Charlottesville

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#512

Global Rank

4.8

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

0.2%


Share

United States • North America • Language power • Time zone America/New_York UTC−5 (EST) (observes summer time)

Population
244K
GDP
$19B
GDP per capita
$76,978
Land area
4,858 km² (1,876 mi²)
Density
50/km² (130/mi²)

Primary city Charlottesville

State / province Virginia

Language English

Charlottesville metro area

38.04, -78.49
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Top Universities, Hospitals, & Research.

World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

5 teams

Championship History

2 titles

Every major championship won by a team while it represented Charlottesville, across all sports, newest first. 2 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.

2019· 2019-04-08
Virginia
2015· 2015-06-24

House Prices

FHFA to 2026 Q2

FHFA all-transactions index for Charlottesville, VA, since 1983. Real terms in 2024 dollars. Full history and the year-by-year table.

real, 2024 dollarsnominalindex, first quarter = 100 · shaded: 2007 to 2012
01002003004001990200020102020

One year
One year +3.0%
nominal
Ten years
Ten years +42.5%
real, 2024 $
Since 2000
Since 2000 +95.1%
real, 2024 $
2007 to 2012
2007 to 2012 −24.8%
2007Q4 to 2012Q2

Languages of Charlottesville

English first in Virginia.

LanguageShare
English82.6%
Spanish7.9%
Standard Arabic0.8%
Mandarin Chinese0.7%
Korean0.7%
English reach, Virginia
97%
Tier 1 census

Virginia on the languages board · Language power

Screen of Charlottesville

#467 by film pedigree · score 4.1 · 2 people in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Rob Lowe, Randolph Scott

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#75

University of Virginia

Charlottesville, United States

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport

Charlottesville • 4 - Regional