RivannaVA
The town has 2,211 residents and lies in Virginia.
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.
Compared with most of Virginia and the rest of the country, fewer of Rivanna’s adults sleep under 7 hours
Among adults in Rivanna, 19% have been diagnosed with depression. Only 2 of the 254 Virginia towns we compare have a lower share of adults who worry about having enough food than Rivanna. Against the Virginia average, Rivanna comes out ahead on 20 CDC measures out of 32, and behind 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
Jobs in Rivanna grew by 57 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 546. For most workers, Rivanna is a place to come home to: only 2% work in town. The town’s typical household income stands at $146,000. The top destinations are Charlottesville (30%), University of Virginia (13%) and Pantops (4%).
| 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
Four seasons and hot summers: that is Rivanna’s year
In July, afternoons reach 88°; in January, nights fall to 26°, and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
High risk in Rivanna, with inland flooding at the top
On expected storm and flood damage, Rivanna sits above 63% of U.S. communities. Expected losses in Rivanna break down as 77% from inland flooding and 7% from hurricanes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Conserved land covers 0.1% of Rivanna
2.1 miles of trail. Rivanna’s trail network density comes in at 0.8 miles per square mile.
| 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 in Rivanna live in a home they own than in the typical Virginia or U.S. town
The median sale price was $740,000 in May 2026. Homes sold in Rivanna spent a median 24 days on the market.
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 City parkMarket 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.