Best PlacesFritz, KY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Fritz, 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.
Fritz ranks 48,985th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Fritz
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.
Fritz's strengths and weaknesses
Where Fritz ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 88% of towns
- Cheap childcare$545 a month, better than 88% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 84% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 80% of towns
Where Fritz ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 1% of towns
- Household income$41,772 median, better than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- School gradeD, better than only 5% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Fritz
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Fritz home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $41,772, 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 Fritz's effective rate of 0.16%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Fritz
Fritz runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Fritz.
Who works in Fritz, and how
Work in Fritz centers on education and public administration. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 92%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Fritz
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Fritz.
What the weather is like in Fritz, month by month
Fritz sees roughly 72 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 36° | 27° |
| April | 72° | 58° | 46° |
| July | 87° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 73° | 60° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Fritz
The nearest airport, Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field, is about 56 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International, about 124 miles away.
The best schools in and around Fritz
Schools across Fritz average a D, better than 5% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- North Magoffin ElementaryD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Herald Whitaker Middle SchoolD− · 18% proficient
Top high schools
- Magoffin County High SchoolD− · 14% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Fritz school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Fritz 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 Fritz against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Fritz
Is Fritz a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Fritz ranks 48,985th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, a strong job market, and affordable childcare, and lowest on thin health care access and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Fritz expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $151,900. The overall cost of living runs about 22% below the national average. Set against a $41,772 median income, cost of living beats 5% of towns.
Is Fritz safe?
Fritz is safer than 48% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $278 per resident a year.
Compare Fritz with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Fritz. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Fritz 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.
Fritz detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Fritz: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Fritz: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Fritz: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Fritz: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Fritz 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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