Town Hall · Rush

Rush, MI town hall & government

Rush spent $489,000 in the year to March 31, 2022, about $396 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Rush's government.

Town budget

Where Rush's money goes

Spent
$489,000
fiscal year to March 31, 2022
Per resident
$396
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$218,00045%
Administration & buildings
$72,00015%
Sewer & trash
$50,00010%
Fire
$46,0009%
Paid to other governments
$46,0009%
Health & welfare
$25,0005%
Interest on debt
$1,000<1%
Other
$31,0006%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 55%
  • From the state 32%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Rush

Full-time staff
0
1 part-time too
Sewer & trash
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Rush didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Owosso Public Schools

Rush's K–12 school district, shared with Owosso, Owosso, New Haven and Bennington. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,626
Michigan: $16,528
Students
2,923
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$40.6 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Michigan districts overall: 34% local, 57% state, 9% federal

  • Local 24%
  • State 67%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $13,626 per pupil, $8,817 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Also serving Rush: Ovid-Elsie Area Schools ($14,772 per pupil) · Chesaning Union Schools ($13,555 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Rush pay

Typical tax bill
$1,910
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
0.98%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$194,900
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Rush's government

Town hall & decisions in Rush →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rush

Rush is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Tom Barrett. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Rush's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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