Photo: Heironymous Rowe · CC BY-SA 3.0Measured against area pay, Rush Township costs more to live in than 58% of U.S. towns
It ranks #718 of 993 in Ohio for affordability.
Census 2020–24 home values, rents, tax bills and cost burden, measured against the median household income of the Portsmouth, OH micro area ($51K). How TownRatings grades cost of living
The grade compares costs with what households across the Portsmouth-area micro earn ($51K, Census 2020–24). Even so, the typical home costs 3.2 years of area income, and 68% of renters pay 30% or more of income for housing.
In dollars
- $990a month for a two-bedroom, utilities includedHUD Fair Market Rent, 2026
In paychecks the grade
- 3.2 yrsof area income buys the typical home; the typical U.S. town: 3.3$51K, Portsmouth-area income
- 24%of area income goes to the median rent; the typical U.S. town: 18%Census 2020–24
- 68%of renters pay 30%+ of income for housing; across Ohio: 46%Census 2020–24
- 17%of owners do; the typical U.S. town: 20%Census 2020–24
What kind of housing town is Rush Township?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
What’s behind Rush Township’s grade
Measured against what households in the area earn, Rush Township is more affordable than 42% of U.S. towns, #718 of 993 in Ohio. Rent pulls the grade down most; property tax holds it up.
A year’s rent takes 24% of area income
The calculator starts from the area income the grade uses. Switch to Rush Township’s own median, or type yours.
That covers a typical Rush Township home, with $40K to spare.
A two-bedroom rents for about $990 a month here, $40 more than owning.
An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Rush Township’s typical property tax (0.81% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.
A two-bedroom rents for about $990
Renters already here pay a median of $1,001.
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Scioto County, OH): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Property tax runs below the Ohio norm
The median bill is $1,296 (Ohio: $2,822), 0.81% of a home’s value a year, against 1.31% statewide.
Census American Community Survey 2020–24: the median real-estate tax bill homeowners report, and that bill ÷ the median home value. Bills include town, school and county taxes. The Census reports bills over $10,000 only as “$10,000+”.
Rush Township vs. its neighbors
Zillow publishes no value for Rush Township. Valley Township and Union Township and Washington Township and Clay Township and Morgan Township have no Zillow value, so they are in the table only.
Cost next door · one source per column
| Town | Cost | Typical home Zillow, latest | Median value Census 2020–24 | Tax rate bill ÷ value | 2-bed rent HUD 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rush Township | C+ | — | $161K | 0.81% | $990 |
| Valley Township | B | — | $177K | 1.21% | $1,010 |
| Washington Township | B− | — | $122K | 1.20% | $970 |
| Clay Township | B− | — | $104K | 1.17% | $980 |
| Union Township | A | — | $141K | 0.83% | $980 |
| Lucasville | C | $173K | $226K | 1.04% | $1,010 |
| Morgan Township | A+ | — | $71K | 1.04% | $1,010 |
“—” under Zillow: Zillow publishes no value for that town, so it’s left blank rather than mixed with Census figures.
Questions about the cost of living in Rush Township
Is Rush Township expensive to live in?
Measured against what households in the area earn, Rush Township costs more than 58% of U.S. towns: a C+ for cost of living, #718 of 993 in Ohio. The typical home costs 3.2 years of the median household income of the Portsmouth, OH micro area ($51K).
How much is rent in Rush Township?
HUD puts a two-bedroom at about $990 a month with utilities, the going rate for someone moving in. Renters already here pay a median of $1,001 (Census 2020–24).
What are property taxes in Rush Township?
The median bill is $1,296 a year, 0.81% of the median home value (Ohio: $2,822, 1.31%), from the Census 2020–24.
Neighbors talk housing
What Rush Township buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer. Regional price levels: BEA; electricity: EIA. How TownRatings grades cost of living.