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Russellville gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $218K for a typical one, or 3.8 years of the Russellville area’s $57K median household income. It grades C− overall, ranked 67th of 123 in Arkansas. The low prices come with trade-offs. 48% of working residents work locally in Russellville, above both the Arkansas town median (21%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Its National Register listings include Confederate Mothers Memorial Park and Latimore Tourist Home. On walkability, just 18 of Arkansas’ 200 towns do better.
Where Russellville beats most towns.
Wilson House
Census counts: 240 in 1870, 28,940 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1890 and 4 maps from 1888 on.
26 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Arkansas), ordered by how far Russellville is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Russellville, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Russellville.
Russellville draws workers from Pottsville and beyond, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has seen reported crime fall by a fifth or more.
21,654 jobs are based in Russellville, 1.9 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. The average commute takes 15.7 minutes, against 22.5 across Arkansas.
The average trip to work in Russellville is 16 minutes. The top destinations are Little Rock (6%), Dardanelle (4%) and Conway (3%). 5.1% of workers work from home in Russellville.
| Russellville | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 5.1% | 6.3% | 11% |
| Median household income | $51,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Russellville School District. Three of its 11 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russellville Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–7 | Grades 6–7 | 795 | A− |
| Russellville High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,281 | B− |
| Sequoyah Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 542 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within AR on state tests and graduation
Against the 6,097 U.S. towns with household incomes like Russellville’s, it is less healthy than 54%, so its C− isn’t only a matter of income. Within Arkansas it is healthier than 54% of the 123 graded towns: much of Arkansas scores lower on these measures.
Russellville beats the Arkansas average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 44% of Russellville adults have obesity. Only 7 of the 123 Arkansas towns we compare have a lower share of adults who had a checkup this year than Russellville.
| Russellville | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 39% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 78% | 79% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 19% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Russellville | AR |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 11.2% | 13.3% |
| Fewer adults with high blood pressure | 34.9% | 41.4% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 12.3% | 9.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Reported crimes fell from 769 to 558 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Russellville’s violent crime rate is 4.6 per 1,000 residents. Within Arkansas, it does better than 49% of towns.
| Russellville | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 4.6 per 1,000 residents | 3.6 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 14.3 per 1,000 residents | 13.5 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Since 1978, 48 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Russellville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Adults 18 to 34 are 33% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 32% of residents (37% statewide). Only 10 of the 123 Arkansas towns we compare have a lower median age than Russellville. 29% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 26% across Arkansas.
| Russellville | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30.6 years | 36.6 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 13% | 16% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 23% | 25% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 29% | 20% | 29% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.3 points. Across Arkansas, 50.6% of residents are women. Median age: women 33.5, men 29.0.
| Russellville | AR | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.2% | 12.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.5% | 10.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 18.9% | 9.4% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.2% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.8% | 12.7% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.5% | 11.8% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.2% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.3% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.5% | 7.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 14.4% | 11.3% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.9% | 34.1% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.2% | 20.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.7% | 8.2% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.5% | 16.3% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.3% | 9.5% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Russellville has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 93°, January nights drop to 30° and about 3 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
5.2 miles of trail in 13 parks and preserves. Among 111 Arkansas towns, just 7 have a higher share of conserved land than Russellville. The biggest park or preserve is Old Post Road Park, at 298 acres.
| Russellville | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 6.1% | 0.8% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lake Dardanelle State Park | 1.1 mi | 106 |
| 2. Old Post Road Park | 0.2 mi | 298 |
| 3. Lock and Dam Soccer Park | 0.1 mi | 46 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The typical Russellville home is worth about $218,000, up 4% in a year, close to the Arkansas typical home.
| Russellville | Arkansas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 55% | 60% | 73% |
| Median rent | $842 a month | $880 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1 within 15 miles of the center of Russellville
About 14 of every 100 Russellville residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Arkansas.
26 places in Russellville on the National Register of Historic Places.
17 notable people were born in Russellville.
Place in Arkansas, United States
Russellville is the county seat of and the largest city in Pope County, Arkansas, United States, with a 2025 estimated population of 30,971. It is home to Arkansas Tech University. Arkansas Nuclear One, Arkansas' only nuclear power plant, is nearby. Russellville borders Lake Dardanelle and the Arkansas River. It is the principal city of the Russellville micropolitan statistical area, which includes all of Pope and Yell Counties. Under Arkansas Code Title 14, Russellville is a city of the first class.
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One town shares a border with Russellville.
| Town | AR rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russellville | #67 | C− | B | C− | B+ | C− |
| Pottsville | #13 | A− | A− | A | A+ | C− |
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Russellville grades C− overall, better than 23% of U.S. towns and #67 of 123 in Arkansas. It grades C− for health, C− for safety and B+ for schools. Hazard risk is its weak spot, with a D.
Within Arkansas, it does better than 49% of towns.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.
17 notable people were born here, including Scott Bradley and Corliss Williamson.
