About Rosslyn Farms

Rosslyn Farms is a tiny borough located in the state of Pennsylvania. With a population of 467 people and just one neighborhood, Rosslyn Farms is the 982nd largest community in Pennsylvania. Rosslyn Farms has a large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic boroughs in the country.

Rosslyn Farms is a decidedly white-collar borough, with fully 90.87% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Rosslyn Farms is a borough of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rosslyn Farms who work in management occupations (20.53%), sales jobs (11.41%), and office and administrative support jobs (9.13%).

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

For a small borough, there is also a high proportion of single, often educated, people living in Rosslyn Farms. This is not typical for most smaller communities in America, and adds a feeling of vibrancy to Rosslyn Farms.

In addition to being popular with young singles, Rosslyn Farms is also home to many people who can be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Because of many things, Rosslyn Farms is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Rosslyn Farms a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The borough's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Rosslyn Farms has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Rosslyn Farms's overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

Being a small borough, Rosslyn Farms does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Rosslyn Farms Information and Demographics

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Rosslyn Farms. 65.85% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 14.96%.

The per capita income in Rosslyn Farms in 2000 was $56,612, which is wealthy relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $226,448 for a family of four. However, Rosslyn Farms contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Rosslyn Farms home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Rosslyn Farms is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Rosslyn Farms include German, Irish, Polish, English, Italian, and Scotch-Irish.

The most common language spoken in Rosslyn Farms is English. Some people also speak Polish.