Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Manassas grades C+ overall, 188th among Virginia's 249 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $114K and it is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 87% of U.S. towns. On the other side, its schools rank behind 83% of the state's. Manassas’ average trip to work is 32 minutes, above both the Virginia town median (27 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Manassas has 5 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Liberia and Manassas Historic District.
Where Manassas beats most towns.
Census counts: 361 in 1880, 42,772 in 2020. The archive holds 30 old photos and papers going back to 1861 and 2 maps from 1890 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Manassas is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Manassas. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw26 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw24 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw25 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw27 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw25 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Manassas, and how to reach them.
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 Manassas.
Manassas fares better on crime within Virginia than nationally, trades workers with Chantilly and other neighbors and owes part of its health edge to its incomes.
Its public schools are run by the Manassas City Public Schools. Three of its 14 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grace E. Metz MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 1,111 | C− |
| Osbourn HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,301 | C− |
| Pennington TraditionalTop results in townGrades 1–8 | Grades 1–8 | 651 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VA on state tests and graduation
The median property tax bill is $4,923, against $2,790 across Virginia, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical Manassas home is worth about $547,000, up 0.8% in a year, 33% above the Virginia typical home. The median rent in Manassas is $1,850 a month.
| Manassas | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,850 a month | $1,760 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 72% | 68% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 76% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 22 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Manassas.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 27.9 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports more crime than 54% of Virginia’s graded towns.
Manassas’ violent crime rate is 3 per 1,000 residents.
| Manassas | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 3 per 1,000 residents | 2.3 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 13.3 per 1,000 residents | 14.6 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Manassas 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
Against the 6,671 U.S. towns with household incomes like Manassas’s, it is less healthy than 68%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Manassas beats the Virginia average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 16% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Manassas.
| Manassas | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 8.4% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 79% | 79% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 34% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Manassas | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.7% | 7.7% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 4.7% | 6.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 15.5% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Manassas has about as many jobs (20,697) as working residents, but only 2,067 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Manassas for work: only 11% work in town. Since 2013, Manassas has added 1,752 jobs, to 20,697 in 2023. The top destinations are Chantilly (4%), Washington (4%) and Arlington (3%).
| Manassas | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $114,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 4.8% | 8% |
| Work from home | 13% | 18% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
27% of Manassas residents are under 18. Manassas has grown 3.6% since 2020, to 44,332 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 33% of Manassas adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Manassas | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 11% | 16% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 27% | 23% | 22% |
| Median age | 34.8 years | 38.5 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 33% | 44% | 29% |
49.1% women, 50.9% men
About 104 men for every 100 women. Across Virginia, 50.6% of residents are women. Median age: women 35.3, men 34.4.
| Manassas | VA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.7% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.1% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.5% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 15% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.7% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.6% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.8% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.7% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.9% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 19% | 8.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.8% | 23.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 14% | 17.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.5% | 7.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.1% | 23.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.6% | 18.5% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
2.5 miles of trail in 15 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Liberia House Historic Site, at 25 acres.
| Manassas | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.6% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Liberia House Historic Site | 0.4 mi | 25 |
| 2. E.G. Smith Baseball Complex | 0.4 mi | 18 |
| 3. Stonewall Park | — | 24 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
4 within 15 miles of the center of Manassas
About 5 of every 100 Manassas residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
37,821 counted in 2010 and 42,772 in 2020; an estimated 44,332 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
5 places in Manassas on the National Register of Historic Places.
31 notable people were born in Manassas.
Independent city in Virginia, United States
Manassas (), formerly Manassas Junction, is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. The population was 42,772 at the 2020 Census. It is the county seat of Prince William County, although the two are separate jurisdictions. Manassas borders the independent city of Manassas Park. The Bureau of Economic Analysis includes both Manassas and Manassas Park with Prince William County for statistical purposes. Manassas contains several historic sites dating from 1825 to 1914. Manassas surrounds the 38-acre (15-hectare) county courthouse, which is located on county property. Manassas is part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area …
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4 towns share a border with Manassas.
| Town | VA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manassas | #188 | C+ | C+ | C | C− | B |
| Buckhall | #105 | A− | C− | — | B | A |
| Loch Lomond | #168 | B− | C | — | B | B− |
| Innovation | — | — | C− | — | B | A |
| Manassas Park | #189 | C+ | C | B+ | C− | C+ |
Innovation has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Buckhall, Loch Lomond and Innovation report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Manassas with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Manassas grades C+ overall, better than 39% of U.S. towns and #188 of 249 in Virginia. It grades B for health, C for safety and C− for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a C−.
That is 4.3 years of the area's median household income ($126,684 across the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 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 C+.
31 notable people were born here, including C. J. Sapong and Chaney Kley.
