US Metro Real Estate Intelligence
Rankings/Kingston, NY

Kingston, NY

ElevatedTier 1CBSA 28740Compare
Risk Rank: #17 of 274Month: 2026-06Score change (12m): +11
65score
Composite risk percentile vs 274 metros (higher = higher risk)

Executive Summary

Kingston's housing market shows elevated risk, ranking 17th of 274 metros. The market recently entered Expansion. Current conditions are balanced with stable liquidity. Broad-based growth with healthy fundamentals.

Kingston experienced a market correction from late 2022 through early 2023. The market has since normalized and entered Expansion.

Inventory is roughly flat (-3% YoY) with homes selling at a normal pace — a balanced market.

Rent growth is roughly keeping pace with price appreciation, suggesting valuations are not stretched.

Cycle Phase

RecoveryExpansionHypersupplyRecession
2 months in current phase·from Expansion

Normal growth conditions with balanced fundamentals

20192020202120222023202420252026

Key Dynamics

Risk is primarily driven by permit growth and affordability, while migration provides the most support.

Top Drivers

Permit Growthp97
YoY permit change
Affordabilityp84
Mortgage payment / income
Employmentp81
12-month employment change (risk inverted)

Market Signals

Inventory is roughly flat (-3% YoY) with homes selling at a normal pace — a balanced market.

Liquidity

Stable
Active Listings YoY
-2.7%p45
Days on Market YoY
-2.2%p43
Months in status2
Data through Jun 2026

Valuation

Balanced
Rent vs. Price Growth
+3.2%p93
Months in status2
Data through Jun 2026Rent growth vs price growth (rent support). Note: Affordability and Valuation measure different structural dimensions and can diverge.
Factor Details
Lower riskHigher risk
Low RiskBelow AvgNeutralElevatedHigh Risk
Price MomentumElevated
+2.0%p71

12-month HPI change — higher = overheating

Permit GrowthHigh Risk
+90.7%p97

YoY permit change — higher = supply pressure

Permits per CapitaNeutral
3.38p41

Permits per 1,000 residents — higher = overbuilding risk

AffordabilityHigh Risk
0.34p84

Mortgage payment / income — higher = more burdened

EmploymentHigh Risk
-0.3%p81

12-month employment change (risk inverted)

MigrationLow Risk
+$207Kp14

Net AGI migration (risk inverted)

National Context

Credit Conditions

Credit Regime

Stable

Normal expansion. Credit is available, transactions are healthy — no constraints on current growth momentum.

Bank Lending Standards
N/ANormal
Rate Change (YoY)
-5 bpsNormal
Mortgage Risk Premium
+194 bpsElevated
Stable for 10 quartersData through 2026-Q3

Supply Pipeline

Supply Regime

Accumulating

Supply pipeline is building up while credit remains available. New units are accumulating in the system — watch for delivery pressure in coming quarters.

Pipeline Ratio
0.90Elevated
Completion-Permit Divergence
-3.1 ppNormal
Accumulating for 5 quartersData through 2026-Q2
Local Signals

Metro Permit Activity

Permit Activity

Surge
YoY Permit Growth
+90.7%Far above norm

Raw signal — not the composite percentile

Relative to 2016–2019 norms for this metro

Based on limited permit volume

Permit activity is surging and demand is absorbing it. Both sides of the market are running hot — monitor for overheating if liquidity shifts.

Employment Concentration

Employment

Moderate
Largest SectorGovernment 23.4%
QCEW 2024 annual averages
Internal Structure

County-level structural analysis.

County-level structural analysis is not available for this metro due to fewer than 3 qualifying counties.

Score History
MonthScore
2026-0564
2025-1266
2025-1057
2025-0854
2025-0654
2025-0454
2025-0250
2025-0147
2024-1155
2024-0968
2024-0662
2024-0562
2024-0365
2024-0266
2023-1258
2023-1164
2023-0945
2023-0845
2023-0649
2023-0555
2023-0351
2023-0153
2022-1160
2022-0964
2022-0859
2022-0648
2022-0346
2022-0246
2021-1246
2021-0956
2021-0749
2021-0452
2021-0265
2020-1170
2020-1070
2020-0868
2020-0554
2020-0365
2019-1266
2019-1166
2019-0966
2019-0867
2019-0668
2019-0568
2019-0367
2019-0165
Data Vintages
Price (HPI)2026-Q1
Permits2026-06
Income2024
Employment2026-06
Migration2023