RineyvilleKY
A town of 2,470, settled in 1874.
Is Rineyville a good place to live?
Rineyville’s best subject grades are a B+ for cost of living and incomes; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 5 of Kentucky’s 237 towns score lower on walkability. Blue Ball Church and Bethlehem Academy Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places. Rineyville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Rineyville stand out
Where Rineyville beats most towns.
99% of working residents leave Rineyville for work
Where Rineyville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Rineyville grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Kentucky), ordered by how far Rineyville is from typical.
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Moving to Rineyville: who provides what
Rineyville is unincorporated, so Hardin County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Rineyville.
A smaller share of working residents in Rineyville work locally than in the typical Kentucky or U.S. town
The average commute for Rineyville comes to 28 minutes, above both Kentucky’s towns (22 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). This Kentucky town had 106 jobs in 2023, up 56 from 2013. For residents here, the share who live below the poverty line is 3.9%. The top destinations are Elizabethtown (27%), Louisville (10%) and Lexington (3%).
| Rineyville | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.9% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 15% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $85,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Rineyville’s public schools trail 63% of Kentucky districts
Its one school is below. The public schools here belong to the Hardin County school district. Enrollment at Rineyville’s public school: 554 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rineyville Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 554 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within KY on state tests and graduation
The biggest natural risk in Rineyville is inland flooding, at a low overall level
The FEMA risk score for Rineyville comes to 29 of 100, below both the Kentucky town median (48 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). Expected losses in Rineyville break down as 39% from inland flooding and 16% from tornadoes. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 6 declared disasters, most recently in 2025.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical home in Rineyville is valued at about $286K
Values fell 1.9% in the year to September 2026. Among households in Rineyville, 93% live in a home they own. The median rent for Rineyville comes to $946 a month.
| Rineyville | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 93% | 59% | 73% |
| Median rent | $946 a month | $934 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Mild winters and pleasant summers: that is Rineyville’s year
A winter brings about 5 inches of snow, with January nights at 25° and July afternoons at 87°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A typical Kentucky spread of ages in Rineyville
Age groups here sit within 4 points of the Kentucky average. In Rineyville, 14% of residents are 65 or older. College graduates make up 24% of adults 25 and older, against 28% across Kentucky.
| Rineyville | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 17% | 18% |
| Median age | 36.9 years | 37.6 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 26% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.1 points. Across Kentucky, 50.5% of residents are women.
| Rineyville | KY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.5% | 12.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.1% | 10.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.5% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14% | 13.1% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.7% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.3% | 13% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.6% | 10.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.3% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.5% | 11.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34% | 32.6% | 26% |
| Some college | 26% | 19.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.8% | 9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.5% | 16.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 4.2% | 11.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,500, single groups can be off by several points
On CDC estimates, Rineyville is healthier than 50% of U.S. towns
The share of adults in Rineyville who have been diagnosed with depression: 27%. Among adults here, 13% report frequent physical distress and 40% have obesity.
| Rineyville | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 40% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 39% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 4.9% | 7% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Rineyville | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.5% | 18.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.2% | 15.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
United States Bullion Depository and 31 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Rineyville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi LandmarkUnited States Bullion Depository
Big draw33 mi National ParkMammoth Cave National Park661K visitors a year
19 mi National Historical ParkAbraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park213K visitors a year37 mi MuseumSons of the American Revolution
34 mi Theme parkKentucky Kingdom
37 mi Stadium & arenaKFC Yum! CenterPhoto credits
United States Bullion Depository: Work permit Original author=Cliff, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mammoth Cave National Park: Willis Thomas Lee, Public domain · Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park: Jamie from Toronto, ON, CC BY 2.0 · Kentucky Kingdom: Stevietheman at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · KFC Yum! Center: Jamesmac96, CC BY 3.0
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Everything we know about Rineyville
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Rineyville
About 5 of every 100 Rineyville residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Kentucky.
About Rineyville
Census-designated place in Kentucky, United States
Rineyville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hardin County, Kentucky, United States. It is located 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Elizabethtown. The population was 3,039 as of the 2020 Census. The Paducah and Louisville Railway runs north and south through the community. There is no formal city government; a Magistrate, elected to the Hardin County Fiscal Court, represents the unincorporated community. The primary law enforcement agency for Rineyville is the Kentucky State Police – Post 4 in Elizabethtown. The Rineyville Fire Department, created in 1979, consists of over 30 volunteers from the community. Some neighboring communities include Vine Grove to the …
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- Elevation
- 705 ft
- ZIP code
- 40162
Questions about Rineyville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Rineyville, KY expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.