Living in Rushville, OH
Rushville is a tiny town of 294 people in Fairfield County, Ohio. It's about 33 miles from Columbus, OH. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $183k and rent runs about $950 a month.
294people
$183kTypical home
$950/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
17"Snow
210Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 294
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,225 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Columbus, OH
- 33 mi to Columbus, OH
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $183k (≈$1,151/mo)
- Median rent $950/mo
- Median household income $74k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (69 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 55 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (150 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (952 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to LCK airport
- 29 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 78 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,053 ft
- 287 mi to the ocean
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 245 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 52 bars within 25 mi
- 75 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Ohio districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Fairfield County: R+24 in 2024
- Ohio: R+11 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk