Rushford vs Spring Valley

A side-by-side comparison of Rushford and Spring Valley: population, income, housing, and more.

Rushford and Spring Valley are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Spring Valley has the higher population (2,357 vs 1,790 in Rushford). Rushford has the higher median household income ($73,321 vs $64,500 in Spring Valley). Rushford has the higher median home value ($203,200 vs $149,100 in Spring Valley).

Population, income & housing

	Rushford	Spring Valley
Population	1,790	2,357
Median age	41.1 yrs	40.1 yrs
Median household income	$73,321	$64,500
Median home value	$203,200	$149,100
Median gross rent	$824	$861
Housing units	820	1,081
Homeownership rate	72.4%	77.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.9%	15.2%
Unemployment rate	3.7%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Rushford	Spring Valley
Population	1,744 → 1,790 (+2.6%)	2,481 → 2,357 (-5.0%)
Median household income	$49,559 → $73,321 (+47.9%)	$46,121 → $64,500 (+39.8%)
Median home value	$151,000 → $203,200 (+34.6%)	$106,800 → $149,100 (+39.6%)
Median gross rent	$685 → $824 (+20.3%)	$590 → $861 (+45.9%)

Rushford

Population

1,7441,790

Median household income

$49,559$73,321

Median home value

$151,000$203,200

Median gross rent

$685$824

Spring Valley

Population

2,4812,357

Median household income

$46,121$64,500

Median home value

$106,800$149,100

Median gross rent

$590$861

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Rushford	Spring Valley
Under 5	7.8%	4.4%
5 to 17	15.7%	20.2%
18 to 24	6.6%	5.4%
25 to 34	12.2%	13.8%
35 to 44	10.8%	9.7%
45 to 54	10.8%	9.8%
55 to 64	12.0%	18.3%
65 to 74	13.4%	8.8%
75 and over	10.6%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Rushford	Spring Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	94.4%	91.1%
Black or African American	0.8%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	1.7%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.7%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.9%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	3.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Rushford	Spring Valley
No high school diploma	5.3%	5.5%
High school graduate	24.7%	42.8%
Some college or associate's	41.1%	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	19.3%	11.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9.7%	3.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Rushford	Spring Valley
Drove alone	77.9%	76.9%
Carpooled	10.0%	7.6%
Public transit	0.4%	1.6%
Walked	4.9%	4.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	9.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Rushford	Spring Valley
1-unit, detached	74.6%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	7.4%	5.5%
2 to 4 units	6.3%	3.1%
5 to 19 units	9.6%	6.7%
20 or more units	0.2%	5.8%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Rushford	Spring Valley
Poverty rate	8.9%	12.0%
Average household size	2.27	2.31
Mean commute (minutes)	24	26
Median year structure built	1976	1963