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Pantops, Virginia.

A community in Albemarle County, with no city government of its own. Zillow publishes no home prices for it: see Albemarle County’s.

Living in Pantops, Albemarle County, Virginia

Pantops, in Albemarle County, had 4,682 people in the 2020 census. Half its households earn more than $127,552 a year and half less, against $104,392 across Albemarle County; 4% of its people live below the poverty line. 46% of its homes are lived in by their owners and 54% are rented. Unemployment in Albemarle County was 3.3% in August 2026, and the county had 1.0% more jobs in 2025 than the year before. The most residents work in schools and health care, then professional services.

People 4,682 in the 2020 census; median age 40.3
Household income $127,552 the median, give or take $23,801 · Albemarle County: $104,392
Unemployment 3.3% Albemarle County, August 2026; 3.3% a year before
Homes 46% lived in by their owners; 54% rented
  • 2,335households
  • 66%of adults have a degree
  • 4%below the poverty line
  • 19 mintypical commute
  • 25%work from home

What residents work in

  • Schools, hospitals and social care38%
  • Professional and business services17%
  • Restaurants, hotels and entertainment11%
  • Banks, insurance and property8%
  • Shops (retail)6%
  • Building trades5%

Employed residents by industry, from the Census survey. Albemarle County had 65,494 jobs in 2025, 1.0% more than the year before (Bureau of Labor Statistics).

Weather through the year

Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 44° and 26°; warmest in July, 85° and 67° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 44° 26° F M A M J J 85° 67° A S O N D
Average daily high and low for each month: coldest in January, 44° and 26°; warmest in July, 85° and 67° 20° 40° 60° 80° J 44° 26° F M A M J J 85° 67° A S O N D

Coldest in January, with highs near 44° and lows near 26°; warmest in July, with highs near 85° and lows near 67°. About 16 inches of snow and 47 inches of rain and melted snow a year.

Average daily high and low, 1991–2020, at the Monticello weather station, 2 miles away (NOAA).

Largest workplaces in Pantops

  1. Sentara Martha Jefferson HospitalGeneral hospital1,130FTE
  2. Natural Retreats CentralGuest houses133
  3. Albemarle County Service AuthorityDistribution line, sewer and water, construction81
  4. Commonwealth Senior Living at CharlottesvilleAssisted living community69
  5. NVRResidential for-sale builders66
  6. Southern PropertyHome builders, for-sale38

Staff on average in 2025, as each workplace reported it to OSHA with its injury records: 6 workplaces with 20 or more staff, 2,467 people in all. Hospitals come from their Medicare cost reports (CMS, 2023); FTE marks full-time equivalent staff. Not listed: many offices and banks, which need not report to OSHA; military bases, whose staff OPM withholds; and, in about half the states, city and county governments.

Natural hazards

  1. Strong windRelatively high
  2. Inland floodingRelatively high
  3. HurricanesRelatively moderate
  4. EarthquakesRelatively moderate
  5. LightningRelatively moderate
  6. Winter weatherRelatively moderate

FEMA’s National Risk Index (December 2025) rates the risk each natural hazard poses to the people, buildings and farms in Pantops’ census tracts, against the rest of the country; all of them together, relatively moderate. It is meant for planning, not a substitute for a local risk assessment or a flood map: FEMA’s index.

From the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 census and its American Community Survey (2020–2024 five-year estimates), and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A survey, so each figure has a margin of error, and figures it is not sure of are left out. More on Albemarle County.