Kensington, New York

About Kensington

Kensington is a small town in southeastern New York counting 1,204 people who proudly call it home.

Kensington holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.25 square miles, giving it a compact, walkable footprint at roughly 4,816 residents per square mile.

📰 Kensington News Today

• How a Choreographer Lives on $55,000 in Kensington, Brooklyn The New York Times · Mar 9
• 4 Brooklyn Districts Selected For Affordable Housing Fast Track Patch · Oct 1
• Excavation Underway For 545 Coney Island Avenue In Kensington, Brooklyn New York YIMBY · Jul 30
• NYC storms: PS 230 in Kensington, Brooklyn houses one of city's safe overnight locations ABC7 New York · Jul 28
• Caught on camera: Branch hurled through Kensington apartment window injures 6-year-old News12 | Brooklyn · Mar 18

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What Makes Kensington Unique

• One of 6 places in the US named Kensington — but the New York one has a character all its own.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.25 sq mi.
• Positioned in southeastern New York, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 1 miles.

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