Rents are right about where Kingston's 10-year trend predicts.
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These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $1,862 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
Rent in Kingston is 2.2% below its high of $1,903 in June 2026, at $1,862 as of September 2026.
Rent in Kingston changed +2.3% over the year to September 2026. Across the 82 New York cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +5.3%.
Rent has fallen 3 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($68,186) is $1,705 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($1,360); a 2-bedroom is $1,780.
Catskill, 18 miles away, rents for 14% less ($1,600/mo), about $3,100 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Kingston. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Kingston, NY is roughly split between renters and owners, 32.6% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Kingston, NY has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in Kingston, NY paid around $1,641 a month. That figure now sits near $1,862, up 13.5% from the 2023 baseline. Census figures show median household income at $68,186 today, compared with $58,840 five years earlier. The renter share has eased from 54.2% to 51.6%, with owner-occupied housing accounting for the remainder. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 26.6% to 32.6% across the same window. The combined trend lines point to a market that has changed measurably from where it stood in early 2023.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Kingston is $1,862/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,360/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $1,780/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,360/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $2,250/mo.
At 33% of local median household income ($68,186/yr), Kingston ranks as moderate compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 2.3% over the past year.
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At $1,862/mo, rent takes ~33% of Kingston's median household income ($68,186/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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