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Russell Springs is a small town of 2,773 people in Russell County, Kentucky. It's about 63 miles from Elizabethtown, KY and 83 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $170k and rent runs about $745 a month.
2,773people
$170kTypical home
$745/moRent
85° / 43°Summer / winter
6"Snow
225Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,773
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 588 people per sq mi
- 83 mi to Louisville, KY
- 63 mi to Elizabethtown, KY
- 25 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,074/mo)
- Median rent $745/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 225 sunny days a year (91 totally clear)
- 140 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (221 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (443 per 100k)
People
- Median age 46
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 73 mi to LEX airport
- 85 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 132 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,079 ft
- 393 mi to the ocean
- 155 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 81 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 48 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 25% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 48 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Russell County: R+72 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk