Live in Charlottesville

The City of Charlottesville is nestled at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in western Central Virginia. Home to a population of over 40,000 residents with a metropolitan population over 200,000. The City has earned a reputation as being one of the most livable places in the country. In 2004 the City was given the distinction by Cities Ranked and Rated as the Best Place to Live in America, and Charlottesville has consistently been listed among Money Magazines’ Best Places to Live and Best Places to Retire. 

A city deep in historic value, the area has raised three Presidents and is the home of the University of Virginia founded by Thomas Jefferson in 1825. With a growing enrollment of nearly 20,000, The University is now listed as one of the top five public universities in the country. In 2007, the area's emphasis on historic preservation alongside modern development has earned the recognition by the National Trust for Historic Preservation as a Dozen Distinctive Destination.

The City has also earned a reputation as a writers’ and readers’
paradise, with more newspaper readers per capita than anywhere else in the nation. Every spring the City hosts an annual Virginia Festival of the Book that attracts thousands of avid readers from across the country. The city is also home to many prominent writers including John Grisham and Rita Mae Brown, and past acclaimed authors such as Edgar Alan Poe and William Faulkner.

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The link below is the Albemarle County website:

 http://www.albemarle.org/index.asp 

Newcomers Club of Greater Charlottesville

http://www.charlottesvillenewcomersclub.org/id26.htm

Charlottesville Events

http://www.charlottesville.org/

USA TODAY - 'Mr. Jefferson would be proud': Charlottesville is No. 1

http://www.usatoday.com/life/lifestyle/2004-03-29-best-cities-main_x.htm