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Earlysville is a small town of 1,222 people in Albemarle County, Virginia. It's about 8 miles from Charlottesville, VA and 69 miles from Richmond, VA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $478k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,222people
$478kTypical home
$1,692/moRent
90° / 47°Summer / winter
14"Snow
235Sunny days
124Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,222
- Part of a metro area
- About 399 people per sq mi
- 69 mi to Richmond, VA
- 8 mi to Charlottesville, VA
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $478k (≈$3,017/mo)
- Median rent $1,692/mo
- Median household income $142k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 124 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (81 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,202 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 25% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 68% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 1 mi to CHO airport
- 77 mi to RIC (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 597 ft
- 63 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 285 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 69 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Albemarle County: D+34 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.