<p>I recently spent some time in Charlottesville. I like the campus and area immediately surrounding it. After that- I was not impressed. (I’ve been there before). The traffic is horrible all over town. Every parking lot was impossible- and this was before the students arrived. My family who lives there said traffic is always bad. There are some nice things- an urban trail that basically loops the city and lots of good restaurants. There is a LOT of urban/suburban sprawl. I would NOT retire there, although the reason I was there was because it is now the final home for some elderly family members.</p>