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The town, home to 7,180 people, lies in Virginia.
Spotsylvania Courthouse’s weakest subject is walkability. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 82% of U.S. towns. This Virginia town ranks 195th of 249 in Virginia, with a C+ overall. Nationally, it does better than 38% of U.S. towns. On cost of living it is strong: a typical home costs about $396K, 3.1 years of the Washington metro’s $127K median household income. The biggest place to walk is Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, 1,150 acres with 4.9 miles of trail. The town’s average trip to work is 43 minutes, against 27 minutes in Virginia’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Spotsylvania Courthouse has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Massaponax Baptist Church and Spotsylvania Court House Historic District.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · OpenStreetMap · National Register of Historic Places.
Where Spotsylvania Courthouse beats most towns.
4,239 counted in 2010 and 5,610 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Spotsylvania Courthouse is from typical.
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The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1861 and 5 maps from 1942 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Spotsylvania Courthouse is unincorporated, so Spotsylvania 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 Spotsylvania Courthouse.
Spotsylvania Courthouse trails even towns with similar incomes on health, but it has commutes longer than most of Virginia and has many renters stretched by housing costs.
The average commute for its 2,489 working residents takes 42.9 minutes, against 27.3 across Virginia. Jobs based here grew from 1,023 in 2013 to 1,698.
Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Spotsylvania Courthouse rose by 675, to 1,698. In Spotsylvania Courthouse, 13% of residents live below the poverty line. Only 4% of working residents stay in Spotsylvania Courthouse for work; the rest commute out. The top destinations are Fredericksburg (11%), Washington (2%) and Arlington (2%).
| Spotsylvania Courthouse | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 43 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 17% | 18% | 11% |
| Median household income | $95,000 | $102,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Spotsylvania County Public Schools runs its public schools. One of its 2 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. The 2 public schools in Spotsylvania Courthouse teach 1,632 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spotsylvania MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 1,009 | B− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VA on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 73% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 64% of Spotsylvania Courthouse’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 7% to earthquakes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
6.0 miles of trail wind through 3 parks and preserves. Spotsylvania Courthouse’s density of trails stands at 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Spotsylvania Courthouse | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 19% | 4.6% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park | 4.9 mi | 1,150 |
| 2. Legion Field | — | 16 |
| 3. Marshall Park | — | 16 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 9,246 U.S. towns with household incomes like Spotsylvania Courthouse’s, it is less healthy than 78%, so it trails even them.
Spotsylvania Courthouse: just over two in five adults have obesity. Just over two fifths of Spotsylvania Courthouse adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Spotsylvania Courthouse | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 36% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 22% | 23% |
| What stands out | Spotsylvania Courthouse | VA |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 14.9% | 12.2% |
| More adults with obesity | 41.7% | 34.5% |
| More adults sleeping under 7 hours | 42% | 36% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
69.2% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 48.5% across Virginia.
On the market in Spotsylvania Courthouse: a median 51 days to sell. In Spotsylvania Courthouse, the going rate for rent is $1,398 a month. 70% of households live in a home they own here.
| Spotsylvania Courthouse | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,398 a month | $1,764 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 70% | 68% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Spotsylvania Courthouse. Close and well known come first.
10 mi National MonumentGeorge Washington Birthplace National Monument72K visitors a year
26 mi Theme parkKings Dominion
in town National Military ParkFredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park766K visitors a year
27 mi MuseumNational Museum of the Marine Corps
26 mi Ancient siteMallows Bay
19 mi National park siteRichmond National Battlefield Park150K visitors a yearGeorge Washington Birthplace National Monument: National Park Service Digital Image Archives, Public domain · Kings Dominion: Erechtheus, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park: RebelAt at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Museum of the Marine Corps: RadioFan (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mallows Bay: Amazur, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Richmond National Battlefield Park: Sarah Stierch, CC BY-SA 2.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Spotsylvania Courthouse
About 5 of every 100 Spotsylvania Courthouse residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
Where Spotsylvania Courthouse’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Spotsylvania Courthouse on the National Register of Historic Places.
Community in Virginia, US
Spotsylvania Courthouse is a census-designated place (CDP) and the county seat of Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States, located 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Fredericksburg. Recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place (CDP), the population was 5,610 at the 2020 census. During the American Civil War, the crossroads community became a Union objective during the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, fought May 8–21, 1864. The battle, which ended in stalemate, included a brutal 20-hour struggle over a section of the Confederate defenses that became known as the "Bloody Angle". The site of the Bloody Angle and other portions of the battlefield are preserved as part of …
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Spotsylvania Courthouse grades C+ overall, better than 38% of U.S. towns and #195 of 249 in Virginia. It grades C+ for health and B− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a C−.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
