Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Rossville’s subject grades is an A for incomes; the weakest is a D for schools. 11% of residents are under 18 in Rossville, where Tennessee’s towns sit at 22% and U.S. towns at 22%. Only 29 of Tennessee’s 291 towns score higher on incomes. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 86% of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 10 of Tennessee’s 292 towns do worse. Rossville Historic District is on the National Register of Historic Places. Rossville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Rossville beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Tennessee), ordered by how far Rossville is from typical.
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The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2012.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
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.
The typical Rossville home is worth about $538,000, down 1% in a year, 63% above the Tennessee typical home. 91% of Rossville households own their home, above both the Tennessee town median (66%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%).
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rossville Christian Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 410 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within TN on state tests and graduation
The median age in Rossville is 56.3 years. Rossville has grown 16% since 2020, to 1,215 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 26% of Rossville residents are 65 or older.
| Rossville | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56.3 years | 40 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 26% | 18% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 32% | 23% | 29% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.2 points. Across Tennessee, 50.9% of residents are women.
| Rossville | TN | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 4% | 11.9% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.4% | 10.3% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.3% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5.9% | 13.8% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 6% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 18.7% | 12.4% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 27.8% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 19.5% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.3% | 6.7% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.8% | 10% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.4% | 31.2% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.7% | 19.9% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10% | 7.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19% | 19.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.1% | 11.7% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,200, single groups can be off by several points
Rossville has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. Rossville’s July high is 91°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 66% of U.S. communities. Since 1984, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Rossville.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Rossville for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Rossville fell to 511 in 2023, 224 fewer than in 2013. 7.3% of residents live below the poverty line in Rossville.
| Rossville | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $120,000 | $61,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 12% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.3% | 14% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Of the 132 Tennessee towns we compare, none has a lower property crime rate than Rossville. Rossville's reported crime rate is well below Tennessee's. Among 132 Tennessee towns, just 8 have a lower violent crime rate than Rossville.
| Rossville | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 1.7 per 1,000 residents | 16.3 | 13.1 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2023) | 0.9 per 1,000 residents | 3.3 | 1.8 |
FBI crime data, 2023 · crimes reported to police
Rossville beats the Tennessee average on 10 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 4. Only 6 of the 177 Tennessee towns we compare have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Rossville.
| Rossville | Tennessee towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 41% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 20% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 78% | 79% |
| What stands out | Rossville | TN |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.2% | 11.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.3% | 16.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.2% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Rossville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw33 mi Ancient siteSS Sultana
24 mi Stadium & arenaSimmons Bank Liberty Stadium
29 mi MuseumNational Civil Rights Museum
29 mi Stadium & arenaFedExForum
24 mi Stadium & arenaMid-South Coliseum
29 mi MuseumBlues Hall of FameSS Sultana: Template:Thomas W. Bankes, Public domain · Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · National Civil Rights Museum: Matthew T Rader, CC BY-SA 4.0 · FedExForum: Marco Espino-Ovalle, Public domain · Mid-South Coliseum: bcbuckner, CC BY 2.0 · Blues Hall of Fame: John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0
None within 15 miles of Rossville; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Rossville residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Tennessee.
Town in Tennessee, United States
Rossville is a town in Fayette County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,041 at the 2020 census, up from 664 at the 2010 census.
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That is 8.1 years of the area's median household income ($66,401 across the Memphis, TN-MS-AR 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 B−.
2 notable people were born here, including Fred McDowell and Stephen Tall.
