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A Top-Ranked City

  • No. 2 Best Small College Town, WalletHub 2023
  • Top 15 Happiest Place to Live in the U.S., Outside Magazine 2023
  • Wine Region of the Year, Wine Enthusiast 2023
  • No. 22 Top 100 Best Places to Live, Livability.com 2022 
  • Top Adventure Town, Blue Ridge Outdoors 2020
  • Best Small Cities in the U.S., National Geographic Traveler 2018
  • No. 3 Happiest Place to Live, National Geographic 2017
  • No. 5 Healthiest, Happiest City in the U.S., The Today Show 2017

Population 

(Estimates as of July 2021)

  • Charlottesville Population: 45,672
  • Albemarle County Population: 113,535
  • Combined City and County Population: 159,207
  • Charlottesville Metropolitan Statistical Area Population: 222,688
  • U.S. Census Bureau Statistics (including age, gender, race)

The University

As a $2.7 billion a year business (all divisions), the University is the area’s No. 1 employer, with more than 16,500 faculty and staff in the areas of information technology, engineering, research and development, business, finance, administration, public relations, athletics and facilities management. UVA encompasses a vast complex of schools, a level-one trauma center, teaching hospital and research facilities, as well as arts and athletic venues.

With a total student body of more than 22,000, the University of Virginia has achieved national prominence in many disciplines and is consistently ranked among the top three public universities, a judgment based on faculty strength, student achievement, satisfaction of alumni and numerous other factors.

Did you know?

IRC resettlement hub 

The International Rescue Committee offers opportunities for immigrants, refugees, victims of trafficking, asylees, victims of torture, and other immigrants to live well in the United States.

Charlottesville Cardinals

Six local players from the Charlottesville area founded the Charlottesville Cardinals wheelchair basketball team in the beginning of 1980. The squad was created to give disabled athletes a chance to compete and exercise, as well as to raise awareness among the general public about what is possible for people with disabilities.