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Moving to
Rossville.
Rossville is an unincorporated community in Baltimore County, MD. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.
What it's like to live in Rossville
Rossville is an unincorporated community in Maryland with household incomes running above the national average and schools with class sizes near the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.
The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Rossville deals with rent well above the national average, commute times longer than most cities, and air quality that falls short of national benchmarks.
The good
- Higher-than-average incomes
- Average class sizes
The not so good
- Rent well above the national average
- Above-average commute times
- Air quality concerns
How Rossville compares
Median household income
Median rent (per month)
Median home value
What it takes to move to Rossville
Based on Rossville's median rent, home value and household income
To rent
$3,334
up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit
- Income to keep rent under 30%: $66,680 a year
- 40% of Rossville renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent
To buy
$63,400
a 20% down payment on the median home
- With 10% down: $31,700
- Homes cost 3.5× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)
Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.
The details
Cost of living▲ 18% above US
$1,667/mo median rent
Rent runs on the higher side, at $1,667 a month median. Whether that premium makes sense usually comes down to the local job market and what it pays. Home prices are reasonable, with a median around $317,000. Not a steal, but not intimidating either.
Median home value $317,000 · 40% of renters cost-burdened
Job market
4.0% county unemployment
Unemployment in Baltimore County is 4.0%, close to the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.
Baltimore County (county-wide)
Safety
401 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction
Rossville doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Baltimore County Police Department jurisdiction as a whole, which runs above the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.
Property crime 2400/100k · Policed by Baltimore County Police Department (county-wide rate) · 2025 data
Getting around▲ 11% above US
29 min average commute
Commutes run about average, at 28.9 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 7% work from home.
How workers get to work
Climate
Summers are warm, with highs around 88°F, and winters are chilly but manageable, with lows around 32°F. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.
Average month
30-year averages, 1991–2020
Healthcare
1 hospital
There's one Medicare-certified hospital inside city limits, rated 3.0 out of 5 by Medicare. Hospitals in neighboring towns aren't counted here.
Medicare-certified hospitals
Education & workforce▼ 16% below US
30% bachelor's degree or higher
Education levels run about average, with 30% college-educated. It's a mix of white-collar and blue-collar work, which can be an asset or a limitation depending on the field.
Schools
1 public school inside the boundary
There is 1 public school inside the boundary and 1 private school. The student-to-teacher ratio is 16:1, close to the national average of 16:1.
Parks & recreation
The nearest national park or historic site is Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine (7 miles away). There are 8 national parks and sites within a day's drive.
Bottom line
Rossville's strongest point is household incomes running above the national average; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and commute times longer than most cities. A year of median rent ($1,667/mo) equals 22% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. Whether it fits comes down to the specifics: the neighborhood, the job, and what matters most in the move.
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