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Put in your current ZIP and income, and you'll see how the cost of living, taxes, and home prices differ here.
- You can afford
- $729,495
- ~$4,667/mo · $145,899 down in Charlottesville City
- You save on taxes
- $968/yr
- income −$1,242 · property +$2,211
- Equivalent salary here
- $208,000
- cost of living ~4% higher than a typical large metro
- Median home there
- $499,000
- from recorded local sales
Estimates only, not financial or legal advice. Verify with a licensed professional.
What homes cost, by area
Median sale price (last 2–8 years), the typical range, assessed $/sqft, and the local real-estate tax rate per $100 of value. All of it pulled from public parcel and sales records.
| Area | Metro | Median price | $/sqft | Tax /$100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albemarle County | CHARLOTTESVILLE_METRO | $535,000 | - | 0.89 |
| Charlottesville City | CHARLOTTESVILLE_METRO | $499,000 | - | 0.99 |
| Greene County | CHARLOTTESVILLE_METRO | few recorded sales | - | 0.69 |
| Fluvanna County | CHARLOTTESVILLE_METRO | $293,900 assessed | - | 0.75 |
| Nelson County | CHARLOTTESVILLE_METRO | few recorded sales | - | 0.56 |
Sources and freshnessLast rebuilt 2026-09-14 with public records and source notes for Charlottesville Metro.
- Last rebuilt 2026-09-14 from the latest records synced into this guide.
- Home-price medians use 4,836 recorded public sale rows across 2 areas.
- 1 area uses assessed value because usable sale-price coverage is limited.
- 2 areas show an explicit coming-soon state rather than a guessed price.
- Property and tax figures come from county/city parcel, sales, and assessor records.
- School metrics use Virginia Department of Education profiles when available.
- Amenity and business counts use OpenStreetMap, so hours and listings can change.
- Jobs, events, news, and business-directory layers are included only after their feeds or curated sources sync.
- Use these figures as planning estimates, then verify taxes, listings, and school details before making an offer.
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What your money buys, by area
Charlottesville City
The metro's urban core. The University of Virginia, the pedestrian Downtown Mall, and the densest food-and-music scene in central Virginia.
Albemarle County
The county wrapped around the city. Crozet sits under the Blue Ridge, Keswick is horse country, and most of the metro's suburban neighborhoods are here.
Greene County
Ruckersville and Stanardsville at the foot of the Blue Ridge, a commutable, lower-tax county with Shenandoah National Park out the back door.
Fluvanna County
Lake Monticello and the Rivanna River southeast of the city. The metro's most affordable subdivisions, plus rural acreage.
Nelson County
Wintergreen Resort and the Route 151 brewery-and-cidery corridor. Mountain living with one of the lowest county tax rates in the metro.
Where homes are most affordable
Median sale price by area. The cheaper counties, like Floyd and Pulaski, tend to give you more land for the money and fewer amenities nearby.
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