Name: University of Virginia, VA statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to University of Virginia

Albemarle County gains about 6.4 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in8,364

Moved out7,767

Net+597

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Charlottesville city, VA1,4701,063+407

Fluvanna County, VA310431−121

Greene County, VA209344−135

Fairfax County, VA268191+77

Waynesboro city, VA113223−110

Louisa County, VA124175−51

Orange County, VA127140−13

Richmond city, VA186

Within Virginia, other states or abroad

Arrivals

53%46%

Leavers

57%42%

Within VirginiaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$101K

Leavers$97K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Albemarle County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here: 53.5% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 13.0% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Albemarle County report $100,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $96,600.
Income you would need: $56,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $1,421 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $2,604 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $442,600.
Getting to work: 17 minutes each way on average; 19.7% work from home; 9.3% take transit.
If it is close but not quite: Pullman, WA matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two

Moved here in the past year1
53.5%
above the median place (median 5.7%)
Moved from another state1
13.0%
above the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving out6
$96,606
37% above the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	University of Virginia	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1	53.5%	above (median 5.7%)
Moved from another state1	13.0%	above (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people6County figure	6.4	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in6County figure	$100,624	43% above
Income of households moving out6County figure	$96,606	37% above

What it costs to live here

After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household keeps about $36,400 a year, less than in 93% of the 1,875 places under 10,000 people we track.

University of Virginia32.5%

Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent

$56,840

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

32.5%

59% above the median place

Home price to income

8.4x

122% above the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

32%

over the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$36,900

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in University of Virginia, $1,421 a month, and local prices for everything else (97.5 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like University of Virginia, but easier on the budget

Places that match University of Virginia on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

Place	Match	Rent to income	More left a year
Pullman, WA	76	27.2% vs 32.5%	n/a	Compare
Houghton, MI	66	27.0% vs 32.5%	n/a	Compare
Clemson, SC	64	24.4% vs 32.5%	$2,400	Compare
West Chester, PA	62	26.5% vs 32.5%	$21,000	Compare

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Homeownership1
15.9%
76% below the median place
Vacant homes1
15.0%
112% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$2,604
39% above the median place

All 15 cost and housing measures

Measure	University of Virginia	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$1,421	4% above
Rent to income1	32.5%	59% above
Property tax rate1	0.7%	20% below
Home price to income1	8.4x	122% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	99.2	2% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,642	2% above
Property tax paid (median)1	$3,234	1% below
Median home value1	$442,600	39% above
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure	5.5%	73% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure	49.2%	5% below
Homeownership1	15.9%	76% below
Renters paying 30%+1	57.6%	14% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$2,604	39% above
Vacant homes1	15.0%	112% above
Median year built1	1979	0% above

Work and pay

Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 100 hours a year commuting, less than in 94% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track.

Income per person1
$13,198
67% below the median place
Unemployment1
10.9%
124% above the median place
Commutes by transit1
9.3%
above the median place (median 0.8%)

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Mean commute17 min −33%

Poverty rate23.8% 2.2×

Median household income$52,546 −35%

Works from home19.7% +58%

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	University of Virginia	Vs median
Median household income1	$52,546	35% below
Income per person1	$13,198	67% below
Unemployment1	10.9%	124% above
Average annual pay5County figure	$74,902	14% above
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure	2.8%	24% below
Jobs5County figure	65,494	57% below
Poverty rate1	23.8%	121% above
Mean commute1	17 min	33% below
Works from home1	19.7%	58% above
Commutes by transit1	9.3%	above (median 0.8%)

Who lives here

Median age is 19.6, 50% below the median place.

Median age1
19.6
50% below the median place
Household size1
1.9
24% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
81.8%
11% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher66.7% 2.1×

No health insurance3.4% −47%

Born abroad16.8% +90%

High school or higher90.8% −2%

All 8 people measures

Measure	University of Virginia	Vs median
Population1	9,065	4458th largest
Median age1	19.6	50% below
Bachelor's or higher1	66.7%	108% above
High school or higher1	90.8%	2% below
Household size1	1.9	24% below
Born abroad1	16.8%	90% above
No health insurance1	3.4%	47% below
Homes with broadband1	81.8%	11% below

Life in University of Virginia

About 21 km of named paths and bike trails are mapped in and around the city, more than in 97% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.

