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10,565people live here $159,371median household income▲ 97% above US $1,420median rent per monthNear US average $398,000median home value▲ 20% above US

Francisville is an unincorporated community in Boone County, KY. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Francisville

Francisville is an unincorporated community in Kentucky with household incomes running above the national average, a highly educated workforce, a growing population, and schools with smaller class sizes than the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Francisville deals with cold winters and a car-dependent commute, with few people using transit.

The good

Higher-than-average incomes
Highly educated workforce
Growing population
Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

Cold winters
Car-dependent — few commuters use transit

How Francisville compares

Median household income

Francisville$159,371

Kentucky avg$63,726

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Francisville$1,420

Kentucky avg$967

US$1,413

Median home value

Francisville$398,000

Kentucky avg$205,600

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Francisville

Based on Francisville's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$2,840

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $56,800 a year
17% of Francisville renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$79,600

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $39,800
Homes cost 2.5× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of livingNear US average

$1,420/mo median rent

Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,420 a month median. Not a bargain, not a budget-buster. About typical for a city this size. Home prices run above average, with a median around $398,000. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.

Median home value $398,000 · 17% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

3.9% county unemployment

Unemployment in Boone County is 3.9%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Boone County (county-wide)

Safety

71 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Francisville doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Boone County Sheriff's Office jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 391/100k · Policed by Boone County Sheriff's Office (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting aroundNear US average

25 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 25 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 13% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

78%

Work from home

13%

Carpool

8.2%

Public transit

0.3%

Other

0.3%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 84°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 27°F and snow a regular occurrence. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▲ 57% above US

56% bachelor's degree or higher

This is a highly educated city, with over half the adult population holding a college degree. That tends to shape the job market and the broader culture, and it's a solid indicator of a strong professional scene.

Schools

2 public schools inside the boundary

There are 2 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 14:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is William Howard Taft National Historic Site (12 miles away). There are 5 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Francisville's strongest points are household incomes running above the national average and a highly educated workforce; the main tradeoffs are cold winters and a car-dependent commute, with few people using transit. A year of median rent ($1,420/mo) equals 11% of the median household income here, less than the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit college-educated professionals. It may be a harder fit for anyone who doesn't drive.

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