Best PlacesCharlotte County, VA Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in Charlotte County, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Charlotte County ranks 2,040th of 3,144 U.S. counties on the BestNeighborhood index. Cell coverage pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on a strong job market.
The best neighborhoods in Charlotte County
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Charlotte County's strengths and weaknesses
Where Charlotte County ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 90% of counties
- School gradeA−, better than 89% of counties
- Air qualityBetter than 87% of counties
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 84% of counties
- Tree shadeBetter than 82% of counties
Where Charlotte County ranks low
- Cell coverageBetter than only 2% of counties
- BikingBetter than only 2% of counties
- WalkabilityBetter than only 5% of counties
- Health outlookBetter than only 8% of counties
- Nice weatherabout 62 pleasant days a year, better than only 9% of counties
What it costs to buy a home in Charlotte County
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Charlotte County home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $62,217, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Charlotte County's effective rate of 0.50%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Charlotte County
Charlotte County runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Charlotte County.
Who works in Charlotte County, and how
Work in Charlotte County centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Charlotte County
Charlotte County has fewer places to eat and drink per resident than most counties. That concentrates in some parts of Charlotte County and thins out in others, which the map shows.
Is Charlotte County growing, and who is moving in?
Charlotte County has lost about 8% of its population over the last decade. The largest inbound stream comes from Mecklenburg County, VA.
Where new residents come from
Where people leaving Charlotte County go
Move counts are the latest county-to-county migration flows, each county grouped into its metro.
What the weather is like in Charlotte County, month by month
Charlotte County sees roughly 62 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April through June, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 39° | 27° |
| April | 74° | 59° | 44° |
| July | 91° | 78° | 67° |
| October | 75° | 59° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Charlotte County
The nearest airport, Lynchburg Regional/Preston Glenn Field, is about 38 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Richmond International, about 79 miles away.
The best schools in and around Charlotte County
Schools across Charlotte County average an A−, better than 89% of counties.
Top elementary schools
- Phenix ElementaryA− · 60% proficient
- Eureka ElementaryB+ · 53% proficient
- Bacon District ElementaryB · 50% proficient
Top middle schools
- Central MiddleA− · 54% proficient
Top high schools
- Randolph-henry HighA− · 62% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Charlotte County school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Charlotte County measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Charlotte County against the other 3,143 counties.
Common questions about living in Charlotte County
Is Charlotte County a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Charlotte County ranks 2,040th of 3,144 counties. It scores highest on a strong job market, good schools, and clean air, and lowest on cell coverage and biking. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Charlotte County expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $156,272. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $62,217 median income, cost of living beats 29% of counties.
Is Charlotte County safe?
Charlotte County is safer than 48% of counties. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $371 per resident a year.
Compare Charlotte County with other counties
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Charlotte County. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Charlotte County represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Charlotte County detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Charlotte County: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Charlotte County: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Charlotte County: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Charlotte County: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Charlotte County detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program: population growth and net migration behind the population-change section.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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