Russell County, Virginia:
The Heart of Southwest Virginia
A Great Place To Live
Russell County has grown over the years to become home for almost 30,000 citizens who believe in a simpler more peaceful way of life. You’ll seldom see snarled traffic or experience long commutes in Russell County. Our rural location offers a slower pace and lower cost of living – as well as access to some of the most pristine, undisturbed natural environments in the American Southeast.
Our cost of living (87.6 index) is 12.4 percent lower than the U.S. average. The median home cost is $140,000 – approximately 47% lower than the median price of new homes sold in the United States.
Russell County has grown over the years to become home for almost 30,000 citizens who believe in a simpler more peaceful way of life. You’ll seldom see snarled traffic or experience long commutes in Russell County. Our rural location offers a slower pace and lower cost of living – as well as access to some of the most pristine, undisturbed natural environments in the American Southeast.
Our cost of living (87.6 index) is 12.4 percent lower than the U.S. average. The median home cost is $140,000 – approximately 47% lower than the median price of new homes sold in the United States.
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We also have one of the lowest median property tax rates in the nation, with only 22 percent of U.S. counties having a lower rate than Russell County. The average annual property tax paid by Russell County residents is only 1.25% of their yearly income.
The Russell County Public School System operates 14 fully-accredited primary, elementary, middle, high, and technical schools and strives to fulfill its mission of “Excellence through Education.” Area colleges and universities include SWVA Community College, VA Highlands Community College, King University, Emory & Henry College, and East Tennessee State University. You’re sure to find the right faith community for you in Russell County. There are 16 churches in Lebanon, the county seat, alone, representing at least 9 different faiths or denominations. |
A Great Place to Work
Marketed as part of the seven-county e-Region in Southwest Virginia, Russell County focuses on the following strategic components of modern business – electronic information technology, energy, education and emerging technologies. Three Fortune 500 companies have operations here: AT&T Wireless, Northrop Grumman and American Electric Power.
Major Employers in Russell County:
Marketed as part of the seven-county e-Region in Southwest Virginia, Russell County focuses on the following strategic components of modern business – electronic information technology, energy, education and emerging technologies. Three Fortune 500 companies have operations here: AT&T Wireless, Northrop Grumman and American Electric Power.
Major Employers in Russell County:
- American Electric Power (Cleveland) – provides electric utility services.
- AT&T Wireless (Lebanon) – provides call center services.
- CGI (Lebanon) – U.S. onshore delivery center supporting global information technology and business process services.
- E. Dillon & Company (Swords Creek) – produces and sells construction aggregate, mine safety dust, and other products.
- LACorp (Lebanon) – manufactures apparel items and home furnishings.
- Mountain Materials (Old Castle Stone) (Castlewood) – operates stone quarry and manufactures masonry, lawn, garden and paving products.
- Northrop Grumman (Lebanon) – houses the company’s Southwest Enterprise Solutions Center (tier 3 data center), which includes Northrop Grumman’s internal IT operations and the Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA).
- Russell County Medical Center (Lebanon) – provides comprehensive healthcare services.
- Steel Fab – Samuel Pressure Vessel Group (Lebanon) – manufactures pressure vessels for North American and international markets.
- Copper Creek Quarry (Route 71 S., Lebanon) – operates a stone quarry.
- Rogers Group Inc. (Hansonville) – provides crushed stone, sand and gravel, asphalt and highway construction.
- Cleco Corporation (Rosedale) – provides grading and excavation services and highway, bridge, pipeline and railroad construction.
- First Bank & Trust Company (Lebanon) – houses regional office for banking system.
A Great Place to Play
Popular local events include the Russell County Fair and Horseshow (Castlewood, Va.), Honaker Redbud Festival, Clinch River Days Festival (St. Paul, Va.) and our own Lebanon Independence Day Celebration.
Six community parks are nearby, and the Lake Bonaventure Golf and Country Club in Castlewood offers a 9-hole golf course, swimming and 35-acre lake for boating and fishing. Laurel Bed Lake in nearby Saltville, part of the Clinch Mountain Wildlife Area, also provides excellent trout fishing.
Our Clinch River is a popular site for boating, ranked #1 river in the country by The Nature Conservancy for environmental diversity and significance.
Popular local events include the Russell County Fair and Horseshow (Castlewood, Va.), Honaker Redbud Festival, Clinch River Days Festival (St. Paul, Va.) and our own Lebanon Independence Day Celebration.
Six community parks are nearby, and the Lake Bonaventure Golf and Country Club in Castlewood offers a 9-hole golf course, swimming and 35-acre lake for boating and fishing. Laurel Bed Lake in nearby Saltville, part of the Clinch Mountain Wildlife Area, also provides excellent trout fishing.
Our Clinch River is a popular site for boating, ranked #1 river in the country by The Nature Conservancy for environmental diversity and significance.
Other outdoor opportunities are available at the Clinch Mountain Wildlife Area, Pinnacle Natural Area Reserve, Breaks Interstate Park, Mount Rogers National Recreation Area and Natural Tunnel State Park.
We’re also just a short drive to Bristol Motor Speedway (Bristol, Tenn.), which hosts two of NASCAR’s most exciting stock car races each year.
We’re also just a short drive to Bristol Motor Speedway (Bristol, Tenn.), which hosts two of NASCAR’s most exciting stock car races each year.
