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A town of 2,857, settled in 1823. 3.9 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Illinois town.
Rushville gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $142K, 2.1 years of the county’s $66K median household income. It grades B− overall, 459th among Illinois's 767 graded towns. The low prices come with trade-offs. The median household income is $58K, and 13% of residents live below the poverty line. On the plus side, it is more walkable than 83% of U.S. towns. Only 23 of Illinois’ 1,240 towns score higher on civic life. Phoenix Opera House Block is on the National Register of Historic Places. Only 4 of the 357 Illinois towns we compare have a lower property crime rate than Rushville.
Where Rushville beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Rushville is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,251 in 1850, 3,005 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 2010 and 3 maps from 1923 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rushville, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Rushville.
Rushville is healthier than towns with similar incomes, has homes that are cheap against local pay and is safe by national standards but not by Illinois’s.
At 2.1 years of the county’s $66K median household income, the typical home (about $142K) costs less against local pay than in 75% of Illinois towns; that ratio is one input to its A for cost of living. The typical value, about $142K, is 9% below its May 2024 peak.
Rushville’s median rent is $781 a month, below both Illinois’ towns ($1,129 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). The typical Rushville home is worth about $142,000, up 2.7% in a year, 52% below the Illinois typical home.
| Rushville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $781 a month | $1,129 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 69% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The average commute for its 1,419 working residents takes 16.2 minutes, against 27.8 across Illinois.
About one in 4 of Rushville’s working residents works in town. Rushville’s average trip to work is 16 minutes, where Illinois’ towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Since 2013, Rushville has lost 200 jobs, to 1,051 in 2023.
| Rushville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 23% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $58,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Rushville has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 18° and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 8,192 U.S. towns with household incomes like Rushville’s, it is healthier than 62%, so its C+ isn’t only a matter of income.
Rushville beats the Illinois average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 39% of Rushville adults have high blood pressure.
| Rushville | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 19% |
| What stands out | Rushville | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.4% | 75.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 16.8% | 10.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 15 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 55% of Illinois’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 65 to 5 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
0.0 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Scripps Park, at 127 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Scripps Park | — | 127 |
| 2. Rushville Town Square | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Rushville; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Rushville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
5 notable people were born in Rushville.
City in Illinois, United States
Rushville is a town in Schuyler County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,005 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Schuyler County. It was first settled by Euro-Americans in 1823.
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Rushville grades B− overall, better than 53% of U.S. towns and #459 of 767 in Illinois. It grades C+ for health, B for safety and C for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.
5 notable people were born here, including Wesley Clair Mitchell and Francis M. Drake.
