Charlottesville: An Ideal Combination of Town and Gown

Home to the University of Virginia, one of the nation’s premier public universities, Charlottesville offers a unique ambience. Cosmopolitan, yet familiar. Energetic, yet laidback. Cultured, yet unpretentious.

Nearly 50,000 people call Charlottesville home and the town presents an exceptional array of amenities and attractions. Fine dining restaurants offer intriguingly diverse interpretations of cuisines from around the world. Festivals celebrate books and film, arts and crafts, music and dance. Art galleries and theaters present contemporary and classic works.

Professional services providers, artisans and tradespersons are well represented among Charlottesville’s citizens. The University of Virginia hospital, one of the top 100 in the United States with departments ranked in the top 10 in the country, provides excellent medical facilities while supporting an extensive network of highly respected physicians and other professional healthcare providers.

Although many consider Charlottesville a hidden gem, the city’s attractive qualities have garnered favorable notice. In 2004, Cities Ranked & Rated named Charlottesville as “The Best Place to Live in America.” Moody’s Investors Service listed Charlottesville 31 out of 379 cities (the only Virginia city in the top 50) in the company’s business vitality index for 2007.

Charlottesville ranked No. 5 in relocate-america.com’s list of “100 Top Places to Live.” Also, Country Home magazine, in conjunction with Sperling’s BestPlaces, rated Charlottesville at number-six in their 2007 “Best Green Place to Live in America.”