Northeast

Kingston

Ulster County, NY

Population

24,018

Walk Score

86 · Very Walkable

Median rent

$1,232

Median home value

$247,800

Kingston is a city in and the county seat of Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 24,069 at the 2020 census, while the Kingston metropolitan statistical area had 177,749 residents. It is at the confluence of Rondout Creek and the Hudson River, 91 miles (146 km) north of New York City and 59 miles (95 km) south of Albany. The city's metropolitan area is grouped with the New York metropolitan area around Manhattan by the United States Census Bureau.

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On the National Register

Historic districts

  • AME Zion Church of Kingston and Mt. Zion Cemetery · listed 2021
  • Chestnut Street Historic District · listed 1985
  • Clinton Avenue Historic District · listed 1970
  • Kingston City Almshouse · listed 2018
  • Kingston Stockade District · listed 1975
  • Rondout-West Strand Historic District · listed 1979
  • St. Joseph's Parish Complex · listed 2024

Notable landmarks

  • Boice House · listed 2001
  • Brooklyn and Queens Transit Trolley No. 1000
  • Charles D. & Elizabeth Lantry House · listed 2025
  • Chichester House · listed 2001
  • Community Theatre · listed 1979
  • Cordts Mansion · listed 2007
  • Dutch Church, Old, Parsonage · listed 2001
  • Fitch Bluestone Company Office · listed 2016
  • Forsyth, James and Mary, House · listed 2003
  • Fuller Shirt Company Factory · listed 2018
  • House at 184 Albany Avenue · listed 2002
  • House at 272 Albany Avenue · listed 2021
  • House at 313 Albany Avenue · listed 2002
  • House at 322 Albany Avenue · listed 2002
  • House at 356 Albany Avenue · listed 2002
  • K. WHITTELSEY (Tugboat) · listed 2002
  • Kenyon, William, House · listed 2001
  • Kingston Barrel Factory · listed 2024
  • Kingston City Hall · listed 1971
  • Kingston City Library · listed 1995
  • Kingston Gas and Electric Co. Building · listed 2021
  • Kingston/Rondout 2 Lighthouse · listed 1979
  • Kirkland Hotel · listed 2002
  • Palen, Frank A., House · listed 2005
  • Pilgrim Furniture Company Factory · listed 2018
  • …and 16 more

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