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A town of 5,216 in Virginia.
Good marks almost everywhere you look. Its best grade is for incomes: the median household earns $112K. Overall, Falmouth earns an A: better than 88% of U.S. towns, and 71st of 249 in Virginia. It also does well on health: it is healthier than 77% of U.S. towns. Homes run about $438K for a typical one, 3.5 times the Washington metro’s $127K median household income. This Virginia town has 7 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Belmont and Falmouth Historic District. The town’s mean commuting time is 31 minutes, where Virginia’s towns sit at 27 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The biggest park or preserve is Saint Clair Brooks Memorial Park, at 39 acres.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · National Register of Historic Places · OpenStreetMap.
Where Falmouth beats most towns.
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.
In Falmouth, 12% of adults report frequent physical distress. Among adults in the town, 11% smoke cigarettes.
| 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
One of its 3 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. Its public schools are run by the Stafford County Public Schools.
| 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.
Falmouth had 399 jobs in 2023, down 61 from 2013. The top destinations are Fredericksburg (9%), Washington (5%) and Arlington (3%). The median commute is under 28 miles.
| Falmouth | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $112,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.3% | 5% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.2% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The natural-hazard score from FEMA for Falmouth comes to 37 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 69% come from inland flooding and 6% from heat waves. This Virginia town has had 4 paid flood insurance claims since 2008.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Across 3 parks and preserves: 1.1 miles of trail. For Falmouth, the trail network 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
For adults 25 and older in Falmouth, the share who hold a bachelor’s degree or more is 46%. Adults 35 to 64 are 34% of residents (39% statewide). The median age here is 37.5 years.
| 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
Homes sold in Falmouth spent a median 41 days on the market. Its going rate for rent stands at $1,873 a month. Sellers in Falmouth got 99.2% of the asking price, typically.
| Falmouth | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,873 a month | $1,760 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 77% | 68% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · 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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