Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
3 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Illinois town.
Rushville Township’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living and civic life and an A− for walkability; its weakest is a D for incomes. On civic life, just 52 of Illinois’ 1,240 towns do better. White Oak Hall is on the National Register of Historic Places. Rushville Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Rushville Township beats most towns.
White Oak HallEach subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Illinois), ordered by how far Rushville Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2010.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rushville Township, 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 Township.
In Rushville Township, 15% of adults have diabetes, above both the Illinois town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (12%). Against the Illinois average, Rushville Township comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 12. Rushville Township: 41% of adults have high blood pressure.
| Rushville Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Rushville Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.3% | 75.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.3% | 10.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The public schools here belong to Schuyler-Industry CUSD 5. Public school enrollment in Rushville Township: 843 students across 4 schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schuyler Industry Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 252 | C− |
| Rushville-Industry High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 295 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IL on state tests and graduation
In July, afternoons reach 86°; in January, nights fall to 18°, and about 12 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median commute is under 14 miles. Rushville Township’s mean commuting time stands at 17 minutes, against 26 minutes in Illinois’ towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Also worth knowing: roughly one working resident in five has a job in Rushville Township itself. The share of residents in Rushville Township who live below the poverty line: 15%.
| Rushville Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 21% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $54,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Rushville Township once, in 1999. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 63% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 36% come from cold waves and 17% from inland flooding.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 0.5 miles.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rushville Town Square | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Rushville Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Rushville Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
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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6 towns share a border with Rushville Township.
| Town | IL rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushville Township | — | — | A | — | C | C |
| Oakland Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bainbridge Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Frederick Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Buena Vista Township | — | — | A | — | C | C− |
| Browning Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Astoria Township | — | — | A+ | — | C | C |
Rushville Township, Buena Vista Township and Astoria Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Rushville Township, Buena Vista Township and Astoria Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Oakland Township, Bainbridge Township, Frederick Township and Browning Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Rushville Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
3 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Illinois town.
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.