Housing in Rush

A typical Rush home is worth roughly $195,000

Typical home value

$195K

MI $266K

Estimate

2-bedroom rent

$1,070

a month, utilities in · HUD

Median tax bill

$1,910

MI $2,904

What kind of housing town is Rush?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

Your money goes further27% below the Michigan typical home.Older homesThe typical home was built around 1954.

★ What stands out · Affordability

A typical home costs 3 years of income

Less than across Michigan (3.7 years). Try your own numbers below.

You could afford about

$250,000

Typical Rush home $195K

That covers a typical Rush home, with $55K to spare.

The typical home, each month

$1,180

Loan $970Tax $160Insurance $60

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,070 a month here, $110 less than owning.

Where your budget reaches nearby

Fairfield$193K Owosso$187K New Haven$212K Brady$162K

An estimate, not a loan offer: payments of up to 28% of income, a 30-year fixed loan, Rush’s typical property tax (0.98% of value a year, from the Census) and insurance of about 0.35%. Mortgage insurance, HOA fees and other debts aren’t included.

The homes

87% of Rush households own their home

Half of Rush’s homes were built before 1954.

Owners and renters

Own 87%Rent 13%

Michigan: 73% own.

1954

typical home built · MI 1972

$1,910

median property tax bill · MI $2,904

0.98%

of a home’s value, a year in tax · MI 1.25%

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,070

Renters already here pay a median of $1,121.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$780

1 bedroom$820

2 bedrooms$1,070

3 bedrooms$1,420

4 bedrooms$1,550

13%

of households rent · MI 27%

renter households

23%

of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · MI 50%

20%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$1,121

median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Saginaw, MI MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Next door

Rush vs. its neighbors

Rush is the 2nd priciest of 5 neighboring towns. Tap one to see its housing page.

New Haven$212K Rush$195K Fairfield$193K Owosso$187K Brady$162K

Compare more

Town	Typical value	1-yr change	2-bed rent	New homes 2025	Median income
Rush	$195K*	—	$1,070	—	$65,000
Fairfield	$193K*	—	$1,030	—	$78,750
Owosso	$187K	+4.6%	$1,030	0	$56,818
New Haven	$212K*	+6.1%†	$1,050	—	$68,250
Brady	$162K*	—	$980	3	$67,315

Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.

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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.