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Earlysville’s best subject grades are an A for health and schools and an A− for incomes; its weakest is a D for walkability. 72% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Earlysville, against 44% in Virginia’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Only 33 of Virginia’s 372 towns score lower on walkability. 13% of the land in Earlysville is conserved, above both Virginia’s towns (4.7%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Earlysville has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Longwood and Earlysville Union Church. Earlysville has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Earlysville beats most towns.
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Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Earlysville is from typical.
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The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2006 and 4 maps from 1935 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Earlysville is unincorporated, so Albemarle County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Earlysville.
96% of households own their home in Earlysville. The typical Earlysville home is worth about $650,000, up 3.3% in a year, 58% above the Virginia typical home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Earlysville beats the Virginia average on 14 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 30% of Earlysville adults sleep under 7 hours.
| Earlysville | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 36% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 79% | 79% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 7% | 12% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Earlysville | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5% | 11.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7% | 13.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Most working residents leave Earlysville for work: only 0% work in town. Earlysville’s median household income is $142,000. The top destinations are Charlottesville (21%), University of Virginia (12%) and Hollymead (5%).
| Earlysville | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $142,000 | $102,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.6% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Earlysville has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 26° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
1.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Earlysville is 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Chris Greene Lake Park | — | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Earlysville. Close and well known come first.
11 mi National ParkShenandoah National Park1.7M visitors a year
23 mi ParkwayBlue Ridge Parkway16.5M visitors a year
9 mi Stadium & arenaScott Stadium
8 mi Stadium & arenaJohn Paul Jones Arena27 mi Scenic driveSkyline Drive
35 mi CaveLuray CavernsShenandoah National Park: Image copyright 2005 by user G. Edward Johnson (user Lorax) and released under t, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Blue Ridge Parkway: Ken Thomas, Public domain · Scott Stadium: Mak7912, CC BY-SA 3.0 · John Paul Jones Arena: Bob Mical, CC BY 2.0 · Skyline Drive: Image copyright 2005 by user G. Edward Johnson (user Lorax) and released under t, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Luray Caverns: Paulo Ordoveza from Washington, DC, CC BY 2.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Earlysville
About 1 of every 100 Earlysville residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
Where Earlysville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
2 places in Earlysville on the National Register of Historic Places.
Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States
Earlysville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States, roughly 9 miles (14 km) north of Charlottesville. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 1,153.
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