A typical Kingston home is worth roughly $476,000
The median sale price was $330,000 in May 2026.
Only 1 sale in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value is the steadier guide.
What kind of housing town is Kingston?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
66% of Kingston households own their home
Half of Kingston’s homes were built before 1951.
New Jersey: 64% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.
A typical home costs 4.3 years of income
About the same as across New Jersey. Try your own numbers below.
That’s $101K short of a typical Kingston home.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,630 a month here, $650 less than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Kingston’s typical property tax (1.99% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $2,630
Renters already here pay a median of $1,765, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ HUD Metro FMR Area): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Kingston vs. its neighbors
Kingston is the 2nd least expensive of 7 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | $476K* | — | $2,630 | — | $110,813 |
| East Rocky Hill | — | +3.1%† | $2,630 | — | $211,731 |
| Franklin | $458K* | +4.7%† | $2,680 | 17 | $124,648 |
| Heathcote | $568K* | +3.1%† | $2,640 | — | $141,295 |
| Montgomery | $795K* | +5.9%† | $2,850 | 12 | $226,771 |
| Princeton | $971K | +3.3% | $2,640 | 0 | $192,079 |
| South Brunswick | $583K* | +5.4%† | $2,550 | 292 | $150,933 |
| Rocky Hill | $753K | +4.4% | $2,240 | 0 | $148,056 |
Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.
Neighbors talk housing
What Kingston buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.