Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Alexandria is one of the best-graded places in America: an A+, ranked 12th of 138 in Kentucky. Its public schools beat 92% of Kentucky towns on state tests and graduation, the median household earns $102K, and crime is low: it reports less per resident than 77% of U.S. towns. Its lowest mark, a B, is in cost of living. On civic life, just 9 of Kentucky’s 204 towns do better. Its National Register listings include Baumann House and Blau's Four Mile House. Among 142 Kentucky towns, just 7 have a higher owner-occupancy rate than Alexandria.
Where Alexandria beats most towns.
Blenk House| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Campbell Ridge Elementary | PK–5 | 661 |
| St. Mary School | K–8 | 495 |
| Campbell County Middle School | 6–8 | 1,099 |
Census counts: 381 in 1870, 10,341 in 2020. The archive holds 24 old photos and papers going back to 2020 and 4 maps from 1936 on.
8 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kentucky), ordered by how far Alexandria is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Alexandria. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi Theme parkArk Encounter
11 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
Big draw27 mi Theme parkKings Island3.5M visitors a year
11 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
13 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
12 mi Stadium & arenaTQL StadiumArk Encounter: OlinEJ, CC0 · Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Great American Ball Park: Eric Kilby profile at Flickr website, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · TQL Stadium: Cornfield948, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Alexandria, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Alexandria.
Alexandria carries less natural-hazard risk than nearly all of Kentucky (mostly inland flooding), sends many workers across the state line and has less food insecurity than most of Kentucky.
Of its 5 schools, three are listed below, each with the reason. The Campbell County school district runs its public schools. 3 public schools serve Alexandria, with 1,806 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell County Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,099 | A− |
| Bishop Brossart High School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 314 | – |
| Campbell Ridge ElementaryTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 661 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KY on state tests and graduation
The median property tax bill is $2,732, against $1,544 across Kentucky, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Alexandria’s midpoint rent is $1,195 a month, above the Kentucky town median ($930 a month) and near the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 5.4%. On the market here: a median 14 days to sell.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 94% of Kentucky towns; that rating is what its B+ for hazard risk is built on.
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Alexandria after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2009. Its FEMA hazard score is 17 of 100, below both Kentucky’s towns (48 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100). Just over two fifths of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 25%.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The level of property crime in Alexandria is 5.3 per 1,000 residents. The violent crime rate locally is 0.9 per 1,000 residents.
| Alexandria | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 5.3 per 1,000 residents | 8.3 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.9 per 1,000 residents | 1.3 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
30% of working residents cross a state line to work.
Among residents in Alexandria, 7.7% live below the poverty line. Commuting out is the norm locally: 7% of working residents work locally. The town’s mean commuting time stands at 27 minutes. The top destinations are Cincinnati (16%), Florence (4%) and Covington (4%).
| Alexandria | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $102,000 | $59,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.7% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 14% | 10% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its widest gap with Kentucky is food insecurity: 8.9% of its 7,753 adults worry about having enough food, against 15.5% statewide. Against the 8,245 U.S. towns with household incomes like Alexandria’s, it is healthier than 54%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
For adults in Alexandria, the share who smoke cigarettes is 15%. Among adults locally, 17% say their health is fair or poor and 21% get no exercise outside work.
| Alexandria | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 8.9% | 16% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 23% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 27% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Alexandria | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.9% | 15.5% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 5.6% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The range runs from 24° on a January night to 86° on a July afternoon, with about 23 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median household earns $102,239, against $63,726 across Kentucky, one input to its A− for jobs and income.
College graduates make up 35% of adults 25 and older, against 28% across Kentucky. No broad age group is more than 4 points off the Kentucky average. Since 2020, Alexandria has grown 6.2%, to 10,994 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. In Alexandria, a quarter of residents are under 18.
| Alexandria | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 25% | 22% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 26% | 29% |
| Median age | 37.9 years | 37.6 years | 40.5 years |
53% women, 47% men
About 87 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.2 points). Across Kentucky, 50.5% of residents are women.
| Alexandria | KY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.2% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.6% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.4% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.9% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.5% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.7% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.6% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.8% | 10.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.3% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.7% | 11.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.9% | 32.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.1% | 19.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.1% | 16.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.2% | 11.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Alexandria Community Park, at 71 acres with 1.4 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. 1.6 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. In Alexandria, the density of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Alexandria | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.9% | 1.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Alexandria Community Park | 1.4 mi | 71 |
| 2. Tribute Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
13 within 15 miles of the center of Alexandria
About 6 of every 100 Alexandria residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Kentucky.
8,477 counted in 2010 and 10,341 in 2020; an estimated 10,994 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 6.2% since 2020, after 22% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
8 places in Alexandria on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Kentucky, United States
Alexandria is a home rule-class city in Campbell County, Kentucky, in the United States. Along with Newport, it is one of the dual seats of the county. The population was 10,341 at the 2020 census.
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2 towns share a border with Alexandria.
| Town | KY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria | #12 | A+ | B | A− | A | B+ |
| Cold Spring | #27 | A− | B− | B− | A | B− |
| Claryville | #18 | A | B+ | — | A | B |
Claryville reports no FBI crime data of its own. Compare Alexandria with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Alexandria grades A+ overall, better than 96% of U.S. towns and #12 of 138 in Kentucky. It grades B+ for health, A− for safety and A for schools.
Yes, by national standards. Alexandria reports less crime per resident than 77% of U.S. towns, an A− Safety Grade: 10 violent and 58 property crimes in 2025.
That is 4.2 years of the area's median household income ($81,120 across the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
2 notable people were born here, including Ciara Bravo and John Brannen.
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