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Spring Mill vs River Bluff

16 miles apart. The biggest differences: property tax bill (+66% in River Bluff) and home values (+36% in River Bluff).

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Spring Mill, KYA small town of 389Kentucky · 389 people
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River Bluff, KYHomes around $474KKentucky · 445 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Spring MillA small town of 389
Quiet strengthsSpring Mill doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Spring Mill →
River BluffHomes around $474K
Housing$474K typical home104% above the KY typical home All about River Bluff →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Property tax bill+66%
Tax bills are bigger in River Bluff
River Bluff $3,826Spring Mill $2,304
Home values+36%
Homes cost more in River Bluff
River Bluff $429,900Spring Mill $316,700
Jobs per worker2.4×
Spring Mill is more of a job hub
Spring Mill 0.17River Bluff 0.07
Conserved land+17.2 pts
River Bluff has more conserved land
River Bluff 17.2%Spring Mill 0%
Average commute5 min
Spring Mill has the shorter commute
River Bluff 27 minSpring Mill 22 min
Bachelor’s degree++8.4 pts
More adults in River Bluff have a degree
River Bluff 60.1%Spring Mill 51.7%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $980 more a month in River Bluff

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Spring Mill$1,850/mo
Typical home $317K (Census) · tax rate 0.73% · Housing →
River Bluff$2,840/mo
Typical home $474K (Zillow) · tax rate 0.89% · Housing →

The difference: $980 a month, about $11,800 a year, between River Bluff and Spring Mill.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Spring MillRiver Bluff
Snow a year15″4″
January low26°F26°F
July high87°F89°F
Growing season (days)209d225d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)48th76th
Community
Spring MillRiver Bluff
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

16 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Spring MillRiver BluffSpring MillRiver Bluff
Spring Mill ↔ River Bluff16 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Spring MillRiver Bluff
People
Population 389Lowest 445Highest
Median age 40.8±4.8Highest 4% above KY 39.1±4.2Lowest about the KY average
Spring Mill and River Bluff are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 30.8%±10.1Lowest KY: 22.6% 31.7%±2.6Highest KY: 22.6%
River Bluff and Spring Mill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.1%±3.5Lowest KY: 17.3% 18%±3.8Highest KY: 17.3%
River Bluff and Spring Mill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 51.7%Lowest KY: 27.6% 60.1%Highest KY: 27.6%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1%±3.6Lowest KY: 5.5% 4.5%±2.5Highest KY: 5.5%
River Bluff and Spring Mill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $109,375±$29kLowest 72% above KY $148,750±$29kHighest 133% above KY
River Bluff and Spring Mill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $316,700±$22kLowest 54% above KY $429,900±$19kHighest 109% above KY
Property taxmedian, yearly $2,304Lowest 49% above KY $3,826Highest 148% above KY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100 KY: 45.4% —
Below poverty line 1.5%Highest KY: 16.1% 1.1%Lowest KY: 16.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 95%Lowest KY: 68.3% 99.3%Highest KY: 68.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 1969Lowest 13 yrs older than KY 1976Highest 6 yrs older than KY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 10% below KY 27 minHighest 11% above KY
Work from home 20.1%±10.2Lowest KY: 10.2% 24.6%±5.9Highest KY: 10.2%
River Bluff and Spring Mill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0.9%Highest 0%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 8.3 miLowest 11.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.17Highest 0.07Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Louisville (30%)Louisville (17%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in River BluffFew work in Spring Mill
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 0%Lowest 17.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.0 mi 0.0 mi
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 71.7Highest 59.6Lowest
Kentucky average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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