Moving Here? Charlottesville is a small college town of 39,000 in the middle of Virgina. It is 70 miles west of Richmond and 115 miles southwest of Washington DC. Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's home, (pictured on the back of the nickel) is located here as well as the University of Virginia which he started.
Quality of Life In 2004, Charlottesville was rated as the best place to live in the United States. The small town mixes history, culture and rural Virginia charm. More recently in 2007, Money magazine rated it as one of the Best Places to Retire Young. Charlottesville is an outdoor mecca with Skyline Drive and the Blue Ridge Mountains providing a number opportunities to play. It has an active arts and music scene with monthly art walks and free concerts every summer Friday in the pavilion at the end of the historical downtown mall (one of the most successful pedestrian malls in the country). The University also brings a lot to the town and if you feel you need more shopping; Richmond and Washington DC are a short drive away.
University Charlottesville is home of the University of Virginia and swells with 20,000 high caliber students every fall. UVA is consistently rated as one of the top public Universities. It's law, business and medical schools are consistently ranked among the top in the country. The church sees a number of graduate students working on advanced degrees.
Schools The Charlottesville Public schools are considered very good and Charlottesville is a great place to raise a family. Recently the Newsweek ranked Charlottesville High School in the top 5% of all public high schools in the country.
Getting here Interstate 64 runs through Charlottesville provided east west access while highway 29 cuts though from the North and South. The town is served by the small Charlottesvile-Albemarle Airport.
Other Churches There are several other churches in the area we work with. The Waynesboro Church of Christ is one of the closest, a few years ago we helped launch the Orange Community Church of Christ. There are also churches in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Wintergreen, Glen Allen, and numerous other churches in Richmond and DC metro areas.
A lot of additional information about the community is available at Avenue.org.
