North Kensington

Kensington, MD

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North Kensington - Kensington, MD Area Guide

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About one mile north of Kensington, North Kensington residents find themselves close to many dining, shopping, and entertainment options. Rentals here consist of a combination of homes, condos, and apartments. Urban Thrift is a cool secondhand shop that sells a little bit of everything. Take a step back in time when you browse some of the antique stores in the neighborhood, including the Hope Chest, Fareast Antiques, and the Vintage Vagabond. After a morning of shopping, grab a cup of soup and sandwich from the Old Town Market. If it’s a sweet treat you seek, head to JennyCakes Bakery for a delicious cupcake, cookie, or muffin.

Rent Trends

As of April 2026, the average apartment rent in North Kensington is $1,102 for a studio, $1,600 for one bedroom, $1,678 for two bedrooms, and $2,631 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in North Kensington has increased by 0.6% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 500 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,102/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 550 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,600/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 713 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,678/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,750 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,631/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

60 / 100

Some Public Transit

Transit

40 / 100

Moderately Drivable

Drivability

70 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

50 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 30 Minute Walk

Groceries

30 / 100

Fair Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

50 / 100

Limited Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

30 / 100

Good Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

60 / 100

Recreation

Exceptional Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

90 / 100

Good Wellness Amenity Variety Nearby

Wellness

60 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

30 / 100

Few to No Nightlife Options Nearby

Nightlife

10 / 100

Somewhat Noisy

Quiet Score

80 / 100

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Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Wheaton Regional Park
  • Brookside Gardens
  • Brookside Nature Center
  • Croydon Creek Nature Center
  • McCrillis Gardens

Airports

  • Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl
  • Washington Dulles International

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.