A town of 5,887. A typical home worth about $342K.
The 3 things Fort Wright does most differently from other towns.
Where Fort Wright’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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The typical Fort Wright home is worth about $342,000, up 2.1% in a year, 47% above the Kentucky typical home.
Fort Wright beats the Kentucky average on 4 of 5 CDC measures and trails it on 0.
| What stands out | Fort Wright | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.9% | 18.9% |
| More adults seeing a dentist | 67.9% | 58.1% |
Most working residents leave Fort Wright for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Cincinnati (16%), Covington (9%) and Florence (7%). Half commute less than 6 miles.
1.3 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.
The public schools Fort Wright’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 84% of Kentucky’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Agnes School Private | K–8 | 374 |
Fort Wright reports less crime per resident than 84% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 21% of U.S. communities.
Fort Wright has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 24°, and about 23 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
1 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.
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Fort Wright is a home rule-class city in Kenton County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 5,851 at the 2020 census. It is a suburb of the Cincinnati metropolitan area.
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6 towns share a border with Fort Wright.