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A town of 16,059.
Rossville's standout: natural-hazard risk is low. Overall it grades B, ranked 152nd of 259 in Maryland. The median household earns $90K and it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 94% of U.S. towns. Its weakest subject is schools: its schools rank behind 76% of the state's. Rossville is home to Community College of Baltimore County. 16% of residents are under 18 in Rossville, below both Maryland’s towns (23%) and U.S. towns (22%). Only 10 of the 261 Maryland towns we compare have a higher July high than Rossville.
Where Rossville beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Maryland), ordered by how far Rossville is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 8,646 in 1980, 16,029 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 8 maps from 1893 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Rossville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw10 mi Stadium & arenaM&T Bank Stadium
9 mi Stadium & arenaOriole Park at Camden Yards
8 mi MuseumNS Savannah
8 mi National MonumentFort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine283K visitors a year
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaNorthwest Stadium
9 mi MuseumWalters Art MuseumM&T Bank Stadium: United States Department of Defense Cherie Cullen, Public domain · Oriole Park at Camden Yards: Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0 · NS Savannah: Elton Lord/Atomic Energy Commission, Public domain · Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine: ScottyBoy900Q at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Northwest Stadium: Maryland GovPics, CC BY 2.0 · Walters Art Museum: Dylan k, CC BY-SA 3.0
Rossville is unincorporated, so Baltimore County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Mar 11, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Rossville.
Rossville draws workers from Baltimore and beyond, has homes that are cheap against local pay and is healthy by national standards but mid-pack in Maryland.
16,863 jobs are based in Rossville, 2.3 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
Most working residents leave Rossville for work: only 5% work in town. 7% of Rossville workers work from home. Jobs based in Rossville grew to 16,863 in 2023, 1,719 more than in 2013.
| Rossville | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 7% | 18% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 32 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5% | 3.1% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by the Baltimore County Public Schools. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,279 | – |
| Rosedale Baptist School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 894 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within MD on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 98% of U.S. communities. Since 1994, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Rossville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 2.9 years of the Baltimore metro’s $99K median household income, the typical home (about $293K) costs less against local pay than in 84% of Maryland towns; that ratio is one input to its C for cost of living.
The typical Rossville home is worth about $293,000, down 1.4% in a year, 31% below the Maryland typical home. 51% of households own their home in Rossville.
| Rossville | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 51% | 74% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,667 a month | $1,810 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Within Maryland it is less healthy than 57% of the 261 graded towns: Maryland sets a high bar.
Rossville beats the Maryland average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6.
| Rossville | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 33% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 12% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Rossville | MD |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.2% | 7.6% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.9% | 5.8% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 16.2% | 13.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Rossville has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 27° and about 19 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Rossville | Maryland towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 9.2% | 9.5% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Golden Ring Park | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
16 within 15 miles of the center of Rossville
About 12 of every 100 Rossville residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Maryland.
Where Rossville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census-designated place in Maryland, United States
Rossville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 15,147 at the 2010 census.
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4 towns share a border with Rossville.
| Town | MD rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rossville | #152 | B | C | — | C− | B+ |
| White Marsh | #160 | B− | C | — | C− | A− |
| Rosedale | #149 | B | B | — | C− | C+ |
| Overlea | #140 | B | B− | — | C− | B+ |
| Middle River | #216 | C | C | — | C− | C |
Rossville, White Marsh, Rosedale, Overlea and Middle River report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Rossville with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Rossville grades B overall, better than 56% of U.S. towns and #152 of 259 in Maryland. It grades B+ for health and C− for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a C−.
That is 2.9 years of the area's median household income ($99,470 across the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
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