102 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents23.2 2.3×

Playgrounds per 10k13.2 +41%

Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k12.1 +9%

Libraries per 10k7.7 8.9×

Named paths and bike trails21 km 10.6×

Bus and rail stops per sq mi19.6 93.5×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

Shenandoah National Park 35 miles
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park 48 miles
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park 60 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars16.2 −22%

Shops27.9 −8%

Arts, recreation and fitness5.5 +34%

Doctors' offices and clinics28.6 +42%

Child care centers2.5 +9%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site9
35.3
15% above the median place
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7
28.6
42% above the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k7
16.2
22% below the median place

All 18 schools and local life measures

Measure	University of Virginia	Vs median
Public schools11County figure	26	189% above
Public school students11County figure	13,438	174% above
Students per teacher11County figure	14.0	9% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k7County figure	16.2	22% below
Shops per 10k7County figure	27.9	8% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k7County figure	5.5	34% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k7County figure	28.6	42% above
Child care centers per 10k7County figure	2.5	9% above
Parks per 10k8	23.2	128% above
Playgrounds per 10k8	13.2	41% above
Grocery stores per 10k8	0.0	below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k8	12.1	9% above
Libraries per 10k8	7.7	above (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails8	21.1	above (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi8	19.6	above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site9	35.3	15% above
National Park Service sites within 60 miles9	3	50% above
National Register listings10County figure	102	above (median 13)

Safety, weather and risk

Median air quality index is 38, 12% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached University of Virginia. Larger places are fetched first.

Median air quality index14
38
12% below the median place
Tornado risk13
52.2
36% below the median place
Heat wave risk13
69.2
23% below the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	University of Virginia	Vs median
July average high12County figure	87°F	0% above
January average low12County figure	26°F	3% above
Average temperature12County figure	56°F	2% above
Annual precipitation12County figure	45.0 in	3% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure	78.2	15% below
Hurricane risk13County figure	82.6	17% above
Tornado risk13County figure	52.2	36% below
Wildfire risk13County figure	64.3	5% above
Heat wave risk13County figure	69.2	23% below
Median air quality index14County figure	38	12% below
Good air days14County figure	81.0%	18% above

How it is changing

Home values rose 2.2% a year between the 2019 and 2024 surveys while incomes rose 8.2%, a rarer gap than in 97% of places its size.

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release. Between the 2019 and 2024 releases, which share no survey years, the median rent went from 38.1% to 32.5% of the median income.

Median gross rent

Up 26.2% from 2019 to 2024.

Median household income

Up 48.2% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 11.4% from 2019 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$36,400

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 5% of places

Pay vs rent

+3.4 pts

a year, pay outrunning rent. Better than 87% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Affordability trend

-5.7 pts

rent share of income, 2019 to 2024 (38.1% to 32.5%)

Rent vs fundamentals Experimental

against places with the same traits in this market

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

University of Virginia in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 33% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 32% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, University of Virginia does better than 3% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 1%.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$1,421/mo (2024)	$1,820/mo	$1,490 to $2,220/mo	+4.2%
Median household income	$52,546 (2024)	$67,000	$57,000 to $79,500	+4.2%
Median home value	$442,600 (2024)	$598,000	$434,000 to $824,000	+5.2%

The median home would be worth 8.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 8.4 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

Places like University of Virginia

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

Place	Rent	Income
Blacksburg, VA	$1,359	$50,182	Compare
State College, PA	$1,273	$45,424	Compare
New Paltz, NY	$1,672	$52,774	Compare
Ithaca, NY	$1,447	$48,784	Compare

Nearby

Compare University of Virginia with

Places built like University of Virginia

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how University of Virginia performs against places like it.

Place	Rent to income	Income growth	Pop. change
University of Virginia, VA	32.5%	8.2%/yr	n/a
New Paltz, NY	38.0%	2.6%/yr	18.3%	Compare
Boone, NC	44.3%	6.0%/yr	4.2%	Compare
Houghton, MI	27.0%	13.4%/yr	2.0%	Compare
Storrs, CT	53.2%	7.0%/yr	n/a	Compare
Stanford, CA	31.5%	5.0%/yr	n/a	Compare
Carbondale, IL	28.8%	7.7%/yr	-2.2%	Compare

Common questions

Is University of Virginia a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 30 out of 100, better than 30% of the places we rate and 157th of 190 in Virginia. On cost, space and class size it scores 0 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is University of Virginia expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 32.5% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $442,600.

What salary do you need to live in University of Virginia?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $56,840 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to University of Virginia?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Blacksburg, VA, State College, PA, New Paltz, NY and Ithaca, NY.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares University of Virginia with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for University of Virginia itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/university-of-virginia-virginia

Citytistics. “University of Virginia, Virginia.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/university-of-virginia-virginia/

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