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Median Home Price in Kensington, CA

The median home value in Kensington, CA is $1,501,447 as of 2026-07-31, up 3.32% from a year earlier.

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Median Home Value

$1,501,447

Year-over-Year

+3.32%

Population

5,398

Kensington ranks #50 of 396 California cities tracked here by median home value, and sits 96.1% above the state's city median of $765,555. It sits in Contra Costa County, where the county-wide median is $781,899.

Housing affordability in Kensington

Median household income in Kensington is $237,130, so the typical home value is about 6.3× annual household income. This is a simple price-to-income benchmark rather than a monthly payment estimate; it does not account for mortgage rates, down payments, taxes or insurance.

Household income comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's ACS 5-Year Estimates, table B19013 (how the affordability measure works).

Crime in Kensington

Kensington police recorded a violent crime rate of 111 per 100,000 residents in 2024 — around the middle of the range for reporting cities. Property crime runs at 1,241 per 100,000.

Reported by the city's own police department to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program (what this covers).

Common questions about Kensington

What is the average home price in Kensington, CA?

People often call this an average home price, but the figure shown here is Zillow's typical home value (ZHVI), not a simple arithmetic average. In Kensington, that value is $1,501,447. That's up 3.32% from a year earlier. It is about 96.1% above the typical California city tracked here.

Is Kensington expensive compared to the surrounding area?

Homes in Kensington are more expensive than Contra Costa County as a whole, where the median is $781,899 — a difference of about 92.0%.

Is Kensington affordable?

Median household income here is $237,130, so the typical home value is about 6.3× annual household income. This ratio is a broad comparison measure, not a mortgage-payment estimate.

Is Kensington a safe place to live?

Kensington police reported 111 violent crimes per 100,000 residents, covering a population of about 5,398. Crime rates are one input among many — they vary block to block within a city, and this figure is a citywide average.