Best PlacesFort Mitchell, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fort Mitchell, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Fort Mitchell ranks 35,066th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Health outcomes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on quiet.
The best neighborhoods in Fort Mitchell
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Fort Mitchell's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fort Mitchell ranks high
- QuietBetter than 89% of towns
- Cheap childcare$537 a month, better than 88% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 87% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 85% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 83% of towns
Where Fort Mitchell ranks low
- Health outlookBetter than only 7% of towns
- Short commute36.6 minutes each way, better than only 10% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 10% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 11% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fort Mitchell
A household needs to earn about $34,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fort Mitchell home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $59,014, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Fort Mitchell's effective rate of 0.41%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Fort Mitchell
Fort Mitchell runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Fort Mitchell.
Who works in Fort Mitchell, and how
Work in Fort Mitchell centers on retail trade and transportation & warehousing. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Fort Mitchell
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fort Mitchell.
What the weather is like in Fort Mitchell, month by month
Fort Mitchell sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 39° | 28° |
| April | 74° | 59° | 45° |
| July | 90° | 78° | 68° |
| October | 74° | 61° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Fort Mitchell
The nearest airport, Lynchburg Regional/Preston Glenn Field, is about 60 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Richmond International, about 64 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fort Mitchell
Schools across Fort Mitchell average a B, better than 69% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Victoria ElementaryB · 47% proficient
- Kenbridge ElementaryC · 30% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lunenburg MiddleB · 44% proficient
Top high schools
- Central HighA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fort Mitchell school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fort Mitchell measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Fort Mitchell against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fort Mitchell
Is Fort Mitchell a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fort Mitchell ranks 35,066th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, affordable childcare, and low property taxes, and lowest on health outcomes and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fort Mitchell expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $138,377. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $59,014 median income, cost of living beats 34% of towns.
Is Fort Mitchell safe?
Fort Mitchell is safer than 18% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $450 per resident a year.
Compare Fort Mitchell with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fort Mitchell. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fort Mitchell represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Fort Mitchell detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fort Mitchell: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fort Mitchell: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fort Mitchell: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fort Mitchell: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fort Mitchell detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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