Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Fort Knox’s best subject grade is an A− for health; its weakest is a C− for cost of living. 1.8% of residents are 65 or older in Fort Knox, where Kentucky’s towns sit at 17% and U.S. towns at 18%. Only 16 of Kentucky’s 238 towns score lower on cost of living. Fort Knox’s trail density is 1.4 miles per square mile, where Kentucky’s towns sit at 0.3 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Fort Knox has 1 place on the National Register. Fort Knox has no overall grade: it has no figures for safety and schools, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
Where Fort Knox beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Fort Knox | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 2.6% | 8.2% |
Randolph Bresnik
US Bullion Depository, Fort Knox, Kentucky10,124 counted in 2010 and 7,742 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kentucky), ordered by how far Fort Knox is from typical.
Fort Knox has no overall grade: it has no figures for safety and schools, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 23 old photos and papers going back to 1930 and 5 maps from 1936 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Fort Knox is unincorporated, so Hardin County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Fort Knox.
Its public schools are run by the Kentucky National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Academies school district. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Intermediate School PrivateLargest elementary schoolGrades 5–6 | Grades 5–6 | 237 | – |
| Bluegrass Challenge AcademyLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 80 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
6.3% of adults have diabetes in Fort Knox. Among 141 Kentucky towns, just 1 have a lower share of adults who have high blood pressure than Fort Knox. 26% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Fort Knox.
| Fort Knox | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 6.3% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.3% | 15% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 38% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 16% |
| What stands out | Fort Knox | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 2.6% | 8.2% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 1.4% | 4% |
| More binge drinkers | 18.8% | 14.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fort Knox has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 25° and about 5 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents leave Fort Knox for work: only 8% work in town. The average trip to work in Fort Knox is 12 minutes. The top destinations are Louisville (8%), Lexington (7%) and Elizabethtown (7%).
| Fort Knox | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 12 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 5% | 10% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 9% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $83,000 | $59,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Armor Memorial Park | 0.5 mi | 5 |
| 2. Eastman Park | — | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Fort Knox. Close and well known come first.
Big drawin town LandmarkUnited States Bullion Depository28 mi MuseumSons of the American Revolution
26 mi National Historical ParkAbraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park213K visitors a year
24 mi Theme parkKentucky Kingdom
25 mi Stadium & arenaL&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
28 mi Stadium & arenaKFC Yum! CenterUnited States Bullion Depository: Work permit Original author=Cliff, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park: Jamie from Toronto, ON, CC BY 2.0 · Kentucky Kingdom: Stevietheman at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium: Perthsider, CC BY-SA 3.0 · KFC Yum! Center: Jamesmac96, CC BY 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Fort Knox
About 9 of every 100 Fort Knox residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Kentucky.
30 notable people were born in Fort Knox.
United States Army post in Kentucky, United States
Fort Knox is a United States Army installation in Kentucky, south of Louisville and north of Elizabethtown. It is adjacent to the United States Bullion Depository (also known as Fort Knox), which is used to house a large portion of the United States' official gold reserves, and with which it is often conflated. The 109,000-acre (170 sq mi; 440 km2) base covers parts of Bullitt, Hardin and Meade counties. It currently holds the Army Human Resources Center of Excellence, including the Army Human Resources Command. It is named in honor of Henry Knox, Chief of Artillery in the American Revolutionary War and the first United States secretary of war. For 60 years, Fort Knox was the home of the U.…
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
One town shares a border with Fort Knox.
Fort Knox reports no FBI crime data of its own. Fort Knox isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Fort Knox with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Fort Knox has no overall grade: it has no figures for safety and schools, and an overall grade needs at least three of the four big subjects (cost of living, safety, schools and health).
30 notable people were born here, including Randolph Bresnik and Becky Ann Baker.
