Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Crittenden gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $283K for a typical one, or 3.5 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income. It grades C+ overall, 74th of 138 graded towns in Kentucky. Only 18 of Kentucky’s 237 towns score lower on walkability. Crittenden's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 96% of U.S. towns. Only 6 of the 142 Kentucky towns we compare have a lower share of residents 65 or older than Crittenden.
Where Crittenden beats most towns.
Where Crittenden’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kentucky), ordered by how far Crittenden is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 250 in 1850, a low of 185 in 1920, 4,023 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1950 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Crittenden, 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 Crittenden.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 82% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Grant County school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crittenden-Mt. Zion ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 387 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KY on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Crittenden for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in Crittenden grew to 552 in 2023, 88 more than in 2013. Crittenden’s average trip to work is 26 minutes, against 22 minutes in Kentucky’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns.
| Crittenden | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 15% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 9.5% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Against the 8,110 U.S. towns with household incomes like Crittenden’s, it is healthier than 55%, so its C isn’t only a matter of income. Within Kentucky it is healthier than 56% of the 141 graded towns: much of Kentucky scores lower on these measures.
75% of adults had a checkup this year in Crittenden, where Kentucky’s towns sit at 79% and U.S. towns at 79%. 42% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Crittenden. Crittenden beats the Kentucky average on 8 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
| Crittenden | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 79% | 79% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 40% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| What stands out | Crittenden | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.9% | 18.9% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 6.2% | 8.2% |
| More uninsured adults | 7.1% | 5.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The typical Crittenden home is worth about $283,000, up 3.6% in a year, 23% above the Kentucky typical home. 58% of Crittenden households own their home.
| Crittenden | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 58% | 59% | 73% |
| Median rent | $934 a month | $933 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Crittenden has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 23° and about 23 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0.1 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Grant County Park, at 51 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Grant County Park | — | 51 |
| 2. Curtis Gates Lloyd Wildlife Management Area | — | 41 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Crittenden. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi Theme parkArk Encounter
22 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
22 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
23 mi MuseumCreation Museum1.2M visitors a year
24 mi Stadium & arenaNippert Stadium
23 mi Stadium & arenaTQL StadiumArk Encounter: OlinEJ, CC0 · Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Great American Ball Park: Eric Kilby profile at Flickr website, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Creation Museum: Creashin at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · TQL Stadium: Cornfield948, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Crittenden
About 5 of every 100 Crittenden residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Kentucky.
City in Kentucky, United States
Crittenden is a home rule-class city in Grant and Kenton counties, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 4,023 as of the 2020 Census, up from 3,815 as of the 2010 census, which was further up from 2,401 at the 2000 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
One town shares a border with Crittenden.
| Town | KY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crittenden | #74 | C+ | A | — | C | C |
| Verona | — | — | C− | — | A+ | B |
Verona has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Crittenden and Verona report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Crittenden with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Crittenden grades C+ overall, better than 36% of U.S. towns and #74 of 138 in Kentucky. It grades C for health and C for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
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