Charlottesville
- Town in Virginia
Town
Charlottesville
- grade AOverall Grade
- Town in Virginia
- Rating 3.92 out of 5 266 reviews
Report Card
- Public Schoolsgrade A minus
- Crime & Safetygrade C
- Housinggrade C+
- Nightlifegrade A
- Good for Familiesgrade A minus
- Diversitygrade A
- Jobsgrade B
- Weathergrade B
- Cost of Livinggrade C
- Health & Fitnessgrade A minus
- Outdoor Activitiesgrade A minus
- Commutegrade A+
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Real Estate
Median Home Value
$355,800
National
$244,900Median Rent
$1,250
National
$1,163Area Feel
Urban Suburban Mix
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Niche ranks thousands of places to live based on key statistics from the U.S. Census and expert insights.
Crime & Safety
Crime & Safety
grade C
Based on violent and property crime rates.
Violent Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Assault342.8national 282.7
- Murder0national 6.1
- Rape69.8national 40.7
- Robbery71.9national 135.5
Property Crimes
- Calculated annually per 100,000 residents
- Burglary264.5national 500.1
- Theft1,997.6national 2,042.8
- Motor Vehicle Theft151national 284
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Working in Charlottesville
Jobs
grade B
Based on employment rates, job and business growth, and cost of living.
Median Household Income
$63,470
National
$69,021Places to Work in Charlottesville
Top Public Schools Serving Charlottesville
Top Private Schools Near Charlottesville
- grade A+
St. Anne's - Belfield School
- Rating 3.86 out of 5 73 reviews
- grade A+
Renaissance School
- Rating 4.25 out of 5 16 reviews
- grade A+
Miller School of Albemarle
- Rating 4.25 out of 5 28 reviews
- grade A
Tandem Friends School
- Rating 4.26 out of 5 19 reviews
- grade A
The Covenant School
- Rating 4 out of 5 37 reviews
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Charlottesville Reviews
Rating 3.92 out of 5 266 reviews
There are many family-friendly activities and events to choose from here! Some famous places are Monticello, the Downtown Mall, the University of Virginia, Skyline Drive, Civil War sites, and the Virginia Discovery Museum. The restaurants here are as diverse as they are tasty. It's a fun and beautiful place hopping with a mixture of different people. Charlottesville, VA, is a very unique and creative space for free-thinkers and dreamers.
Charlottesville is a beautiful town with a vibrant local community and a largely transplanted college community at the University of Virginia that remains mostly insulated from the town community. That said, there is great eating and wonderful outdoor activities to be had here. The housing market has been getting increasingly difficult to navigate, as rent prices have skyrocketed across the board over the past ten years, during much of which the town council refused to approve more housing units be built. There is tension between those who want traditional Charlottesville to remain, a largely rural enclave of single family homes and wealthy landowners on hundred-acre tracts of land in the surrounding wine country. Speaking of wine, it is a vintner's paradise, as the area is home to an astounding plethora of vineyards and wineries by the dozen.
Charlottesville has so much to offer, in my opinion. One of my favorite parts of living here is the huge local food scene. I've lived here for the majority of my life and there are still so many restaurants I haven't tried. Monsoon Siam, Bodos, Revolutionary Soup, and MarieBette are among some of my favorite places to eat. I also love that Charlottesville has proximity to so much natural beauty. Within Charlottesville, there are many places to enjoy nature such as the Rivana Trail and the Parkway Trail. Additionally, just 30 minutes outside of Charlottesville, there is the Shenandoah National Park.