Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Buckhall grades A− overall, 105th among Virginia's 249 graded towns. The median household earns $180K. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 89% of the country. The trade-off is money: the typical home is worth about $636K, 5 years of the Washington metro’s $127K median household income. Buckhall’s average trip to work is 39 minutes, above both Virginia’s towns (27 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Moor Green and Brentsville Courthouse and Jail is on the National Register of Historic Places. Buckhall is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 70% of U.S. towns.
Where Buckhall beats most towns.
16,293 counted in 2010 and 20,420 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Buckhall is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 2016 and 7 maps from 1927 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Buckhall. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw25 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw23 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw24 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw26 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw24 mi National MemorialLincoln Memorial7.7M visitors a yearWhite House: This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade. To see his entire port, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Washington Monument: Oren Rozen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Arlington National Cemetery: Protoant, Public domain · United States Triumphal Arch: Hstoops, CC0 · Smithsonian Institution: Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer, Public domain · Lincoln Memorial: Aerial_view_of_Lincoln_Memorial_-_east_side.jpg: Carol M. Highsmith derivative w, Public domain
Buckhall is unincorporated, so Prince William 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 Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Buckhall.
Buckhall is healthier than Manassas and its other neighbors, sends most of its workers to Manassas and beyond and has household incomes well above the Virginia norm.
Its A for health tops all 3 graded neighbors; Manassas (B) comes closest. Against the 1,360 U.S. towns with household incomes like Buckhall’s, it is less healthy than 74%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
11% of adults report frequent physical distress in Buckhall. Buckhall beats the Virginia average on 15 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 14% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Buckhall.
| Buckhall | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 12% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 23% | 25% |
| What stands out | Buckhall | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.4% | 13.1% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.2% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Prince William County Public Schools. Two of its 4 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Osbourn Park High, with 2,661 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkside MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,352 | C− |
| Osbourn Park HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,661 | A |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VA on state tests and graduation
Buckhall has 2,377 jobs for its 9,202 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. The average commute takes 39.3 minutes, against 27.3 across Virginia.
Most working residents leave Buckhall for work: only 2% work in town. 26% of Buckhall workers work from home. Since 2013, Buckhall has added 633 jobs, to 2,377 in 2023.
| Buckhall | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $180,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 26% | 17% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 6% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 5% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 75% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 20 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Buckhall.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
9.8 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. Doves Landing Park, at 294 acres with 5.2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
| Buckhall | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.7% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Doves Landing Park | 5.2 mi | 294 |
| 2. Signal Hill Park | — | 16 |
| 3. Hemlock Overlook Regional Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Buckhall has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 26° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median property tax bill is $5,884, against $2,790 across Virginia, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
Buckhall’s median rent is $2,478 a month.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
4 within 15 miles of the center of Buckhall
About 7 of every 100 Buckhall residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Virginia.
Where Buckhall’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census-designated place in Virginia, US
Buckhall is an unincorporated community in the census-designated place (CDP) of the same name, in Prince William County, Virginia, United States. Its population was 20,420 as of the 2020 Census.
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3 towns share a border with Buckhall.
It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; Yorkshire (B) comes closest.
| Town | VA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckhall | #105 | A− | C− | — | B | A |
| Manassas | #188 | C+ | C+ | C | C− | B |
| Manassas Park | #189 | C+ | C | B+ | C− | C+ |
| Yorkshire | #146 | B | C+ | — | B | B− |
Buckhall and Yorkshire report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Buckhall with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Buckhall grades A− overall, better than 78% of U.S. towns and #105 of 249 in Virginia. It grades A for health and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $636,000, 54% above the Virginia typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
