Housing Report for Kingston

When comparing areas across the State of New York, Kingston ranks 3 of the 12 metro areas in terms of percentage growth in new housing structures. The metropolitan statistical area (msa) ranks 278 of 361, compared to percent change of residential structures in other metropolitan areas throughout the United States.

Kingston had an owner-occupied dwelling median in 2005 of $222,200, according to the American Community Survey. This home value is less than the New York 2005 home median value of $258,900 and greater than home value of $167,500 across the United States during the same year.

Kingston has a medium percentage of high-priced residential real estate. For the year 2005, the American Community Survey accounted that 4.5 percent of the houses were valued over a half a million dollars.

There seems to be a limited amount of real estate that is affordable in Kingston, New York. In 2005, only 19.6 percent of owner-occupied dwellings were valued under $125k.

In Kingston, the U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division accounted for a total of 80,509 homes in 2005. The metro area has experienced a medium level of growth in the number housing units, adding in all 2,336 residential units since 2001, or 3 percent.



Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau