Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every Kentucky ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Safety

A−Fort WrightSafer than 84% of U.S. towns BBellevueSafer than 64% of U.S. towns

Schools

A−Fort WrightBetter than 84% of districts in the state DBellevueBetter than 6% of districts in the state

Health

A−Fort WrightHealthier than 76% of U.S. towns BBellevueHealthier than 64% of U.S. towns

10Fort Wright

6Bellevue

Lists won, of 18 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

Most walkableOutdoors · 145 towns #91#5 Most conserved landOutdoors · 131 towns #45#95 Most affordableCost of living · 143 towns #127#81 Fastest growingGrowth · 143 towns #89#133 SafestSafety · 118 towns #21#54 Highest incomeIncome · 145 towns #15#51 Lowest obesityHealth · 144 towns #15#44 Most remote workersWork · 144 towns #46#22

Left end = #1 in Kentucky. Showing the lists where the towns are furthest apart. All of Fort Wright’s rankings →

Monthly cost

A typical home costs $510 more a month in Fort Wright

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Down paymentRate%

Fort Wright$2,020/mo

Typical home $342K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.80% · or rent about $1,142/mo · Housing →

Bellevue$1,510/mo

Typical home $244K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.12% · or rent about $1,265/mo · Housing →

The difference: $510 a month, about $6,100 a year, between Fort Wright and Bellevue.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

Fort WrightBellevue

Snow a year23″23″

January low23°F 23°F

July high86°F 86°F

Growing season (days)188d 188d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)21st 37th

Outdoors & history

Fort WrightBellevue

Trails1 mi 1 mi

Conserved land2.5%0.9%

National Register places1 9

Archive photos1 12

Famous people born here2 9

Community

Fort WrightBellevue

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

5 miles apart

And the people who already live in one and work in the other.

Fort WrightBellevue

Fort Wright ↔ Bellevue5.0 miles apart

Who commutes between them

44 Bellevue residents work in Fort Wright (1.4% of its workers)

Work & commute in Bellevue →

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs Kentucky average

Fort WrightBellevue

People

Population 5,887Highest 5,636Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.2%Highest KY: +3.8% -6.8%Lowest KY: +3.8%

Median age 37.5±6.3Highest 4% below KY 35.2±2.6Lowest 10% below KY

Fort Wright and Bellevue are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 20.2%±5Highest KY: 22.6% 16.2%±4.2Lowest KY: 22.6%

Fort Wright and Bellevue are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 20.3%±3.8Highest KY: 17.3% 13.6%±3.1Lowest KY: 17.3%

Fort Wright and Bellevue are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 45.3%Highest KY: 27.6% 43.5%Lowest KY: 27.6%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.6%±1.9Lowest KY: 5.5% 5.5%±2.8Highest KY: 5.5%

Bellevue and Fort Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $105,024±$26kHighest 65% above KY $71,166±$7kLowest 12% above KY

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $328,900±$18kHighest 60% above KY $206,500±$34kLowest about the KY average

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,142±$125Lowest 18% above KY $1,265±$169Highest 31% above KY

Bellevue and Fort Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Property taxmedian, yearly $2,616Highest 69% above KY $2,318Lowest 50% above KY

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 27%±14.9Lowest KY: 45.4% 61.2%±16.1Highest KY: 45.4%

Below poverty line 3%Lowest KY: 16.1% 11.4%Highest KY: 16.1%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 70.7%Highest KY: 68.3% 70.1%Lowest KY: 68.3%

Typical home builtmedian year 1974Highest 8 yrs older than KY 1938Lowest 44 yrs older than KY

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 20 minHighest 19% below KY 19 minLowest 21% below KY

Work from home 12.6%±3.6Lowest KY: 10.2% 15.1%±4.3Highest KY: 10.2%

Bellevue and Fort Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Work in townworking residents 4.3%Lowest 5%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 6.3 miLowest 7.3 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.99Highest 0.43Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Cincinnati (16%)Cincinnati (22%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Bellevue1% work in Fort Wright

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 2.5%Highest 0.9%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 1.3 miHighest 0.5 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 0.6 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 4Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 44.2Lowest 110Highest

Schools

Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#116 of 126 in KY

School district —Bellevue Independent

High school in town —Bellevue High School

Students per teacherat that high school — 13.0

Kentucky average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

Fort Wright vs Bellevue

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

Fort Wright places higher on 10 of 18 KY lists

A typical home costs $510 more a month in Fort Wright

What daily life feels like in each

5 miles apart

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