Spring ValleyKY
A town of 688.
Is Spring Valley a good place to live?
75% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Spring Valley, where Kentucky’s towns sit at 26% and U.S. towns at 29%. No town among the 143 in Kentucky we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Spring Valley. Spring Valley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
688 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Sons of the American Revolution and 30 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Spring Valley. Close and well known come first.
Big draw35 mi LandmarkUnited States Bullion Depository
10 mi Theme parkKentucky Kingdom
7 mi Stadium & arenaLynn Family Stadium
8 mi Stadium & arenaKFC Yum! Center
10 mi Stadium & arenaL&N Federal Credit Union StadiumPhoto 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 · Lynn Family Stadium: Bpluke01, CC BY-SA 4.0 · KFC Yum! Center: Jamesmac96, CC BY 3.0 · L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium: Perthsider, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Spring Valley: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Spring Valley, 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 Valley.
A smaller share of residents in Spring Valley live below the poverty line than in the typical Kentucky or U.S. town
2% of Spring Valley residents live below the poverty line, below both the Kentucky town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The median household income in Spring Valley is $151,000. Since 2013, Spring Valley has added 34 jobs, to 50 in 2023.
| Spring Valley | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $151,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Spring Valley has four seasons and pleasant summers
Spring Valley has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. 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
Spring Valley stands out in Kentucky and nationally: a smaller share of its adults worry about having enough food
4.7% of adults worry about having enough food in Spring Valley. Spring Valley beats the Kentucky average on 20 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 13% of adults report frequent mental distress in Spring Valley.
| Spring Valley | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 4.7% | 16% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 27% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 18% | 14% |
| What stands out | Spring Valley | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 4.7% | 15.5% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 4.4% | 11.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.8% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Spring Valley faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Spring Valley
Colleges nearby
11 within 15 miles of the center of Spring Valley
About 1 of every 100 Spring Valley residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Kentucky.
100% of working residents leave Spring Valley for work
Where Spring Valley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Spring Valley
City in Kentucky, United States
Spring Valley is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. Spring Valley Estates, begun in 1964, remained an unincorporated area until September, 1983. At that time, the City of Spring Valley was established to provide services. The current mayor is Gerri Willis. The population was 654 at the 2010 census. Population has increased to 837 based on the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 620 ft
Questions about Spring Valley
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Spring Valley, KY a good place to live?
Spring Valley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.