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 mean commuting time 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.
| Widest gap | Buckhall | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.4% | 13.1% |
Moor Green16,293 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.
That grade 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.
In Buckhall, 32% of adults have obesity. 15% of adults in Buckhall report frequent mental distress; 14% say their health is fair or poor.
| 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
The largest public high school is Osbourn Park High, with 2,661 students. Two of the 4 schools are below, and why each made the list. Its public schools are run by the Prince William County Public Schools.
| 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.
Half commute less than 15 miles. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Buckhall rose by 633, to 2,377. Just 2% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Among workers here, 26% do their job from home.
| 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
20 flood insurance claims have been paid in Buckhall since 1979. Compared with three quarters of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is lower. FEMA puts 66% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 8% to heat waves.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
There are 9.8 miles of trail across 5 parks and preserves. Doves Landing Park, at 294 acres with 5.2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. The trail density in Buckhall is 0.5 miles per square mile.
| 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
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.
On the market in Buckhall: a median 20 days to sell. Its rent at the middle of the market is $2,478 a month. 41% of the homes sold in Buckhall went for more than their asking price.
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−.
