FrancisvilleKY
Public schools that outperform most of Kentucky. Today 10,565 people live in this town, first founded in 1819.
Is Francisville a good place to live?
One weak subject stands out against an otherwise good record. Its strongest is incomes: the median household earns $159K. The trade-off is walkability. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 87% of U.S. towns. It lags on cost of living as well — the typical home is worth about $398K, 4.9 years of the Cincinnati metro’s $81K median household income. All told, that adds up to an A overall, better than 92% of U.S. towns. That places it 17th of 138 in Kentucky. On hazard risk, just 8 of Kentucky’s 238 towns do better.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · FEMA National Risk Index.
How Francisville grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kentucky), ordered by how far Francisville is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for jobs and income (better than 99% of comparable towns) to D for walkability (better than 13%), so the A overall blends very different results.
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What makes Francisville stand out
Where Francisville beats most towns.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Thornwilde Elementary School | PK–5 | 661 |
| North Pointe Elementary School | PK–5 | 429 |
| Widest gap | Francisville | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.8% | 15.5% |
Francisville has grown 25% from 2010 to 2020
7,944 counted in 2010 and 9,952 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Francisville.
Francisville sends many workers across the state line and has less food insecurity than most of Kentucky, but it has little public open land.
Public schools in Francisville beat 92% of Kentucky districts
Its two schools are below. The public schools here belong to the Boone County school district. Public school enrollment in Francisville: 1,090 students across 2 schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornwilde Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 661 | A+ |
| North Pointe Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 429 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KY on state tests and graduation
Fewer of Francisville’s adults get no exercise outside work than in the typical Kentucky or U.S. town
Its widest gap with Kentucky is food insecurity: 7.8% of its 6,804 adults worry about having enough food, against 15.5% statewide. Against the 2,205 U.S. towns with household incomes like Francisville’s, it is less healthy than 67%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Among adults in Francisville, 19% binge drink, above both the Kentucky town median (14%) and the median of U.S. towns (16%). 12% of Francisville adults smoke cigarettes. Against the Kentucky average, Francisville comes out ahead on 20 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 1.
| Francisville | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 27% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 16% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 23% | 19% |
| What stands out | Francisville | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.8% | 15.5% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.3% | 18.9% |
| More binge drinkers | 18.5% | 14.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards: low risk in Francisville, mostly inland flooding
On expected storm and flood damage, Francisville sits below three quarters of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 34% come from inland flooding and 28% from cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Francisville, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Among 142 Kentucky towns, just 7 have a lower July high than Francisville. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 23° and about 23 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Francisville stands out in Kentucky and nationally: the median household income there is higher
28% of working residents cross a state line to work. Francisville has about as many jobs (6,040) as working residents, but only 267 people both live and work here.
Among residents in Francisville, 1.7% live below the poverty line, against 16% in Kentucky’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Most working residents leave Francisville for work: only 5% work in town. Jobs based in Francisville grew to 6,040 in 2023, 1,515 more than in 2013. Half the trips to work are shorter than 11 miles.
| Francisville | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $159,000 | $59,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 1.7% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.3% | 15% | 8% |
| Work from home | 13% | 10% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Conservation land takes up 0.6% of Francisville
Just 30 of its 5,399 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Francisville itself; its outdoors grade is C−.
Trails run 1.8 miles in 1 park or preserve. Francisville’s trail network density is 0.2 miles per square mile. One park or preserve covers 5 acres in the town.
| Francisville | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 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. North Pointe Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in Francisville sells for about $430K
The median property tax bill is $3,377, against $1,544 across Kentucky, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Only 8 of the 142 Kentucky towns we compare have a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Francisville. The midpoint rent locally is $1,420 a month. Sellers in Francisville got 99.7% of the asking price, typically.
| Francisville | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 90% | 59% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,420 a month | $930 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Francisville
Creation Museum and 50 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Francisville. Close and well known come first.
3 mi MuseumCreation Museum1.2M visitors a year
11 mi Stadium & arenaPaycor Stadium
Big draw29 mi Theme parkKings Island3.2M visitors a year
Big draw34 mi Theme parkArk Encounter
12 mi Stadium & arenaGreat American Ball Park
12 mi Stadium & arenaNippert StadiumPhoto credits
Creation Museum: Creashin at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Paycor Stadium: JonRidinger, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kings Island: Eli Duke from Portland, OR, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Ark Encounter: OlinEJ, CC0 · Great American Ball Park: Eric Kilby profile at Flickr website, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Nippert Stadium: Ben Levin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Moving to Francisville: who provides what
Francisville is unincorporated, so Boone 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.
Colleges nearby
12 within 15 miles of the center of Francisville
About 4 of every 100 Francisville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Kentucky.
About Francisville
Census-designated place in Kentucky, United States
Francisville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Boone County, Kentucky, United States, and a suburb of Greater Cincinnati. Its population was 9,952 as of the 2020 census. Francisville shares ZIP code 41048 with the neighboring CDP of Hebron. It is the northernmost community in the state.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 8.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 814 ft
Francisville’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Francisville.
| Town | KY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisville | #17 | A | C+ | — | A | A |
| Hebron | #13 | A | B+ | — | A | B− |
Francisville and Hebron report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Francisville with a neighbor →
Questions about Francisville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Francisville, KY a good place to live?
Yes, by almost any measure. Francisville grades A overall, better than 92% of U.S. towns and #17 of 138 in Kentucky. It grades A for health and A for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Francisville, KY expensive?
The typical home is worth about $398,000, 72% above the Kentucky typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
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