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Charlottesville is a small city of 45,437 people in Charlottesville city, Virginia. It's part of the Charlottesville, VA area. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $487k and rent runs about $2k a month.
45,437people
$487kTypical home
$1,540/moRent
88° / 46°Summer / winter
16"Snow
235Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 45,437
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,435 people per sq mi
- 65 mi to Richmond, VA
- In the Charlottesville, VA area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $487k (≈$3,069/mo)
- Median rent $1,540/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 235 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 130 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (274 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,797 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 24% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 63% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 22% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 17% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to CHO airport
- 74 mi to RIC (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 453 ft
- 66 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 258 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 65 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 14 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Charlottesville city: D+69 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk