RossmoreWV
With 152 residents, it is a town in West Virginia.
Is Rossmore a good place to live?
28% of residents live below the poverty line in Rossmore, above both West Virginia’s towns (16%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Of the 62 West Virginia towns we compare, none has a higher median age than Rossmore. 79% of the land in Rossmore is conserved, against 2.5% in West Virginia’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Tomblin Wildlife Management Area, at 317 acres. Rossmore has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
152 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Rossmore.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Tomblin Wildlife Management Area | — | 317 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The FEMA risk score in Rossmore is higher than in the typical West Virginia or U.S. town
FEMA puts 90% of Rossmore’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Rossmore once, in 2004. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 99% of U.S. communities.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Rossmore has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Commuting out is the norm in Rossmore: 2% of working residents work locally. The town had 32 jobs in 2023, down 36 from 2013. Half commute less than 17 miles. The top destinations are Charleston (11%), Logan (7%) and South Charleston (5%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Rossmore
Expect July afternoons of 87° and January nights of 26°, with about 15 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Rossmore stands out in West Virginia and nationally, with more of its adults who smoke cigarettes
Rossmore: a quarter of adults report frequent mental distress. Only 3 of the 62 West Virginia towns we compare have a higher share of adults who get no exercise outside work than Rossmore. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Rossmore is ahead of West Virginia on 1 and behind on 16.
| Rossmore | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 18% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 21% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 31% | 23% |
| What stands out | Rossmore | WV |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 8% | 9.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 31.3% | 19.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Rossmore
Moving to Rossmore: who provides what
Rossmore is unincorporated, so Logan 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 Aug 3, 2026.
98% of working residents leave Rossmore for work
Where Rossmore’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Rossmore
About 0 of every 100 Rossmore residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across West Virginia.
About Rossmore
Census-designated place in West Virginia, United States
Rossmore is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Logan County, West Virginia, United States, along West Virginia Route 44 and Island Creek. Its population was 241 at the 2020 census (down from 301 at the 2010 census).
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- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 728 ft
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