FAQs

Greenup County is an affordable place to live. 

Average home cost: The average home value is $206,517 (Zillow.com as of October 2022). The 2020 Census shows the media value of an owner-occupied house in Greenup County to be $115,000.

Cost of gas: Competitive at average rates across Kentucky. In early December 2022, it ranged from $3.25 to $3.49.

Russell Rotary Club

Greenup Lions Club

Kiwanis Club of East Greenup County

Greenup County Public Library

Greenup County Job & Family Services

Greenup Meals on Wheels

Northeast Community Action

Helping Hands of Greenup County

American Red Cross

Community Faith in Action

Greenup County Extension Agency

Greenup Disaster Emergency Services

Interstate & Highway

Railroad

River

Airports

Shared Ride Services

Walking/biking paths

King’s Daughters Healthcare System

Southern Ohio Medical Center

Cabell Huntington Hospital

St. Mary’s Hospital

In Kentucky, US-23 is known as the Country Music Highway. With such artists as Billy Ray Cyrus, The Judds, and Tom T. Hall hailing from the region, there is a lot of affection for country music in these parts.

Greenup County Fiscal Court 

City of Greenup

City of Flatwoods 

City of South Shore

City of Wurtland

City of Raceland

City of Russell

City of Worthington

City of Bellefonte

Commonwealth of Kentucky

United States

According to NeighborhoodScout, it's very safe: "With a crime rate for both violent and property crime combined of 8 per 1,000 residents, the crime rate in Greenup is one of the lower rates in America among communities of all sizes (lower than 61% of America's communities)." In fact, Best Places reports that in 2023, Greenup County's violent crime rate is 6. Their Crime Indices are based on FBI data and range from 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime).