KentonOH

A town of 7,663, settled in 1845. A typical home worth about $182K.

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Population

7,663

−3.8% since 2010

Typical home

$182K

+3.2% in a year

Household income

$56K

median

Median age

41.0

years

Jobs based here

3,428

Balanced

What makes Kenton stand out

The 3 things Kenton does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

$182Ktypical home

Housing

$182K typical home

27% below the OH typical home

Up 3.2% in a year.

Conserved land & trails

Outdoors

#115 most walkable in OH

1.3 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves

6% of the town is conserved land.

100 U.S. towns● Kenton

Health

95% of U.S. towns are healthier

on CDC estimates

Better than OH on 0 measures, worse on 18.

Kenton’s report card

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Housing$182K27% below the OH typical home Outdoors1 miof trails · 6% conserved HealthDHealthier than 5% of U.S. towns Commute25 miHalf of commuters travel less SafetyCLess crime than 34% of U.S. towns Climate84°/19°Summer high · winter low · 26″ snow Hazards61/100High risk of storm & flood damage

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The data

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Housing

A typical Kenton home is worth about $182K

The typical Kenton home is worth about $182,000, up 3.2% in a year, 27% below the Ohio typical home.

$182KZillow home value

Typical home value

Kenton$182K

Ohio$249K

+3.2%

value change, 1 year

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →

Outdoors

6% of Kenton is conserved land

1.3 miles of trails across 3 parks and preserves.

6%conserved

Map of Kenton: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk — Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below

conserved · 194 of 3,239 acres

1.3 mi

of trails · 0.3 per sq mi

#303

most conserved land in OH

#115

most walkable in OH

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Saulisberry Park	—	160
2. C E Wharton Memorial Park	—	22
3. Pioneer Park	—	2

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →

Health

Healthier than 5% of U.S. towns

Kenton beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 18.

DHealth Grade

32 measures vs. Ohio

0 better14 too close to call18 worse

What stands out	Kenton	OH
More adults with COPD	11.9%	8%
More smokers	21.4%	15.4%
More adults who get no exercise	35.7%	26.9%

Hardin Memorial Hospital

0.9 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

6th

percentile among OH towns

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →

Work & commute

About one in four working residents works right in Kenton

About one in 4 of Kenton’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Columbus (5%), Bellefontaine (5%) and Buck (4%). Half commute less than 25 miles.

27%work in town

Where working residents work

In Kenton27%

Columbus5%

Bellefontaine5%

Buck4%

Marysville3%

25 mi

median commute distance

3,428

jobs based in Kenton

Balanced

jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →

Safety

Less crime per resident than 34% of U.S. towns

Kenton reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 66% report less.

CSafety Grade

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Kenton2.6

Ohio2.9

U.S.3.3

Property crime per 1,000 residents

Kenton14.6

Ohio14.7

U.S.15.5

34th

percentile among U.S. towns we grade

25th

percentile among OH towns

violent crimes reported in 2025

114

property crimes reported in 2025

FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →

Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Kenton has chilly winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 26 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

26″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–36°

Spring40–60°

Summer61–82°

Fall43–63°

Oct 24

typical first frost

Apr 22

typical last frost

+1.2°

vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →

Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities.

61risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves

paid flood claims since 2006

federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →

Hardin County Courthouse · National Register of Historic Places

Kenton’s story

181 years in pictures

4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

1845Kenton is settled

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Landmarks

4 places in Kenton on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Hardin County CourthouseBuilt 1915

Kenton Public LibraryBuilt 1905

North Main-North Detroit Street Historic District

About Kenton

City in the United States

Official town website ↗

Kenton is a city in and the county seat of Hardin County, Ohio, United States, located in the west-central part of Ohio about 57 mi (92 km) northwest of Columbus and 70 mi (113 km) south of Toledo. Its population was 7,947 at the 2020 census. The city was named for frontiersman Simon Kenton of Kentucky and Ohio.

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