Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 5,216.
Falmouth is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades A overall, ranked 71st of 249 in Virginia, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $112K. It also does better than most on health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 77% of the country. A typical home there costs about $438K, 3.5 years of the Washington metro’s $127K median household income. Falmouth has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Belmont and Falmouth Historic District. Among 253 Virginia towns, just 3 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Falmouth. Falmouth’s average trip to work is 31 minutes, where Virginia’s towns sit at 27 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes.
4,274 counted in 2010 and 4,956 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Falmouth is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Belmont is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier.
Census counts: 1,176 in 1950, 4,956 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1860 and 7 maps from 1926 on.
7 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Falmouth is unincorporated, so Stafford 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 Falmouth.
Falmouth has less tooth loss than most of Virginia and sends most of its workers to Fredericksburg and beyond.
Its widest gap with Virginia is tooth loss: 5.5% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 11.1% statewide. Against the 6,862 U.S. towns with household incomes like Falmouth’s, it is healthier than 57%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
Falmouth beats the Virginia average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 11% of adults smoke cigarettes in Falmouth.
| Falmouth | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 12% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 12% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 17% | 19% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 16% |
| What stands out | Falmouth | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.5% | 11.1% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 5.2% | 6.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Stafford County Public Schools. One of its 3 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falmouth ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 724 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VA on state tests and graduation
Falmouth has 399 jobs for its 1,951 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Falmouth for work: only 0% work in town. Jobs based in Falmouth fell to 399 in 2023, 61 fewer than in 2013. The top destinations are Fredericksburg (9%), Washington (5%) and Arlington (3%).
| Falmouth | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $112,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 7.2% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Falmouth has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Falmouth is 89°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 63% of U.S. communities. Since 2008, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Falmouth.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
1.1 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Saint Clair Brooks Memorial Park, at 39 acres. Falmouth’s trail density is 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Saint Clair Brooks Memorial Park | — | 39 |
| 2. Falmouth Beach Park | 0.2 mi | 11 |
| 3. River Road Park | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Adults 35 to 64 are 34% of residents (39% statewide). 46% of Falmouth adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Falmouth | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 46% | 44% | 29% |
| Median age | 37.5 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 23% | 23% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 18% | 16% | 18% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.6 points. Across Virginia, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Falmouth | VA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.8% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.6% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.4% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 17.1% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.1% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 7.9% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.1% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.1% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6% | 8.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.7% | 23.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 15% | 17.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.6% | 7.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.6% | 23.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 23.1% | 18.5% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
The median sale price was $372,000 in May 2026.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Falmouth. Close and well known come first.
2 mi National MonumentGeorge Washington Birthplace National Monument72K visitors a year
34 mi Theme parkKings Dominion
16 mi MuseumNational Museum of the Marine Corps
38 mi Park & preserveCameron Run Regional Park
in town National Military ParkFredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park766K visitors a year
39 mi LandmarkGeorge Washington Masonic National MemorialGeorge Washington Birthplace National Monument: National Park Service Digital Image Archives, Public domain · Kings Dominion: Erechtheus, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Museum of the Marine Corps: RadioFan (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cameron Run Regional Park: Paul Roth from Washington, D.C. (kinda), USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park: RebelAt at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · George Washington Masonic National Memorial: Joe Ravi (Shutterstock iStock Dreamstime), CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Falmouth
About 10 of every 100 Falmouth residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
Where Falmouth’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
7 places in Falmouth on the National Register of Historic Places.
3 notable people were born in Falmouth.
Census-designated place in Virginia, US
Falmouth is a census-designated place (CDP) in Stafford County, Virginia, United States. Situated on the north bank of the Rappahannock River at the falls, the community is north of and opposite the city of Fredericksburg. Recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place (CDP), Falmouth's population was 4,956 as of the 2020 census.
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4 towns share a border with Falmouth.
| Town | VA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falmouth | #71 | A | B | — | B | A− |
| Fredericksburg | #219 | C− | B− | D | D− | B |
| Chatham Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grafton Village | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leeland Station | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Falmouth reports no FBI crime data of its own. Chatham Heights, Grafton Village and Leeland Station aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Falmouth with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
By most measures, yes. Falmouth grades A overall, better than 88% of U.S. towns and #71 of 249 in Virginia. It grades A− for health and B for schools.
The typical home is worth about $438,000, 6% 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 B.
3 notable people were born here, including James Seddon and Kate Waller Barrett.
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