Elementary, Kent Elementary, Lake Youngs Elementary, Martin Sortun Elementary, Meadow Ridge Elementary, Meridian Elementary, Millennium Elementary, Neely-O’Brien Elementary,
Panther Lake Elementary, Park Orchard Elementary, Pine Tree Elementary, Ridgewood Elementary, River Ridge Elementary, Sawyer Woods Elementary, Scenic Hill Elementary, Soos Creek Elementary, Springbrook Elementary, Sunrise Elementary, Cedar Heights Middle School, Mattson Middle School, Meeker Middle School, Meridian Middle School, Mill Creek Middle School, Northwood Middle School, Kent-Meridian High School, Kentlake High School, Kentridge High School, and Kentwood High School.
Kent is known as a great place for foodies and is full of great restaurants including Altha’s, Mediterranean Breeze, Ashadero Sinaloa, Paolo’s Italian Restaurant, Iron Pot, Maggie’s on Meeker, Duke’s Seafood, Olive Tree, The Harp Bar & Restaurant and Wild Wheat Bakery Cafe & Restaurant.
Kent is a great location for shopping with destinations including Kent Station, Kent Hill Shopping Center, Great Wall Mall, Marketplace at Lake Meridian, and Kent East Hill Shopping Center.