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Russellville is a big small town of 7,316 people in Logan County, Kentucky. It's about 27 miles from Bowling Green, KY and 53 miles from Nashville, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $738 a month.
7,316people
$169kTypical home
$738/moRent
88° / 44°Summer / winter
5"Snow
232Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,316
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 666 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to Nashville, TN
- 27 mi to Bowling Green, KY
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,064/mo)
- Median rent $738/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (96 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (158 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (789 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 23% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to BNA airport
- 51 mi to BNA (major hub)
- 142 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 627 ft
- 427 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 37 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 121 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 98 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 23 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Logan County: R+55 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk