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Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Rossville gives you more for your money than most places: a typical home costs about $215K, 3 years of the Chattanooga metro’s $72K median household income. It grades C− overall, 160th of 258 graded towns in Georgia. The low prices come with trade-offs. Residents are less healthy than 88% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates, and the median household income is $59K, and 14% of residents live below the poverty line. Rossville’s average trip to work is 53 minutes, where Georgia’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Rossville's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 97% of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings include John Ross House and Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park.
Where Rossville beats most towns.
John Ross House is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.
Census counts: 1,059 in 1910, 3,980 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1907 and 5 maps from 1936 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Georgia), ordered by how far Rossville is from typical.
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Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Rossville. Close and well known come first.
4 mi WaterfallRuby Falls
10 mi MountainLookout Mountain2 mi Theme parkLake Winnepesaukah22 mi CaveEllison's Cave
6 mi Zoo & aquariumTennessee Aquarium
2 mi National Military ParkChickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park972K visitors a yearRuby Falls: Oydman (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lookout Mountain: Teke, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tennessee Aquarium: Ɱ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park: Lhughesw5, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Rossville, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Rossville.
Rossville sends many workers across the state line to East Ridge and has hotter summers than most of the country, though not than most of Georgia; it also carries more natural-hazard risk than most of Georgia (mostly inland flooding).
17% of adults report frequent physical distress in Rossville. Rossville beats the Georgia average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13. 33% of adults get no exercise outside work in Rossville.
| Rossville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 29% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| What stands out | Rossville | GA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 25.4% | 14.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 6.5% |
| More smokers | 18.2% | 13.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median property tax bill is $856, against $2,341 across Georgia, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Rossville home is worth about $215,000, down 2.4% in a year, 35% below the Georgia typical home.
| Rossville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 60% | 58% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,033 a month | $1,160 a month | $1,185 a month |
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
65% of working residents cross a state line to work, East Ridge among the top destinations. The average commute for its 1,262 working residents takes 52.7 minutes, against 28.3 across Georgia.
Most working residents leave Rossville for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Rossville fell to 796 in 2023, 44 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Chattanooga (40%), Fort Oglethorpe (6%) and Dalton (3%).
| Rossville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 9.2% | 8% |
| Median household income | $59,000 | $63,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
July afternoons average 89.2°: hotter than most of the country, but cooler than 79% of Georgia places with climate records; January nights average 31.1°.
Rossville has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Rossville’s January low is 31°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Rossville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 31°F | 33°F | 22°F |
| July high | 89°F | 90°F | 85°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 85% of Georgia towns; that rating is what its C for hazard risk is built on.
The FEMA risk score in Rossville is 63 of 100. Since 1979, 19 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Rossville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Rossville's reported crime rate is close to Georgia's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 10 violent crimes were reported in 2023.
| Rossville | Georgia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 20.4 per 1,000 residents | 20.7 | 13.1 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 2.5 per 1,000 residents | 2.8 | 1.8 |
FBI crime data, 2023 · crimes reported to police
7 within 15 miles of the center of Rossville
About 12 of every 100 Rossville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Georgia.
Where Rossville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Rossville on the National Register of Historic Places.
5 notable people were born in Rossville.
City in Georgia, United States
Rossville is a city in Walker County, Georgia, United States. The population was 3,980 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Chattanooga metropolitan area.
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2 towns share a border with Rossville.
Rossville and Lakeview report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Rossville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Rossville grades C− overall, better than 19% of U.S. towns and #160 of 258 in Georgia. It grades D for health and B− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
5 notable people were born here, including Lauren Alaina and Ashley Harkleroad.
