Spring MillKY
Population 299: a town in Kentucky.
Is Spring Mill a good place to live?
Only 2 of the 143 Kentucky towns we compare have a higher home-ownership rate than Spring Mill. Spring Mill has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
299 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
United States Bullion Depository and 30 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Spring Mill. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi LandmarkUnited States Bullion Depository11 mi MuseumSons of the American Revolution
7 mi Theme parkKentucky Kingdom
8 mi Stadium & arenaL&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
10 mi Stadium & arenaLynn Family Stadium
10 mi Stadium & arenaKFC Yum! CenterPhoto credits
United States Bullion Depository: Work permit Original author=Cliff, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kentucky Kingdom: Stevietheman at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium: Perthsider, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lynn Family Stadium: Bpluke01, CC BY-SA 4.0 · KFC Yum! Center: Jamesmac96, CC BY 3.0
Moving to Spring Mill: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Spring Mill, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Spring Mill.
Compared with most of Kentucky and the rest of the country, fewer of Spring Mill’s residents live below the poverty line
Half of commuters travel less than 8 miles. The median household income for Spring Mill comes to $109,000, against $60,000 in Kentucky’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. In Spring Mill, 0.9% of working residents work locally. The top destinations are Louisville (30%), Jeffersontown (9%) and Watterson Park (8%).
| Spring Mill | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1.5% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $109,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 15% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Spring Mill
July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 25° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Spring Mill is
Just over four fifths of Spring Mill adults had a checkup this year. The town beats the Kentucky average on 17 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 2. The share of adults in Spring Mill who report frequent mental distress is 13%, below both Kentucky’s towns (18%) and U.S. towns (17%). Among 142 Kentucky towns, just 8 have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Spring Mill.
| Spring Mill | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 27% | 25% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 40% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 14% |
| What stands out | Spring Mill | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10% | 18.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.5% | 15.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.9% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest natural risk in Spring Mill is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
FEMA puts 56% of Spring Mill’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 31% to tornadoes. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 52% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Spring Mill
Colleges nearby
10 within 15 miles of the center of Spring Mill
About 1 of every 100 Spring Mill residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Kentucky.
99% of working residents leave Spring Mill for work
Where Spring Mill’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Spring Mill
City in Kentucky, United States
Spring Mill is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Spring Mill had a population of 294.
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- Area
- 0.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 659 ft
Questions about Spring Mill
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Spring Mill, KY a good place to live?
Spring Mill has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.