Brady Lake is an unincorporated census-designated place and former village in Portage County, Ohio, United States.

Incorporated in 1927, it originally developed as an amusement park and summer resort that opened in 1891.

[6] Residents voted to dissolve the village on May 2, 2017, and the area was again made part of Franklin Township.

The larger CDP borders Kent on the west and Ravenna Township on the east.

Other nearby communities include: Ohio State Route 59 skirts the southern edge of Brady Lake for a short distance just east of the Kent city limits.

Until September 2019, Brady Lake had its own post office and ZIP code (Brady Lake, OH 44211), though it was a contracted post office and was only used for mailbox rentals with PO box addresses.

[16] Prior to 2007, the town celebrated a festival called Captain Brady Day each summer.

[18] For the last several years, the village had organized a festival, car show, and flea market get-together called the Muskrat Jamboree.

It was held annually in the summer at the baseball fields by Brady Lake Road.

In a special election held on May 2, 2017, residents of Brady Lake voted 106–88 to dissolve the village.

[19] The vote came after years of controversy surrounding the village's government, including high taxes and its inability to maintain infrastructure.

At the time of the vote, local officials were uncertain about the community's future and believed that it would again become part of Franklin Township, which it did.

[20] The dissolution became official after the vote totals were certified on May 23 and signed off by Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted in July.