Housing data for Rush Township, MI

Rush Township, MI has an estimated 1,257 residents and 539 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

It is a township in Shiawassee County.

12.7% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $1,121 a month.

Figures last updated on .

Residents
1,257 (±191)
Housing units
539 (±69)
Households that rent
12.7%
Median gross rent
$1,121
Residents since 2015–2019
+14.8%

What stands out in Rush Township

Working from home: 17.4% (±6.1 points) in Rush Township, higher than in Shiawassee County (8.3%).

Households that moved in since 2020: 7.1% (±3.6 points) in Rush Township, lower than in Shiawassee County (16.6%).

Households that rent: 12.7% (±6.2 points) in Rush Township, lower than in Shiawassee County (19.9%).

Median gross rent: $1,121 (±$50) in Rush Township, higher than in Shiawassee County ($899).

Housing in Rush Township at a glance

  • Median rent: $1,121 median gross rent a month (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Rent burden: 23.1% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Renters and owners: 12.7% of households rent
  • Income and affordability: $65,000 median household income
  • Home values: $194,900 median home value
  • Homeowner costs: $1,324 median monthly cost with a mortgage
  • Property taxes: $1,910 median real estate taxes a year
  • Types of homes: 0.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
  • Bedrooms: 78.3% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
  • Age of homes: 86.9% of homes were built before 1980
  • Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Heating fuel: 38.8% heat with utility gas
  • Commute and cars: 31.9 minutes average trip to work
  • Growth: +14.8% residents since 2015–2019
  • How long people stay: 7.1% moved in since 2020 (Small sample: wide margin of error)
  • Crowding and facilities: 0.0% of homes have more than 1 person per room (Small sample: wide margin of error)

Rush Township against Shiawassee County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
Rush TownshipShiawassee CountyMichiganUnited States
Residents1,257 (±191)67,991 (exact)10,077,761 (exact)334,922,499
Housing units539 (±69)30,354 (±100)4,622,236 (±795)143,775,355
Households that rent12.7% (±6.2 points)19.9% (±1.4 points)26.8% (±0.2 points)34.8%
Median gross rent$1,121 (±$50)$899 (±$51)$1,129 (±$4)$1,413
Median household income$65,000 (±$10,338)$67,404 (±$2,587)$72,875 (±$293)$80,734
Median home value$194,900 (±$25,302)$171,600 (±$3,537)$231,600 (±$642)$332,700
Median real estate taxes (a year)$1,910 (±$203)$2,251 (±$62)$2,904 (±$9)$3,119
Built before 198086.9% (±13.1 points)70.4% (±2.9 points)62.1% (±0.2 points)49.7%
Average commute31.9 minutes (±4.5)27.8 minutes (±0.9)24.2 minutes (±0.1)26.4 minutes
Households with broadband83.3% (±6.1 points)88.5% (±1.2 points)90.5% (±0.1 points)91.0%
Median age of residents51.1 years (±4.4)43.2 years (±0.3)40.2 years (±0.1)38.9 years

Rush Township covers 34.9 square miles of land, about 36 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).

How Rush Township has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
2015–20192020–2024Amount of changeVerdict
Residents1,095 (±124)1,257 (±191)+14.8%Not a measurable change
Housing units518 (±53)539 (±69)+4.1%Not a measurable change
Median gross rent$871 (±$72)$1,121 (±$50)+28.7%No measurable change after inflation
Median home value$156,400 (±$8,614)$194,900 (±$25,302)+24.6%No measurable change after inflation
Median household income$65,172 (±$5,594)$65,000 (±$10,338)−0.3%Down after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage$1,236 (±$73)$1,324 (±$123)+7.1%Down after inflation
Median real estate taxes$1,560 (±$206)$1,910 (±$203)+22.4%No measurable change after inflation
Households that rent8.8% (±4.3 points)12.7% (±6.2 points)+3.9 percentage pointsNot a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate0.0% (±41.6 points)0.0% (±33.9 points)0.0 percentage pointsNot a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Crime reported to police in Shiawassee County

Rush Township has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Shiawassee County as a whole.

In 2025, the police departments that report for Shiawassee County recorded 229 violent and 725 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.

ZIP codes in Rush Township

ZIP Code Tabulation Areas that cover this place (2020–2024 estimates)
ZIP codeShare of the ZIP’s land in this placeResidentsMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household income
4884166%729$915$164,000$60,156
4886712%27,500$828$154,400$59,825

A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.

Places near Rush Township

Nearest places with Census figures, by straight-line distance
PlaceDistanceMedian gross rentMedian home valueHouseholds that rent
Oakley5.1 mi$907$84,00027.9%
Fairfield Township (Shiawassee County)5.4 mi$921$192,90013.2%
Brady Township (Saginaw County)5.6 mi$1,079$161,70013.3%
Owosso Charter Township5.9 mi$973$180,90013.3%
New Haven Township (Shiawassee County)6.5 mi$1,609$212,2008.1%
Owosso6.8 mi$784$132,60031.7%
Middlebury Township7.3 mi$868$189,6009.5%
Chapin Township7.8 mi$856$114,2008.3%

Places in Michigan most like Rush Township

PlaceMedian gross rentMedian home valueMedian household incomeHouseholds that rent
Blissfield Township$1,069$173,500$67,20020.1%
Venice Township$1,181$164,700$66,25012.6%
Blissfield$1,055$169,900$62,05919.7%
Dover Township (Lenawee County)$1,095$190,000$73,88918.7%
North Star Township$1,208$184,300$75,0008.2%
Lafayette Township$1,225$164,300$78,12514.3%

Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across Michigan.

HUD Fair Market Rent for Rush Township, fiscal year 2027

Shiawassee County, MI, dollars a month
Studio1 bedroom2 bedrooms3 bedrooms4 bedrooms
$798$829$1,085$1,457$1,644

HUD income limits for Rush Township, fiscal year 2026

Shiawassee County, MI, annual household income
Household sizeExtremely low (30%)Very low (50%)Low (80%)
1 person$18,450$30,700$49,100
2 people$21,640$35,050$56,100
3 people$27,320$39,450$63,100
4 people$33,000$43,800$70,100
5 people$38,680$47,350$75,750
6 people$44,360$50,850$81,350
7 people$50,040$54,350$86,950
8 people$55,720$57,850$92,550

These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Shiawassee County, MI, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $87,600.

A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Rush Township

How many renters are there in Rush Township?

Rush Township has an estimated 68 (±38) renting households, 12.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in Rush Township?

The median household income in Rush Township is $65,000 (±$10,338) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average home value in Rush Township, MI?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $194,900 (±$25,302) for owner-occupied homes in Rush Township (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the average mortgage payment in Rush Township?

The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in Rush Township, MI is $1,324 (±$123) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.

How much are property taxes in Rush Township?

The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in Rush Township, MI is $1,910 (±$203) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many homes are in Rush Township?

Rush Township, MI has an estimated 539 (±69) housing units, occupied and vacant (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is Rush Township growing?

In Rush Township, the number of residents went from 1,095 in 2015–2019 to 1,257 in 2020–2024 (+14.8%), not a measurable change.

What ZIP codes are in Rush Township?

The ZIP codes that cover Rush Township are 48841, 48867.

What is the median rent in ZIP code 48841?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 48841 is $915 (±$101) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Rush township, Shiawassee County, Michigan (county subdivision:70260, in state:26 county:155).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.

Figures last updated on .

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