Suburban and rural neighborhoods characterize this growing community. T.A.N.K. city bus service serves the Independence town area. There are three public schools. Kenton, Whites Tower, and Beechgrove, with grades K-6. Twenhofel is the Junior High and there are three Senior Highs, Simon Kenton, Dixie Heights, and Scott High Schools.
All high schools carry full athletic and music programs as well as a vocational education program.
Click here for public school information. There are 3 Catholic, and a Pentacostal church in the area. Other denominations are nearby. St. Elizabeth is on 20th and Eastern Avenue in Covington. St. Elizabeth South on Dudley Pike in Edgewood, Kentucky, is within 10 minutes.