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Fort Wright vs Covington

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (14.9× in Covington) and home values (+76% in Fort Wright).

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Fort Wright, KYHomes around $342KKentucky · 5,887 people
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Covington, KYA history townKentucky · 41,110 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Fort WrightHomes around $342K
Housing$342K typical home47% above the KY typical home HealthHealthier than 76%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates Work5,605 jobsbased in Fort Wright, a regional job hub All about Fort Wright →
CovingtonA history town
HistorySettled in 181552 places on the National Register Outdoors#3 most trails in KY19 miles of trails across 15 parks and preserves Famous people53 notable peopleborn in Covington All about Covington →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Trails14.9×
Covington has more miles of trail
Covington 19.4 miFort Wright 1.3 mi
Home values+76%
Homes cost more in Fort Wright
Fort Wright $328,900Covington $187,300
Size7×
Covington is the bigger place
Covington 41,110Fort Wright 5,887
Household income+72%
Households in Fort Wright earn more
Fort Wright $105,024Covington $61,166
Homeowners+18.9 pts renters
Covington has more renters
Fort Wright 70.7%Covington 51.8%
Typical home built27 yrs
Covington’s homes are older
Fort Wright 1974Covington 1947
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $670 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.

Fort Wright$2,020/mo
Typical home $342K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.80% · or rent about $1,142/mo · Housing →
Covington$1,350/mo
Typical home $219K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.11% · or rent about $1,006/mo · Housing →

The difference: $670 a month, about $8,000 a year, between Fort Wright and Covington.

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.

Report cards

Fort Wright places higher on 13 of 20 KY lists

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 CCovingtonSafer than 32% of U.S. towns
Schools
A−Fort WrightBetter than 84% of districts in the state BCovingtonBetter than 57% of districts in the state
Health
A−Fort WrightHealthier than 76% of U.S. towns C−CovingtonHealthier than 19% of U.S. towns
13Fort Wright
7Covington

Lists won, of 20 where both are ranked. Ties go to nobody.

SafestSafety · 118 towns #21#96 Fewest smokersHealth · 144 towns #22#103 Most trailsOutdoors · 81 towns #47#3 Fewest uninsuredHealth · 144 towns #15#90 HealthiestHealth · 144 towns #24#91 Most walkableOutdoors · 145 towns #91#24 Lowest depressionHealth · 144 towns #16#82 Most affordableCost of living · 143 towns #127#68

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

Where they are

Fort Wright and Covington share a border

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

Fort WrightCovingtonFort WrightCovington
Fort Wright ↔ Covington1.1 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
409 Covington residents work in Fort Wright (2.1% of its workers)
253 Fort Wright residents work in Covington (9% of its workers)
Work & commute in Covington →
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 WrightCovington
Snow a year23″23″
January low23°F23°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)188d188d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)21st76th
Outdoors & history
Fort WrightCovington
Trails1 mi19 mi
Conserved land2.5%9.6%
Settled—1815
National Register places152
Archive photos118
Famous people born here253
Community
Fort WrightCovington
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

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.

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.

Fort WrightCovington
People
Population 5,887Lowest 41,110Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.2%Highest KY: +3.8% +0.8%Lowest KY: +3.8%
Median age 37.5±6.3Lowest 4% below KY 37.6±1.2Highest 4% below KY
Covington and Fort Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 20.2%±5Lowest KY: 22.6% 20.4%±1.6Highest KY: 22.6%
Covington and Fort Wright 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% 14.6%±1.3Lowest KY: 17.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 45.3%Highest KY: 27.6% 32.2%Lowest KY: 27.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.6%±1.9Lowest KY: 5.5% 5.1%±1.1Highest KY: 5.5%
Covington 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 $61,166±$4kLowest 4% below KY
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $328,900±$18kHighest 60% above KY $187,300±$11kLowest 9% below KY
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,142±$125Highest 18% above KY $1,006±$57Lowest 4% above KY
Fort Wright and Covington 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 $2,085Lowest 35% above KY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 27%±14.9Lowest KY: 45.4% 49.2%±4.5Highest KY: 45.4%
Below poverty line 3%Lowest KY: 16.1% 20.8%Highest KY: 16.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 70.7%Highest KY: 68.3% 51.8%Lowest KY: 68.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Highest 8 yrs older than KY 1947Lowest 35 yrs older than KY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 20 minLowest 19% below KY 22 minHighest 9% below KY
Work from home 12.6%±3.6Lowest KY: 10.2% 14.1%±2.3Highest KY: 10.2%
Covington 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 12.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 6.3 miLowest 7.3 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.99Highest 0.96Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Cincinnati (16%)Cincinnati (15%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 9% work in Covington2% work in Fort Wright
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.5%Lowest 9.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 1.3 miLowest 19.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 1.4 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 15Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 44.2Lowest 74.5Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#112 of 126 in KY
School district —Covington Independent · Kenton County
High school in town —Holmes High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 13.4
Kentucky average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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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.

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