Apartments for Rent in Kensington, Contra Costa County, CA

Prices and availability in Kensington, Contra Costa County, CA were last updated on 21 Jun 2026.

The best apartment in Kensington, Contra Costa County, CA is: 364 Coventry Road.

In Kensington, 13% of the residents are renting compared to 87% owning a home, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Large-scale apartment buildings with more than 50 units represent none of Kensington's rentals, 15% are small-scale complexes with under 50 units, and 85% are single-family rentals.

The average age of rental buildings in Kensington is 0 years old, with none being newer apartment buildings completed since 2000. The average height of apartment buildings in the city is 0 stories, of which none are garden-style apartment communities, none are mid-sized buildings, and none are high-rises. These characteristics describe large-scale apartment communities of 50 apartments or more.

Rental apartments in Kensington come in a range of sizes and floorplans. Studio apartments represent 0% of units for rent, ideal for singles, renters on a budget and people who value central locations more than space. Rentals with 1-bedroom floorplans make up 0% of the total apartments in the city, while 2-bedroom floorplans represent around 0% of all rentals in Kensington. The rest are larger floorplans with 3 bedrooms or more, typically preferred by families, larger households or roommates sharing space.