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A township of 3,637 people in Centre County, Pennsylvania

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Map of Rush: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk

Conserved land61%57,953 of 94,374 acres

Trails166 mi1.1 mi per sq mi

Parks & preserves715,934 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

#197Most trails in PA

1Moshannon State Forest104.6 mi of trails · 31,080 acres Directions

2State Game Lands Number 3334.5 mi of trails · 15,974 acres Directions

3Black Moshannon State Park19.4 mi of trails · 3,382 acres Directions

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How Rush ranks

#3Most conserved land in PA #136Lowest property tax in PA #195Most affordable in PA All PA rankings →

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Health in Rush

Compared with Pennsylvania

3worse than PA

of 5 measures CDC estimates. The other 2 are too close to call.

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What stands out

18.1%More older adults who have lost all their teethPA 14.5% · worse 56.1%Fewer adults seeing a dentistPA 64.4% · worse 63.2%Fewer adults screened for colon cancerPA 67.5% · worse

Care nearby

Penn Highlands TyroneTyrone · 11.3 mi · ER · rural critical access

Juniata Valley Btamc ClinicAlexandria · 19 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · Rush

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthNo shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 16866, 16677 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Rush →

Natural hazards in Rush

Low

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 22% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding

32Does Rush flood?paid flood claims since 1978 NoneDisasters that paid out hereof 13 declared for Centre County MapRush vs. its neighborsnearby towns shaded by rating

FEMA National Risk Index December 2025 · OpenFEMANatural hazards in Rush →

Schools in Rush

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School Grade B+

The public schools Rush’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 71% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

#186Best public schoolsof 764 in PA

DistrictPhilipsburg-Osceola Area SDSchools1

Philipsburg El Sch A-Elementary · Grades K–5 · 423 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within PA. Ratings are from neighbors.

Libraries near Rush

Nearest: Holt Memorial LibraryPhilipsburg · 5.1 miles · 32 hrs a week

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