Kent

Kent, WA is part of the Seattle–Tacoma–Bellevue metropolitan area and had a population of 136,588 as of the 2020 census.

Kent’s park system includes 73 parks, miniparks, playfields, skateparks, greenbelts, and other related facilities. These parks range in size from as little as 4,300 square feet to over 310 acres.

Most of the city is governed by the Kent School District, however, Federal Way Public Schools also has several schools within the city limits. Residents of far east Kent are zoned in the Tahoma School district and a branch of Green River Community College opened in the outdoor shopping center of Kent Station in 2007.