Area Info

More Info About Charlottesville

ANNUAL EVENTS

  • Historic Garden Week - April
  • Foxfield Steeple Chase Races - April and September
  • Summer Festival Ashlawn Hignland - Operatic performances in June.
  • Virginia Festival of American Film- October. Premiers, seminars, over 50 screenings.
  • Annual Wine Festival - October
  • First Night Virginia- New Year Eve celebration of the Arts in historic downtown.

CHURCHES

More than 50 churches representing over sixteen denominations, including Protestant, Catholic, Jewish and Greek Orthodox.

CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS

There are 3 major country clubs with golf, dining and/or tennis and physical fitness facilities. Also many sports clubs and swim clubs.

HISTORIC ATTRACTIONS

  • Ash Lawn Highland - Home for President James Monroe.
  • Michie Tavern - A Museum of Historic Tavern Americana.
  • Monticello- Home of President Thomas Jefferson.
  • The Lawn - Part of The University of Virginia designed by Thomas Jefferson.
  • Montpelier- Home of President James Madison.

LIBRARIES

  • Jefferson Madison Regional Library with a circulation of 1,455,783 volumes and 2 branches in the city.
  • Alderman Library - main library at The University of Virginia with a circulation of more than 2 million books and over 10 million manuscripts. The School of Medicine, the Law School and the School of Architecture all have their own libraries.

MEDICAL

The University of Virginia Health Science Center and the Martha Jefferson Hospital both offer full medical and emergency care including Pegasus, a helicopter emergency transport service. The Charlottesville-Albemarle Rescue Squad is also equipped with 2 mobile coronary units, a water search vehicle and one rescue boat.

POPULATION

The city of Charlottesville has a population of 40,500 and Albemarle County, 75,000.

RETIREMENT

There are at least five major retirement settlements offering assisted and independent living, and some with medical facilities. The Senior Center offers recreational and educational programs. The Jefferson Board for Aging provide full information and a wide array of services to families and individuals.

TAXES

  • Real Estate tax for Charlottesville is $1.11 per $100 of assessed value. For Albemarle County, it is $0.76 per $100 of assessed value.
  • Personal property tax for vehicles including boats and planes is $4.20 per $100 for the city and $4.28 per $100 for Albemarle County.
  • Sales tax is 4.5 %.
  • The State income tax ranges from 2% to a maximum of 5.75%

TRANSPORTATION

  • The Charlottesville-Albemarle Regional Airport provide air services, and often direct service to major cities through Conair, The Delta Connection, United Express and USAir Express. General Aviation service is offered by Corporate Jets.
  • Amtrak offers connections to major cities to points north, south and west.
  • The Charlottesville Transit System operates a bus service 6 days a week., connecting major points in the city.
  • The University of Virginia has its own bus service for students and staff for transportation around its grounds.

WINERIES

Charlottesville is the center of the Monticello wine growing region. There are 10 licensed farm wineries in the area, some of which are open to visitors.