Kenton County, Kentucky — cities by momentum

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9 cities tracked, ranked by composite momentum.

9
Cities tracked
139,583
Combined population
$327,387
Median home (county)
8
Rising / Hot

Kenton County, Kentucky has 9 tracked cities with a combined population of 139,583. The median home value across these cities is $327,387.

The highest-momentum city in the county is Independence, with a composite score of 72 (Rising) — median home $327,387, +2.8% year over year.

The most affordable city tracked here is Covington at $222,119.

Independence

pop 30,196
72
Rising$327,387 · +2.8%

Taylor Mill

pop 7,116
70
Rising$280,190 · +2.7%

Fort Wright

pop 6,096
70
Rising$342,801 · +2.9%

Villa Hills

pop 7,763
68
Rising$399,011 · +1.1%

Covington

pop 41,611
66
Rising$222,119 · -0.1%

Fort Mitchell

pop 8,766
66
Rising$405,934 · +2.6%

Edgewood

pop 8,526
66
Rising$373,396 · +2.4%

Erlanger

pop 20,172
65
Rising$248,395 · +0.3%

Elsmere

pop 9,337
51
Stable$226,304 · -5.8%

Sources: Zillow ZHVI, Zillow ZORI, US Census place population.

Climate & natural-disaster risk

Winter (Jan)
42° / 26°
avg high / low
Summer (Jul)
86° / 66°
avg high / low
Sunny days/yr
188
~52% of year
Annual precip
50″ rain
12″ snow
Disaster risk (1=very low, 5=very high)
Hurricane
Very low
Tornado
High
Wildfire
Very low
Earthquake
Moderate
Flood
High

State-level averages from NOAA Climate Normals (1991-2020) and FEMA National Risk Index. City-level conditions can vary significantly within a state.