Area data
Fort Knox, KY — ZIP 40121
Population: 8,836 (Census ACS)
1 schools serve the area (NCES). FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Low, with icestorm, lightning, strongwind the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 9.8% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index (state)
- 396.0 (+2.4% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 90.2 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 13.2¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $14.20/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Schools
- Total schools
- 1
- Elementary schools
- 0
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 1
- Schools include
- Bluegrass Challenge Academy
Source: NCES school directory, 2022-23 (school-address-based)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards (county)
- iceStorm, lightning, strongWind, coldWave, hail
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coldWave: Relatively Moderate · earthquake: Relatively Low · hail: Relatively Moderate · heatWave: Relatively Low · iceStorm: Relatively High · inlandFlooding: Relatively Moderate
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 18% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 72.1%
- Radon potential (county)
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
- Nearest Superfund site
- Distler Brickyard (6.2 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 55.1 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 7a (extreme annual low 0 to 5°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 41
- Days with Good air quality
- 129
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 25
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 67
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 3
- Nearest national park
- Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park (27 mi)
- National parks include
- Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park, Mammoth Cave National Park, Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
- Airports within 30 mi
- 17
- Nearest airport
- Godman Army Air Field (FTK) (1 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Godman Army Air Field (FTK) (1 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 22
- Hospitals include
- NORTON CLARK HOSPITAL, WELLSTONE REGIONAL HOSPITAL, BAPTIST HEALTH FLOYD
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 2.7 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.2 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,976
- Housing built before 1970
- 39.6%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 33.4%
- Mean commute to work
- 12 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 89.2%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 37,523
- Average weekly wage
- $957
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 391
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 40121?
- Overall risk: Relatively Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: iceStorm, lightning, strongWind, coldWave, hail.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 40121?
- Risk to homes is higher than 18% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 40121?
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 40121?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- How many schools serve ZIP 40121?
- 1 schools (1 high) (NCES, 2022-23).
- What is the air quality in ZIP 40121?
- Good. Median AQI: 41. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 40121?
- Regional Price Parity: 90.2 (100 = US average) (Below Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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