Gourley's Opera House · Photo: Ammodramus · Public domainRushville runs its own hospital
Rushville’s city government spent $986,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2023, about $1,214 per resident. It also runs a hospital ($24,000) and water utilities ($235,000), counted separately. Census Bureau figures.
What stands out about how Rushville is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,214 per resident a year, or $3.33 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 38%.
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$1,149 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Rushville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,149 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 472 Nebraska cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,038, and the middle half spent $774–$1,452. Rushville spent more than 58% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($98,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Nebraska cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Rushville itself left out).
Day-to-day spending is down 1% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Rushville reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $1,149 · 2023: $1,214. Per resident it went from $1,149 to $1,214 (up 6%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 871 to 812.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,515 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.54% of the home’s value, vs 1.49% across Nebraska.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Rushville’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Rushville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Rushville →
Who’s in charge in Rushville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 135 residents, not counting hospital, health & welfare staff
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (812).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Gordon-Rushville Public Schools
Rushville’s K–12 school district, shared with Clinton, Gordon, Merriman. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $20,287 per pupil, $12,174 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Nebraska districts overall: 56% local, 34% state, 10% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Rushville’s votes are counted by county
Nebraska reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Rushville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Sheridan County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican84.6%2,102 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat14.6%362 votesOthers: 0.8% (20 votes).
Most votes in Sheridan County: Donald J Trump
Nebraska: Trump 59.3%, Harris 38.9%
100% of Rushville lies in Sheridan County. Every 2024 race in Sheridan County is on the county’s page.
Sheridan County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Rushville.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Nebraska SenateState senator
- 3GovernorStatewide
- 4U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 5U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Nebraska
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Rushville’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Rushville’s government
How much does Rushville spend per resident?
About $1,214 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. Rushville also runs a hospital ($24,000), counted separately. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,149 was more than 58% of 472 Nebraska cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Rushville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,515 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.54% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Nebraska. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Rushville’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Rushville yet.
How did Rushville vote in 2024?
Nebraska counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Rushville alone. Sheridan County, where 100% of Rushville lies, voted Trump 84.6%, Harris 14.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Rushville?
6 full-time and 10 part-time employees in March 2022 (plus 17 full-time hospital, health & welfare staff), with a March payroll of $60,337 (about $724,044 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Rushville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 43 (Tanya Storer). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →