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This town in Virginia has a population of 21,066.
Much to like here, and you pay for it. Its best grade is for incomes (A+): the median household earns $175K. Health is another plus (A+): it is healthier than 95% of U.S. towns. What counts against it is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $688K, 5.4 years of the Washington metro’s $127K median household income. The overall grade lands at A+, 20th of 249 in Virginia. Nationally, it does better than 95% of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 34 of Virginia’s 372 towns do better. Franconia Park, at 137 acres with 2.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve.
Figures: incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · home values, Zillow · USGS PAD-US · OpenStreetMap.
Where Rose Hill beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Rose Hill | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.2% | 11.1% |
13.3% of the town is conserved land, across 10 parks and preserves.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Rose Hill is from typical.
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Census counts: 14,692 in 1970, 21,045 in 2020. The archive holds 31 old photos and papers going back to 1982 and 6 maps from 1900 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Rose Hill. Close and well known come first.
Big draw8 mi National park siteWhite House311K visitors a year
Big draw8 mi National MemorialWashington Monument204K visitors a year
Big draw7 mi LandmarkArlington National Cemetery
Big draw7 mi LandmarkUnited States Triumphal Arch
Big draw8 mi MuseumSmithsonian Institution30.0M visitors a year
Big draw8 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
Rose Hill is unincorporated, so Fairfax 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 Rose Hill.
Rose Hill sends many workers across the state line, has less tooth loss than most of Virginia and has household incomes well above the Virginia norm.
8.5 miles of trail wind through 10 parks and preserves. Rose Hill’s trail density stands at 1.5 miles per square mile, against 0.7 in Virginia’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Franconia Park | 2.7 mi | 137 |
| 2. Clermont Park | 1.4 mi | 39 |
| 3. Loftridge Park | 1.3 mi | 54 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Three of its 10 schools are shown below, with the reason for each. Public schools: the Fairfax County Public Schools.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twain MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 7–8 | Grades 7–8 | 1,026 | B |
| Edison HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 2,294 | B+ |
| Clermont ElementaryTop results in townGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 549 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VA on state tests and graduation
Its widest gap with Virginia is tooth loss: 6.2% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 11.1% statewide. Against the 1,538 U.S. towns with household incomes like Rose Hill’s, it is healthier than 60%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
In Rose Hill, 77% of adults had a checkup this year. Among adults here, 13% report frequent mental distress and 10% report frequent physical distress.
| Rose Hill | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 12% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.4% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Rose Hill | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.2% | 11.1% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 4% | 6.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 87% of U.S. communities. The national flood insurance program has paid 17 claims in Rose Hill since 1978. Expected losses in Rose Hill break down as 67% from inland flooding and 9% from hurricanes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
21% of working residents cross a state line to work. Rose Hill has 1,892 jobs for its 9,066 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Just 2% of Rose Hill’s working residents have a job in town. In Rose Hill, 28% of workers work from home, where Virginia’s towns sit at 17% and U.S. towns at 11%. Its typical journey to work is 33 minutes. Jobs based in the town fell to 1,892 in 2023, 199 fewer than in 2013.
| Rose Hill | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $175,000 | $101,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 28% | 17% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2.6% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Summer afternoons peak near 88° in July, and January nights bottom out around 27°; snowfall runs to about 13 inches a winter. Winters in Rose Hill are chilly and summers warm.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median property tax bill is $6,763, against $2,790 across Virginia, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
The typical rent for Rose Hill comes to $2,475 a month. Just over four fifths of Rose Hill households live in a home they own. In Rose Hill, 39% of sales closed above the list price.
| Rose Hill | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,475 a month | $1,760 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 81% | 68% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
32 within 15 miles of the center of Rose Hill
About 5 of every 100 Rose Hill residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
Where Rose Hill’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census-designated place in Virginia, United States
Rose Hill is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 20,226 at the 2010 census. Built in the mid-1950s, Rose Hill is the largest of the subdivisions that make up the CDP, which is just southwest of Alexandria; others include Wilton Woods, Burgundy Village, and Winslow Heights. Street addresses are in Alexandria ZIP codes 22310, 22303 and 22315.
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5 towns share a border with Rose Hill.
| Town | VA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Hill | #20 | A+ | C− | — | B+ | A+ |
| Kingstowne | #40 | A | D | — | B+ | A+ |
| Huntington | #75 | A | C− | — | B+ | A+ |
| Alexandria | #190 | C+ | D | C | C− | A |
| Groveton | #133 | B+ | C− | — | B+ | B+ |
| Franconia | #5 | A+ | C− | — | B+ | A+ |
Rose Hill, Kingstowne, Huntington, Groveton and Franconia report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Rose Hill with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Rose Hill grades A+ overall, better than 95% of U.S. towns and #20 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 $688,000, 67% 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−.
