Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
65% more nonprofits per person than the typical Pennsylvania town.
Rush Township’s best subject grade is an A for civic life; its weakest is a D for incomes. On civic life, just 97 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns do better. Rush Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Rush Township beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Rush Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 3 maps from 1943 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rush 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 Rush Township.
Just 3% of Rush Township’s working residents have a job in town. 18% of residents live below the poverty line here, above both the Pennsylvania town median (7.6%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The town’s median household income stands at $62,000. The top destinations are Mehoopany Township (8%), Bridgewater Township (5%) and Meshoppen Township (4%).
| Rush Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.7% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 76% of U.S. communities. The national flood insurance program has paid 14 claims in Rush Township since 1993. FEMA puts nearly three quarters of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 8% to hurricanes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Rush Township’s peak summer temperature stands at 81°F, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (85°F) and U.S. towns (85°F).
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The share of adults in Rush Township who report frequent physical distress: 15%. Among adults here, 19% smoke cigarettes.
| Rush Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Rush Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.6% | 7.7% |
| More adults with arthritis | 35.9% | 30.4% |
| More smokers | 18.6% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The concentration of trails in Rush Township is 0.2 miles per square mile. 6.5 miles of trail.
| Rush Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.7% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of Rush Township; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Rush Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
1,267 counted in 2010 and 1,133 in 2020; an estimated 1,155 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Township in Pennsylvania, United States
Rush Township is a township in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,134 at the 2020 census. The village of Lawton is in the township.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
65% more nonprofits per person than the typical Pennsylvania town.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.