KY area data
Fort Knox, KY
Fort Knox, KY.
Population: 8,836 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 396.0 (+2.4% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 90.2 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 13.2¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $14.20/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 1
- Elementary schools
- 0
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- iceStorm, lightning, strongWind, coldWave, hail
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 55.1 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 41
- Days with Good air quality
- 129
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 3
- Nearest national park
- Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park (27 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Godman Army Air Field (FTK) (1 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Godman Army Air Field (FTK) (1 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 22
- Avg hospital rating
- 2.7 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.2 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,976
- Mean commute to work
- 12 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 89.2%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 37,523
- Average weekly wage
- $957
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 391
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