KingstonIL
A town of 1,103, settled in 1835.
Is Kingston a good place to live?
Kingston’s best subject grade is an A for safety; its weakest is a C for walkability. On safety, just 35 of Illinois’ 405 towns do better. Kingston’s average trip to work is 33 minutes, where Illinois’ towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Kingston's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 83% of U.S. towns. Kingston has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Kingston stand out
Where Kingston beats most towns.
1,103 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Kingston grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Kingston is from typical.
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Moving to Kingston: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Kingston, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Kingston.
Kingston reports less crime per resident than 94% of U.S. towns
Kingston’s property crime rate is 1.8 per 1,000 residents, below both the Illinois town median (7.9) and the median of U.S. towns (9.9). Kingston’s violent crime rate is 0 per 1,000 residents.
| Kingston | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.8 per 1,000 residents | 7.9 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 1 | 1.6 |
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Kingston’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Kingston for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Kingston has added 63 jobs, to 191 in 2023. The top destinations are DeKalb (10%), Rockford (7%) and Sycamore (6%).
| Kingston | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Kingston, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Kingston has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 13° and about 39 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Residents of Kingston are healthier than 63% of U.S. towns
Kingston beats the Illinois average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 21% of adults binge drink in Kingston.
| Kingston | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 78% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Kingston | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| More adults with depression | 23.6% | 19.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Kingston’s typical home value is about $326K
The typical Kingston home is worth about $326,000, up 7.3% in a year, 10% above the Illinois typical home. The median rent in Kingston is $995 a month.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Kingston
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 58% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Illinois Railway Museum and 21 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Kingston. Close and well known come first.
15 mi MuseumIllinois Railway Museum
21 mi Stadium & arenaBMO Center
12 mi TheatreEgyptian Theatre, DeKalb
26 mi Theme parkSanta's Village Amusement & Water Park
20 mi GardenAnderson Japanese Gardens
12 mi MuseumEllwood HousePhoto credits
Illinois Railway Museum: The original uploader was Slambo at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · BMO Center: SimLibrarian, CC0 · Egyptian Theatre, DeKalb: Andy McMurray, CC BY 2.5 · Santa's Village Amusement & Water Park: Martin Lewison from The Hague, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Anderson Japanese Gardens: M. Readey, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ellwood House: Paul R. Burley, CC0
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Everything we know about Kingston
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Kingston
About 7 of every 100 Kingston residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
99% of working residents leave Kingston for work
Where Kingston’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Kingston
Village in Illinois, United States
Kingston is a village in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,108 at the 2020 census, down from 1,164 at the 2010 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1835
- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 794 ft
- ZIP code
- 60145
Questions about Kingston
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Kingston, IL expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.