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Rossville, TN
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Living in Rossville


Rossville is a very small town located in the state of Tennessee. With a population of 1,183 people and two associated neighborhoods, Rossville is the 275th largest community in Tennessee. Rossville has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Rossville, where the median household income is $120,357.00.

Rossville home prices are not only among the most expensive in Tennessee, but Rossville real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Of important note, Rossville is also a town of artists. Rossville has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Rossville’s character.

Also of interest is that Rossville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

A relatively large number of people in Rossville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 17.63% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, Rossville is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Rossville really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Rossville perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Rossville is worth considering.

One downside of living in Rossville is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Rossville, the average commute to work is 32.10 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Being a small town, Rossville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

In terms of college education, Rossville is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 32.09% of adults in Rossville have a college degree.

The per capita income in Rossville in 2022 was $62,130, which is wealthy relative to Tennessee and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $248,520 for a family of four.

Rossville is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Rossville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rossville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Rossville include Irish, English, German, Scots-Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Rossville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Greek.

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