Best PlacesRushtown, OH Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rushtown, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Rushtown ranks 27,123rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cheap car insurance by a wide margin, and the weather ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Rushtown
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Rushtown's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rushtown ranks high
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 93% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 84% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 83% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 82% of towns
- Short commute22.1 minutes each way, better than 79% of towns
Where Rushtown ranks low
- Nice weatherabout 59 pleasant days a year, better than only 7% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 18% of towns
- Household income$55,686 median, better than only 20% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Rushtown
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rushtown home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $55,686, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Rushtown's effective rate of 0.91%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Rushtown
Rushtown runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Rushtown.
Who works in Rushtown, and how
Work in Rushtown centers on hospitality & food and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Rushtown
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Rushtown.
What the weather is like in Rushtown, month by month
Rushtown sees roughly 59 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 89 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 70° | 55° | 42° |
| July | 89° | 76° | 67° |
| October | 73° | 58° | 47° |
Flying in and out of Rushtown
The nearest airport, Tri-State/Milton J Ferguson Field, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John Glenn Columbus International, about 82 miles away.
The best schools in and around Rushtown
Schools across Rushtown average a B, better than 68% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Clay Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Valley Elementary SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Northwest Elementary SchoolB · 48% proficient
Top middle schools
- Valley Middle SchoolA− · 56% proficient
- Northwest Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
- Portsmouth West Middle SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Valley High SchoolB · 48% proficient
- Northwest High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
- Portsmouth West High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rushtown school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rushtown measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Rushtown against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Rushtown
Is Rushtown a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rushtown ranks 27,123rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cheap car insurance, low disaster risk, and tree cover, and lowest on the weather and health outcomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rushtown expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $162,980. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $55,686 median income, cost of living beats 24% of towns.
Is Rushtown safe?
Rushtown is safer than 53% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $268 per resident a year.
Compare Rushtown with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rushtown. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rushtown represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Rushtown detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rushtown: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rushtown: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rushtown: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rushtown: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rushtown detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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