Why Live in Charlottesville or Central Virginia?

Charlottesville has been discovered by those who seek a setting where privacy is respected, where there is a good balance of intellectual stimulation and lazy-dog relaxation, where the nation's early history seems to come alive, where Southern gentility, even chivalry, still thrives and perhaps above all, where the land rolls away toward the mountain in the west with a beauty that snatches the breath of the top of each crest and the bottom of every vale. -New York Times

How does Charlottesville rank?

AARP: #7 Healthiest Hometowns (2008)

American Health: #6 in top ten healthiest cities for women.

Forbes: #12 in best small place for business and career.

Golf Digest: #1 Retirement city for golfers.

Ladies Home Journal: One of the best cities for professional women.

Kiplinger's Personal Finance: #2 healthiest places to live in America.

Money: #32 best small city to live in in the U.S.
#1 in Virginia.

Outside: "One of seven dream towns that have it all!"

Reader's Digest: One of the top ten places in the country to raise a family.

Tennis: #1 Tennis Town.

Washingtonian: Top Nine Best Places to Live March 2003
"Driving through Albemarle County into Charlottesville, you can pass farms, peach orchards, and antique shops - and 15 minutes later sip a Starbucks latte," writes Cindy Rich for Washingtonian Magazine. "The region mixes small-city amenities with country living and Southern hospitality. Residents can spend the morning shopping and by afternoon hike the Blue Ridge Mountains."

If you are thinking about relocating to the Charlottesville, Virginia area, we will be happy to send you our relocation packet.