Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
2.2 times the nonprofits per person than the typical Indiana town.
Rushville Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $144K for a typical one, or 2.2 years of the county’s $66K median household income. It grades B− overall, 383rd of 585 graded towns in Indiana. The low prices come with trade-offs. The median household income is $58K, and 15% of residents live below the poverty line, and residents are less healthy than 82% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 96% of U.S. towns, with 3 places on the National Register. Rushville Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) is stronger than in 98% of U.S. towns. 25% of working residents work locally in Rushville Township, above both Indiana’s towns (11%) and U.S. towns (8%). Only 74 of Indiana’s 1,098 towns score higher on history.
Where Rushville Township beats most towns.
Archibald M. Kennedy House
Census counts: 742 in 1850, 6,208 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 2 maps from 1959 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Indiana), ordered by how far Rushville Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
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 Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Rushville Township.
19% of Rushville Township adults smoke cigarettes. Rushville Township beats the Indiana average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 16% of Rushville Township adults report frequent physical distress.
| Rushville Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| What stands out | Rushville Township | IN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.4% | 8.1% |
| More smokers | 19% | 15.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 8.1% | 6.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Rush County Schools. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Rushville Consolidated High School, with 619 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rushville Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 682 | B |
| Rushville Consolidated High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 619 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within IN on state tests and graduation
Rushville Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 16 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Rushville Township has about as many jobs (3,199) as working residents, but only 909 people both live and work here.
About one in 4 of Rushville Township’s working residents works in town. The average trip to work in Rushville Township is 22 minutes. Jobs based in Rushville Township grew to 3,199 in 2023, 300 more than in 2013.
| Rushville Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $58,000 | $71,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 6.2% | 7.8% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
2.4 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Riverside Park, at 30 acres. Rushville Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Rushville Township | Indiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.3% | 1.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Riverside Park | 0.4 mi | 30 |
| 2. Rush County Fair Grounds | — | 21 |
| 3. South Veterans Memorial Park | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 9 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Rushville Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Rushville Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Rushville Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Indiana.
3 places in Rushville Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in Indiana, United States
Rushville is a city in Rushville Township, Rush County, Indiana, United States. The population was 6,185 at the 2020 census. The city is the county seat of Rush County. It, like the county, was named in honor of Dr. Benjamin Rush, who signed the Declaration of Independence.
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7 towns share a border with Rushville Township.
| Town | IN rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rushville Township | #383 | B− | A− | — | B+ | C− |
| Walker Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anderson Township | — | — | A+ | — | B+ | C− |
| Union Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jackson Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noble Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Posey Township | — | — | B− | — | B+ | C− |
| Orange Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Anderson Township and Posey Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Rushville Township, Anderson Township and Posey Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Walker Township, Union Township, Jackson Township, Noble Township and Orange 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.
Rushville Township grades B− overall, better than 48% of U.S. towns and #383 of 585 in Indiana. It grades C− for health and B+ for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a C−.
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−.
