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Northeast Charlottesville Charlottesville, VA

A convenient suburb along Virginia’s Rivanna River

Shopping Park-Like Accessible

Northeast Charlottesville paints the picture of a convenient suburb just outside of a bustling downtown district. This heavily wooded sector of the city of Charlottesville blends urban access and amenities with a family-friendly environment. Charlottesville High School is a topnotch public school that sits in the heart of Northeast Charlottesville near McIntire Park. Pen Park is another community green space and city park, and together, these local favorites feature ball fields, a golf course, nature trails, and beautiful views. Besides enjoying the great outdoors, Northeast Charlottesville houses grocery stores, small businesses, retailers, and more near the Seminole Square Shopping Center. Though this district has a secluded suburban appeal, Downtown Charlottesville is across Highway 250, featuring the Downtown Mall. A few miles to the west, explore the scenic campus of the University of Virginia!

Rent Trends

As of June 2026, the average apartment rent in Northeast Charlottesville is $1,472 for a studio, $1,497 for one bedroom, and $1,457 for two bedrooms. Apartment rent in Northeast Charlottesville has decreased by -1.6% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 470 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,472/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 445 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,497/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 792 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $1,457/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Fairly Walkable

Walkability

50 / 100

Limited Public Transit

Transit

30 / 100

Exceptionally Drivable

Drivability

100 / 100

Moderately Bikeable

Bikeability

60 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 20 Minute Walk

Groceries

50 / 100

Fair Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

50 / 100

Limited Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

30 / 100

Good Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

60 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

30 / 100

Limited Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

20 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

100 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Virginia Discovery Museum
  • Rivanna Conservation Society
  • Ivy Creek Natural Area
  • Leander McCormick Observatory
  • Monticello

Airports

  • Charlottesville-Albemarle

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in June 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.