Housing & affordability
18% of the score · 80/100
B+
Median home value$398,000
Cincinnati $258,600
Median rent$1,420/mo
Cincinnati $1,105/mo
Cost-burdened households13%
Cincinnati 27%
Francisville
Boone County10,565 residentsBoone County
68
B−
Suburbgrade score
6th of 39 Cincinnati suburbs. Strong on employment & income and schools, held back by amenities.
68
Cincinnati median 59
0 · F
A+ · 100
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What living here is actually like
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What Francisville is like to live in, by category
Bars show Francisville against Cincinnati. Weights are published in full.Schools
18% of the score · 82/100
B+
Within-state proficiency92nd pct
Cincinnati median 56th pct
Student–teacher ratio14.2
Cincinnati median 17.3
Graduation rate94%
Cincinnati median 89%
Cost of living
14% of the score · 65/100
C+
Housing cost index120
Cincinnati 100
Eff. tax rate0.89%
Cincinnati 1.23%
Local sales tax6.00%
Cincinnati median 7.29%
Commute & transport
14% of the score · 58/100
C
Mean commute25.0 min
Cincinnati 24.7 min
Under 30 minutes62%
Cincinnati 65%
Transit stops / sq mi2.4
Cincinnati median 1.0 · within 2 miles
Amenities
12% of the score · 27/100
F
Restaurants & cafés8
Cincinnati median 36 · within 2 miles
Groceries0
Cincinnati median 3 · within 2 miles
Parks18
Cincinnati median 40 · within 2 miles
Employment & income
12% of the score · 88/100
A
Median household income$159,371
Cincinnati $81,120
Unemployment1.3%
Cincinnati 4.4%
Professional occupations49%
Cincinnati 44%
Residents
12% of the score · inactive
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Better than Francisville on amenities
Francisville's weakest grade is F. Six suburbs are within 25 miles and score higher on the same six inputs.
SuburbAmenitiesOverall
Cincinnati12 mi from FrancisvilleA 54 C− Newport13 mi from FrancisvilleA 61 C Norwood15 mi from FrancisvilleB+ 60 C Florence9 mi from FrancisvilleB 68 B− Forestville21 mi from FrancisvilleB 66 C+ Montgomery23 mi from FrancisvilleB 73 B Restaurants & cafés: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026 · Groceries: OpenStreetMap Sep 2026
Common questions about living in Francisville
Is Francisville, KY a good place to live?
Francisville scores 68 out of 100, 6th of 39 Cincinnati suburbs. It is strongest on employment & income and weakest on amenities. Every weight behind that score is published on the methodology page.
Is Francisville expensive to live in?
Cost of living grades C+. The median home is $398,000, 54% above the Cincinnati median, and the effective property tax rate is 0.89%. $1,420/mo is the median gross rent.
How good are the schools in Francisville?
Schools grade B+. The districts serving Francisville sit at the 92nd pct within-state proficiency percentile, with a 94% graduation rate and a 14.2 student–teacher ratio. Francisville is served by Boone County. Proficiency is only ever compared inside the same state.
How long is the commute from Francisville?
The mean commute is 25.0 min, with 62% of workers travelling under 30 minutes and 13% working from home. Transit density is 2.4 stops per square mile.
Can you walk anywhere in Francisville?
Within two miles there are 0 groceries, 8 restaurants and cafés and 18 parks, which grades F on amenities.
Are the homes in Francisville old or new?
The median home in Francisville was built in 2004 — newer than the Cincinnati median of 1976. That is a median, so a town can be half post-war and half new-build and still land there. 94% of homes are houses rather than flats.
Every answer is built from the figures on this page, with their sources and as-of dates on the methodology page.
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