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In Kingston (Massachusetts), unemployment is 2.5% (2024).

At the end of 2020, Kingston had a population of 5,700. Kingston had an unemployment rate of 2.51% at the end of 2024. Kingston was home to 128 foreign residents at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0727 sources

Population5,700people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020
Median gross salary4,836EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables
Median rent1,481EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records
Unemployment rate2.51%country median 4.6% — 45% belowOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)
Recorded crime895.7offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 44% belowOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean5.57µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EPA AQS annual monitor concentrations, 2024

Lower unemployment than 88% of American cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 76% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 85% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Kingston?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in Kingston.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Kingston recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet18Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan19Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,446 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)5Official
Median monthly rent1,481 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records4Official
Recorded property crimes99 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)10Official

Is Kingston a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker41%strong on work, weak on legal route · range 32–50%
Skilled employee67%strong on work, weak on education · range 58–76%
Student40%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 30–50%
Family61%strong on family, weak on education · range 52–70%
Retirement37%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 26–48%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

2.2% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 128 of 5,700 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Kingston is 2.5%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median gross salary4,836 EUR/month31 Dec 20202024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1Official
Unemployment rate2.51 %country median 4.6%31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official

What does a salary buy in Kingston?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Kingston median gross pay: €4,836 (2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables, 2020-12-31).
Left over each month€2,188of €3,716 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€3,716
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €1,446
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€2,188
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Kingston Salary needed to live in Kingston

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Kingston. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Kingston. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Physicians per 100,000 residents192 per 100,00031 Dec 2023Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release6Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Kingston when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesKingston highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Kingston highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
Kingston1,995
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents895.7 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting11Official
Recorded violent crimes14 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)10Official

Mobility and administration

Kingston's nearest airport was EWB, 40 km away and offered 3 direct destinations.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport3 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights13Official
Distance to the nearest major airport40 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports14Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)EWB3 Aug 2026OurAirports14Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Kingston. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies
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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
Open official information
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Kingston.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from −0.3°C in January to 23.3°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 121.7 mm in January and 88.6 mm in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Kingston is 5.6 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean5.57 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual monitor concentrations, 20249Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by monthJan 5 · Feb 6 · Mar 9.5 · Apr 15.11 · May 20.61 · Jun 25.83 · Jul 28.89 · Aug 27.94 · Sep 24.28 · Oct 18.56 · Nov 12.83 · Dec 7.72 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information12Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -5.67 · Feb -4.83 · Mar -1.67 · Apr 3.56 · May 8.83 · Jun 14.5 · Jul 17.83 · Aug 17.33 · Sep 13.78 · Oct 7.67 · Nov 2.44 · Dec -2.06 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information12Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -0.333 · Feb 0.556 · Mar 3.89 · Apr 9.33 · May 14.72 · Jun 20.17 · Jul 23.33 · Aug 22.61 · Sep 19.06 · Oct 13.11 · Nov 7.67 · Dec 2.83 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information12Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 121.7 · Feb 107.7 · Mar 147.3 · Apr 119.1 · May 94.23 · Jun 96.52 · Jul 88.65 · Aug 92.2 · Sep 108.5 · Oct 127.3 · Nov 112 · Dec 125.2 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information12Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Quincy ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Markham (Canada) ±2.0 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±2.0 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±2.0 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±2.0 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±2.3 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Kingston covered an area of 12.5 km² at the end of 2025. Kingston's population density measured 474.3 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area12.46 km²31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)15Official
Foreign-resident share2.17 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official
Foreign residents128 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official
Population density474.3 people/km²31 Dec 2024Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official
Population5,700 people31 Dec 2020U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 202017Official
Population covered by crime statistics14,615 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)10Official

Alternatives for people set on Kingston

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Duxbury as a Kingston alternative in the same region

7 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Median gross pay, city: €8,495 Duxbury vs €4,836 Kingston+76%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 345 Duxbury vs 896 Kingston−61%
  • Unemployment: 3.4% Duxbury vs 2.5% Kingston+37%
  • Residents: 1,896 Duxbury vs 5,700 Kingston−67%
  • Foreign residents: 2.6% Duxbury vs 2.2% Kingston+20%
Full comparisonMore about Duxbury

North Bethesda as a Kingston alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 632 km, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 2.2% Kingston+1475%
  • Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 5,700 Kingston+779%
  • Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 2.5% Kingston+45%
  • Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €4,836 Kingston+27%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,458 (2025) North Bethesda vs 896 (2024) Kingstonno percentage
Full comparisonMore about North Bethesda

Cities near Kingston

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Plymouth 6.1 km away
Rent
1,691 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
3,834 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Duxbury 7.0 km away
Salary
8,495 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Halifax 11.2 km away
Rent
1,667 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
5,050 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Hanover 15.2 km away
Rent
1,705 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
6,308 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Middleborough 18.0 km away
Rent
1,576 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
4,111 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Middleborough Center 19.3 km away
Rent
1,605 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
3,771 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Norwell 19.6 km away
Rent
2,046 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
6,582 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Sandy Oaks5,698 residentsDos Palos5,697 residentsDeWitt5,704 residentsLucerne Valley5,694 residentsMcKees Rocks5,694 residentsBrookhaven5,707 residents

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Kingston?

The unemployment rate is 2.51 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Kingston?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5.57 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: EPA AQS annual monitor concentrations, 2024.

How safe is Kingston?

Police recorded 895.7 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in Kingston?

The published population is 5,700 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Kingston?

128 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Kingston a good place to live?

Kingston may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Kingston?

Plymouth, Duxbury, Halifax, Hanover, Hanson are near Kingston. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {Kingston (Massachusetts), United States: population, rent},
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  3. ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25031 (Median Gross Rent by Bedrooms) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
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