Rankings · How Kent ranks in NY
Kent ranks #16 in New York for conserved land
Kent is ranked on 39 lists against the 777 New York towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 10.
Lists ranked on
39
of NY’s 777 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #16 most conserved land
Top-quarter finishes
10
of 25 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Outdoors
Top 6% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Kent does best on
Each list ranks every NY town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Kent marked.
At a glance
Kent lands in the top half on 15 of 25 lists
Each dot is Kent’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NY, the right end is last. Areas where Kent does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
HealthHealth →
Lowest obesity#102/774Lowest depression#137/774Fewest smokers#140/774Healthiest#141/774Most active#198/774Closest to a top hospital#203/777Fewest uninsured#277/774 SafetySafety →
Safest#36/206 People
Most educated#238/777 LibrariesLibrary →
Most-used libraries#52/241Most library borrowing#131/241Best libraries for kids#132/241 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#578/709 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#739/777 What kind of place
Wetter than 91% of New York
Not better or worse, just Kent’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Wetter than 91% of NY towns
DrierWetter
48 in of rain + melted snow a year
Longer growing season than 79% of NY towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
185 days between frosts
Milder winters than 78% of NY towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
18.0° January low
More vacation homes than 77% of NY towns
Year-roundVacation homes
5% of homes are seasonal
Fewer seniors than 73% of NY towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
17.2% of residents are 65+
Hotter summers than 72% of NY towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
82.8° July high
Steadier prices than 70% of NY towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+51.4% in home prices, 5 years
More kids than 63% of NY towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
21.2% of residents are under 18
Less snow than 55% of NY towns
Less snowMore snow
58 in of snow a year
Older than 54% of NY towns
YoungerOlder
43.4 median age
Next door
Kent out-ranks 1 of its 6 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.