Kenton County, Kentucky
Fort Wright Real Estate and Local Guide
A suburban Cincinnati-area city along the Interstate 75 corridor west of Covington, named for a Civil War Union fort and formed in 1941 from several small annexed communities. Ranked Realty pairs verified local data with the agents who know Fort Wright best.
About the area
Living in Fort Wright, KY
The city is named for Fort Wright, a Union Army fort built in 1862 to help defend Cincinnati, itself named for Major General Horatio G. Wright.
The housing market
Homes in Fort Wright
- About 68% of housing units are owner-occupied.
- Roughly 64% of the housing stock is detached single-family homes.
- The median home value is about $305,500.
Landmarks and lifestyle
What makes Fort Wright home
James A. Ramage Civil War Museum
Museum housed in the historic Storer residence on the grounds of Battery Hooper Park
Battery Hooper
Restored 1862 Civil War artillery position from the Defense of Cincinnati
Latonia Springs site
Site of an 1830s spa and resort near Highland Pike and Banklick Creek, originally Lettonian Springs
Battery Hooper Park
Fourteen-acre park with the Ramage Civil War Museum, picnic shelters, and a play structure
Fort Wright Monarch Way Station Garden
Pollinator garden on the grounds of the Fort Wright City Building
Neighborhoods
Fort Wright areas to know
Lookout Heights
Formerly a separate city, later annexed into Fort Wright
South Hills
Formerly a separate city, later annexed into Fort Wright
Lakeview
Formerly a separate city, later annexed into Fort Wright
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