RivannaVA
A town of 2,211.
Is Rivanna a good place to live?
Rivanna’s best subject grades are an A for health, incomes, and schools; its weakest is a D for walkability. 39% of residents are 65 or older in Rivanna, above both the Virginia town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). Only 13 of Virginia’s 372 towns score lower on walkability. Homes are expensive, about $852K for a typical one and 9.1 times the Charlottesville metro’s $94K median household income. Rivanna has 3 places on the National Register. Only 30 of Virginia’s 372 towns score lower on the outdoors. Rivanna has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Rivanna stand out
Where Rivanna beats most towns.
Rivanna has grown 17% from 2010 to 2020
1,860 counted in 2010 and 2,174 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Rivanna grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Virginia), ordered by how far Rivanna is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Rivanna: who provides what
Rivanna 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Rivanna.
Rivanna stands out in Virginia and nationally, with fewer of its adults who feel lonely
27% of Rivanna adults feel lonely, below both Virginia’s towns (34%) and U.S. towns (33%). 11% of adults report frequent mental distress in Rivanna. Rivanna beats the Virginia average on 20 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.
| Rivanna | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 34% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 36% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 85% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Rivanna | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 4.7% | 13.1% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 4.2% | 10.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 14% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
About one in three of Rivanna’s working residents commute to Charlottesville
Most working residents leave Rivanna for work: only 2% work in town. The median household income in Rivanna is $146,000. Jobs based in Rivanna grew to 546 in 2023, 57 more than in 2013.
| Rivanna | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $146,000 | $102,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.6% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 4.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Rivanna has four seasons and hot summers
Rivanna has chilly winters and warm summers. Rivanna’s July high is 88°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
High risk in Rivanna, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Rivanna | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.1% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A larger share of households own their home in Rivanna than in most of Virginia or the rest of the country
97% of Rivanna households own their home. The median sale price was $740,000 in May 2026.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Shenandoah National Park and 13 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Rivanna. Close and well known come first.
22 mi National ParkShenandoah National Park1.7M visitors a year
26 mi ParkwayBlue Ridge Parkway16.5M visitors a year
8 mi Stadium & arenaScott Stadium
8 mi Stadium & arenaJohn Paul Jones Arena39 mi Scenic driveSkyline Drive
6 mi GardenMarket Street ParkPhoto credits
Shenandoah 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 · Market Street Park: Chad Fennell, CC BY 2.0
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Everything we know about Rivanna
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Rivanna
About 1 of every 100 Rivanna residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
98% of working residents leave Rivanna for work
Where Rivanna’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Rivanna
CDP in Virginia, United States
Rivanna is a census-designated place (CDP) in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States, just east of Shadwell. As of the 2020 census, Rivanna had a population of 2,174. It consists mainly of the Glenmore gated community.
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- Area
- 2.7 sq mi
Questions about Rivanna
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Rivanna, VA expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $852,000, 107% above the Virginia typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.