RockwoodVA
A town of 10,010.
Is Rockwood a good place to live?
Rockwood grades B+ overall, ranked 141st of 249 in Virginia, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $98K. It also does better than most on health: CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 74% of the country. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: the typical home is worth about $354K, 4.1 years of the Richmond metro’s $87K median household income. 49% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Rockwood, where Virginia’s towns sit at 44% and U.S. towns at 29%. The biggest place to walk is Rockwood Park, 171 acres with 2.7 miles of trail. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 73% of U.S. towns.
What makes Rockwood stand out
Where Rockwood beats most towns.
99% of working residents leave Rockwood for work
Where Rockwood’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Rockwood grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Rockwood is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Hollywood Cemetery and 32 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Rockwood. Close and well known come first.
8 mi LandmarkHollywood Cemetery
27 mi Theme parkKings Dominion
9 mi LandmarkRobert E. Lee Monument
10 mi MuseumWhite House of the Confederacy
10 mi Stadium & arenaRichmond Coliseum
9 mi MuseumVirginia Museum of Fine Arts411K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Hollywood Cemetery: Andrew Bain, Public domain · Kings Dominion: Erechtheus, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Robert E. Lee Monument: Martin Falbisoner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · White House of the Confederacy: AlbertHerring, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Richmond Coliseum: Mentes at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Virginia Museum of Fine Arts: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to Rockwood: who provides what
Rockwood is unincorporated, so Chesterfield 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Rockwood.
7.7% of Rockwood is conserved land
4.8 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Rockwood’s trail density is 0.9 miles per square mile.
| Rockwood | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.9 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7.7% | 4.6% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rockwood Park | 2.7 mi | 171 |
| 2. Clarendon Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
On state tests, Rockwood’s schools beat 58% of Virginia districts
Its public schools are run by the Chesterfield County Public Schools. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 682 | C |
| Al Madina School of Richmond PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12 | Grades PK–12 | 192 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VA on state tests and graduation
Most working residents commute out of Rockwood
Rockwood has 856 jobs for its 4,254 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here grew from 512 in 2013 to 856.
Most working residents leave Rockwood for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Rockwood grew to 856 in 2023, 344 more than in 2013. 21% of workers work from home in Rockwood.
| Rockwood | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 21% | 17% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.7% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 5% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Rockwood’s grade for health is a B+
13% of Rockwood adults binge drink. Rockwood beats the Virginia average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 38% of Rockwood adults have high blood pressure.
| Rockwood | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 33% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 36% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Rockwood | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.7% | 11.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.6% | 13.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.7% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Four seasons and hot summers in Rockwood
Rockwood has chilly winters and warm summers. The July high in Rockwood is 89°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Low risk in Rockwood, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 64% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fewer young adults than Virginia overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 19% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 21% of residents (17% statewide). 49% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 42% across Virginia.
| Rockwood | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 16% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 23% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.2 points. Across Virginia, 50.6% of residents are women.
| Rockwood | VA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 13.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.5% | 10.1% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.4% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.1% | 13.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 16.4% | 13.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8% | 12.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.2% | 12.8% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.6% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.2% | 6.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.6% | 8.4% | 10.4% |
| High school | 19.4% | 23.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.2% | 17.7% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.9% | 7.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 30.4% | 23.7% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18.6% | 18.5% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
A home in Rockwood sells for about $421K at the median
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Rockwood
Colleges nearby
10 within 15 miles of the center of Rockwood
About 6 of every 100 Rockwood residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Virginia.
About Rockwood
CDP in Virginia, United States
Rockwood is a census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Rockwood had a population of 8,685. The only Chesterfield County-operated nature center is located in Rockwood.
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- Area
- 5.4 sq mi
Rockwood’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Rockwood.
| Town | VA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockwood | #141 | B+ | C | — | B | B+ |
| Manchester | #193 | C+ | C | — | B | B− |
Rockwood and Manchester report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Rockwood with a neighbor →
Questions about Rockwood
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Rockwood, VA a good place to live?
By most measures, yes. Rockwood grades B+ overall, better than 65% of U.S. towns and #141 of 249 in Virginia. It grades B+ for health and B for schools.
Is Rockwood, VA expensive?
The typical home is worth about $354,000, 14% below 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.