Rush County, IN

Comprehensive housing, income, and cost of living data for Rush County, Indiana. Population: 16.7K.

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Median Home Price

$223.6K

Based on 7 cities

Median Household Income

$64.4K

Annual household income

Price-to-Income Ratio

3.5x

Moderately affordable

Salary Needed to Buy

$56.1K

30-yr mortgage, 6.5% rate, 20% down

Housing & Finance

Annual Property Tax

$1,013

Average annual amount

Effective Tax Rate

0.45%

Property tax / home value

Monthly Housing Costs

Mortgage (P&I)$1,131

Property Tax$84.42

Insurance$93.16

Total Monthly$1,308

Historical Home Prices

2015

$99.2K

2016

$103.4K

+4.2%%

2017

$109.1K

+5.5%%

2018

$115.7K

+6.1%%

2019

$121.5K

+5.0%%

2020

$136.4K

+12.3%%

2021

$157.3K

+15.3%%

2022

$172.9K

+9.9%%

2023

$180.2K

+4.2%%

2024

$193.5K

+7.4%%

2025

$206.3K

+6.6%%

Source: County price history data via Zillow ZHVI

Demographics & Economics

Unemployment Rate

4.0%%

Near national average

Population Density

People per square mile

Political Lean (2020)

Competitive

R+1

Racial Demographics

White

94.7%

Black

0.7%

Hispanic

1.8%

Asian

0.1%

Two or More Races

2.4%

Source: Census ACS 2023. Hispanic/Latino ethnicity counted separately from race.

Climate & Environment

Average Temperature

52°F

Annual average

Sunny Days

178

Days per year

Annual Rainfall

45.0"

Inches per year

Natural Disaster Risk

Low Risk

Score: 16/100

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