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Fort Wright vs Fort Mitchell

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+74% in Fort Mitchell) and trails (3.3× in Fort Wright).

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Fort Wright, KYHomes around $342KKentucky · 5,887 people
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Fort Mitchell, KYHomes around $422KKentucky · 8,713 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 →
Fort MitchellHomes around $422K
Housing$422K typical home81% above the KY typical home Schools#4 for schools in KYof 126 towns HealthHealthier than 82%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Fort Mitchell →
The biggest differences

Where they differ most

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

Property tax bill+74%
Tax bills are bigger in Fort Mitchell
Fort Mitchell $4,546Fort Wright $2,616
Trails3.3×
Fort Wright has more miles of trail
Fort Wright 1.3 miFort Mitchell 0.4 mi
Jobs per worker2.3×
Fort Wright is more of a job hub
Fort Wright 1.99Fort Mitchell 0.88
Age 65++9.1 pts
Fort Wright has more people 65 and up
Fort Wright 20.3%Fort Mitchell 11.2%
Homeowners+12.4 pts renters
Fort Mitchell has more renters
Fort Wright 70.7%Fort Mitchell 58.3%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $640 more a month in Fort Mitchell

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 →
Fort Mitchell$2,660/mo
Typical home $422K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.27% · or rent about $1,039/mo · Housing →

The difference: $640 a month, about $7,700 a year, between Fort Mitchell and Fort Wright.

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.

Where they are

Fort Wright and Fort Mitchell share a border

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

Fort WrightFort MitchellFort WrightFort Mitchell
Fort Wright ↔ Fort Mitchell1.1 miles apart · They share a border
Who commutes between them
185 Fort Mitchell residents work in Fort Wright (4.3% of its workers)
71 Fort Wright residents work in Fort Mitchell (2.5% of its workers)
Work & commute in Fort Mitchell →
Report cards

Fort Mitchell places higher on 10 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 A−Fort MitchellSafer than 77% of U.S. towns
Schools
A−Fort WrightBetter than 84% of districts in the state A+Fort MitchellBetter than 97% of districts in the state
Health
A−Fort WrightHealthier than 76% of U.S. towns A−Fort MitchellHealthier than 82% of U.S. towns
7Fort Wright
10Fort Mitchell

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

Most new homesHousing · 77 towns #9#53 Most conserved landOutdoors · 131 towns #45#110 Highest graduation rateSchools · 120 towns #54#9 Most remote workersWork · 144 towns #46#10 Fastest growingGrowth · 143 towns #89#68 Most walkableOutdoors · 145 towns #91#71 Lowest property taxCost of living · 143 towns #121#140 Most activeHealth · 144 towns #30#13

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

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 WrightFort Mitchell
Snow a year23″23″
January low23°F23°F
July high86°F86°F
Growing season (days)188d188d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)21st20th
Outdoors & history
Fort WrightFort Mitchell
Trails1 mi0 mi
Conserved land2.5%0.5%
Settled—1910
National Register places14
Archive photos19
Famous people born here23
Community
Fort WrightFort Mitchell
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 WrightFort Mitchell
People
Population 5,887Lowest 8,713Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +2.2%Lowest KY: +3.8% +6%Highest KY: +3.8%
Median age 37.5±6.3Highest 4% below KY 36.4±4Lowest 7% below KY
Fort Wright and Fort Mitchell 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% 28%±4.8Highest KY: 22.6%
Fort Mitchell 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% 11.2%±2.3Lowest KY: 17.3%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 45.3%Lowest KY: 27.6% 47.5%Highest KY: 27.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.6%±1.9Lowest KY: 5.5% 4.9%±2.2Highest KY: 5.5%
Fort Mitchell 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 $86,310±$12kLowest 35% above KY
Fort Wright and Fort Mitchell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $328,900±$18kLowest 60% above KY $357,100±$41kHighest 74% above KY
Fort Mitchell and Fort Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,142±$125Highest 18% above KY $1,039±$102Lowest 7% above KY
Fort Wright and Fort Mitchell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,616Lowest 69% above KY $4,546Highest 194% above KY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 27%±14.9Lowest KY: 45.4% 38.5%±11.9Highest KY: 45.4%
Fort Mitchell and Fort Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 3%Lowest KY: 16.1% 8.1%Highest KY: 16.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 70.7%Highest KY: 68.3% 58.3%Lowest KY: 68.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 1974Highest 8 yrs older than KY 1971Lowest 11 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% 19.3%±6Highest KY: 10.2%
Fort Mitchell 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 5.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 6.3 miLowest 6.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.99Highest 0.88Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Cincinnati (16%)Cincinnati (14%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others 3% work in Fort Mitchell4% work in Fort Wright
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 2.5%Highest 0.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.3 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miHighest 0.1 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 4Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 44.2Lowest 51.0Highest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#4 of 126 in KY
School district —Beechwood Independent
High school in town —Beechwood High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 18.9
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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