Rushford is a town in Allegany County, New York, United States.

[2] Rushford is in the northwest part of Allegany County and is northeast of Olean.

Part of Rushford was taken to form the newer town of New Hudson in 1825.

As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 1,259 people, 479 households, and 346 families residing in the town.

21.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.