Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 16,059 residents, it is a town in Maryland.
Real strengths, and real weak spots. Its best grade is for hazard risk (A+). It also does well on walkability: it is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns. What counts against it is schools — its public schools trail just over three quarters of Maryland towns on state tests and graduation. A typical home there costs about $292K, 2.9 years of the Baltimore metro’s $99K median household income. Put together, the subjects come to a B overall, ranking 152nd of 259 in Maryland. Nationally, it does better than 56% of U.S. towns. Rossville is home to Community College of Baltimore County.
Figures: FEMA National Risk Index · schools, state test and graduation results · home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24.
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.
Rossville’s average trip to work is 29 minutes. Just 5% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Jobs based in Rossville grew to 16,863 in 2023, 1,719 more than in 2013. Also worth knowing: 7% of Rossville workers work from home.
| 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
Of its 4 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason. The public schools here belong to the Baltimore County Public Schools. The 2 public schools in Rossville teach 2,005 students between them.
| 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
Rossville’s FEMA risk score stands at 2 of 100. 36% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by heat waves at 32%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 98% of U.S. communities.
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.
In Rossville, the median rent is $1,667 a month. Rossville: 51% of households own their home, below both the Maryland town median (74%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). A home in Rossville typically sold within 42 days of listing.
| 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: 40% of adults sleep under 7 hours, above both Maryland’s towns (38%) and U.S. towns (36%). On the CDC’s 32 measures, Rossville is ahead of Maryland on 6 and behind on 6. Among adults in the town, 37% feel lonely.
| 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
The typical July afternoon high is 89°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Trails run 1.6 miles in 1 park or preserve. Rossville’s concentration of trails comes in at 0.3 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves in the town: one, of 9 acres.
| 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−.
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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