Rush Creek TownshipOH
A town of 4,158. Public schools that outperform most of Ohio.
Is Rush Creek Township a good place to live?
Rush Creek Township gives you more for your money than most places: homes are within reach, about $242K for a typical one, or 2.9 years of the Columbus metro’s $82K median household income. It grades B overall, ranked 505th of 987 in Ohio. Rush Creek Township’s average trip to work is 38 minutes, against 24 minutes in Ohio’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 89% of U.S. towns.
What makes Rush Creek Township stand out
Where Rush Creek Township beats most towns.
94% of working residents leave Rush Creek Township for work
Where Rush Creek Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Rush Creek Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Ohio), ordered by how far Rush Creek Township is from typical.
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Moving to Rush Creek Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rush Creek 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 Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Rush Creek Township.
Rush Creek Township has little public open land, but it has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
Most of Rush Creek Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.5 jobs for each of them
Jobs based here fell from 1,042 in 2013 to 816. The average commute for its 1,702 working residents takes 37.5 minutes, against 23.4 across Ohio.
Most working residents leave Rush Creek Township for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2013, Rush Creek Township has lost 226 jobs, to 816 in 2023. The top destinations are Columbus (22%), Lancaster (20%) and Richland Township (4%).
| Rush Creek Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $87,000 | $75,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 9.1% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.5% | 6.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Rush Creek Township’s schools rank ahead of 71% of Ohio districts
Its public schools are run by the Fairfield Union Local school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bremen Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–4 | Grades K–4 | 354 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within OH on state tests and graduation
Rush Creek Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Rush Creek Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health in Rush Creek Township trails 62% of U.S. towns
Rush Creek Township tracks Ohio closely on all 32 CDC measures. 40% of Rush Creek Township adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Rush Creek Township | Ohio towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 38% | 35% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.5% of Rush Creek Township is conserved land
Just 110 of its 23,849 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Rush Creek Township itself; its outdoors grade is D.
1.5 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Howell Park | 0.4 mi | 10 |
| 2. Bremen Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Rush Creek Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 51% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Rush Creek Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Rush Creek Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Rush Creek Township
About 3 of every 100 Rush Creek Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Ohio.
Rush Creek Township’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Rush Creek Township.
| Town | OH rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush Creek Township | #505 | B | A− | — | B+ | C+ |
| Reading Township | #630 | B− | A− | — | B | C− |
| Marion Township | — | — | B | — | B+ | C− |
| Richland Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C+ |
| Jackson Township | #650 | B− | A− | — | B | C− |
| Pleasant Township | #767 | C+ | C+ | — | B− | C+ |
| Berne Township | #494 | B | A− | — | B | C+ |
Marion Township and Richland Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Rush Creek Township, Reading Township, Marion Township, Richland Township, Jackson Township, Pleasant Township and Berne Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Rush Creek Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Rush Creek Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Rush Creek Township, OH a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Rush Creek Township grades B overall, better than 59% of U.S. towns and #505 of 987 in Ohio. It grades C+ for health and B+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Is Rush Creek Township, OH expensive?
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−.