Home values, rents and more in Charlottesville city, VA
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Charlottesville city, VA compares
The typical home in Charlottesville city, VA is worth about $483,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Charlottesville city, VA are 4% above the typical value in the Charlottesville metro area ($464,000) and 32% above the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Charlottesville city, VA rose 0.5%, compared with +1.3% in the Charlottesville metro area and +1.2% nationally.
Typical rent is $2,140 a month (Zillow Observed Rent Index), 5% above the Charlottesville metro area ($2,040) and 11% above the U.S. ($1,932). Rents rose 3.6% over the past year.
The median household income is $74,824, against $93,598 in the Charlottesville metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 44,388 people live in Charlottesville city, VA (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
Charlottesville city, VA has the 2nd-highest typical home value of the 5 counties in the Charlottesville metro area and the 17th-highest of 133 in Virginia with Zillow figures.
Part of: Charlottesville metro area · Virginia
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Sources
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.
"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.