Kensington is a True Homes community of new single-family homes on Black Bear Street in China Grove, North Carolina, in Rowan County. It is now selling from the high $300,000s.
Several Kensingtons in This Market
The name is common here. There are separate communities called Kensington in Kernersville and Winston-Salem, plus Kensington Forest in Harrisburg, Kensington Place in Oak Ridge and Kensington Village in Mooresville. This is the China Grove one, in Rowan County. Confirm which you are looking at before you drive.
Living in China Grove
China Grove is a small Rowan County town between Salisbury and Kannapolis on I-85, and it has kept a genuine small-town main street rather than becoming a commuter subdivision. The schools are close — China Grove Middle is under a mile from the community, and the elementary school under two.
That proximity is unusual and it is a real quality-of-life difference: school runs measured in minutes, and children able to attend schools in their own town rather than being bused across a county.
Location
I-85 puts Charlotte about forty minutes south and Salisbury ten minutes north. Kannapolis, with its rebuilt downtown and the Cannon Ballers ballpark, is a short drive, and the North Carolina Research Campus is nearby.
Who It Fits
At the high $300,000s Kensington sits at the upper end of China Grove pricing, which buys a larger new home in a small town rather than a smaller one closer to Charlotte. It suits families who want the walkable-town feel and short school runs, and commuters willing to trade drive time for space.
Schools Serving Kensington
Kensington is served by China Grove Elementary School, China Grove Middle School, Carson High School. Attendance boundaries are set by the district and can change, so confirm current assignments directly before relying on them.
Search Homes in Kensington
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