Metro area · CBSA 16820
Charlottesville
The Charlottesville, VA metro area has 224,335 people. Median rent is $1,598, 20.5% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Charlottesville city at $1,642. Of the 18 places we track here, Nellysford has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$93,598
Median home value
$430,300
Unemployment
3.4%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,642
HUD, Charlottesville city
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlottesville | 45,437 | $1,540 | 24.7% |
| Lake Monticello | 10,662 | $1,981 | 22.3% |
| Crozet | 9,289 | $1,851 | 17.2% |
| University of Virginia | 9,065 | $1,421 | 32.5% |
| Hollymead | 8,482 | $2,140 | 21.7% |
| Pantops | 4,665 | $1,881 | 17.7% |
| Piney Mountain | 2,288 | $1,685 | 14.6% |
| Rivanna | 2,211 | $3,442 | 28.2% |
| Nellysford | 1,584 | $946 | 8.3% |
| Twin Lakes | 1,562 | $1,196 | 21.6% |
| Ruckersville | 1,399 | $1,659 | 19.5% |
| Rio | 1,252 | $1,688 | 36.0% |
| Earlysville | 1,222 | $1,692 | 14.3% |
| Arrington | 915 | $946 | 24.2% |
| Ivy | 794 | $1,692 | 10.7% |
| Esmont | 751 | $1,692 | 19.4% |
| Stanardsville | 740 | $1,049 | 19.2% |
| Scottsville | 510 | $900 | 10.3% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.