Relocate to Richmond?

[Anonymous]

PP - For established neighborhoods with families, I’d look at Bon Air, the West End, and Three Chopt. Forest Hill and Westover Hills might work as well. Bellevue is a cute neighborhood with lots of kids, but the houses tend to be smaller (think Takoma Park) and it’s near some run down areas.

[Anonymous]

What is the crime really like? Any time we have visited it seems fine but I know the crime rate is generally high. Would RVA suburbs be similar to Bethesda/Potomsc crime rate or higher?

[Anonymous]

Public schools are terrible in Richmond. Will need to send your kids to private school.

[Anonymous]

Yes, that is part of our consideration. We need to move our kids from public to private anyway and the privates in Richmond are so much more affordable. We could send both kids for the price of one here.

The slower pace and lower cost of living seems very appealing. But, grass is always greener…

[Anonymous]

I have some friends with a young child who just moved there. The DW is from there, though. They were living in Kingman Park in DC and I think got sick of the crime. I've wondered if something happened, because they kind of just up-and-moved suddenly.

But they just bought a house after living with her parents for awhile and seem to love it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Less than 800k in Richmond city proper in a pretty house with large isn’t going to happen. Also if you think dc is dead at night you likely are as well.

Sure it can. It’s kind of slim pickings right now, but here’s a beautiful house in Ginter Park. 800k budget leaves plenty for renovations.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/3606-Hawthorne-Ave-Richmond-VA-23222/12532788_zpid/?utm_campaign=iosappmessage&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=txtshare

Not OP, but this makes me want to move to Richmond.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Less than 800k in Richmond city proper in a pretty house with large isn’t going to happen. Also if you think dc is dead at night you likely are as well.

Sure it can. It’s kind of slim pickings right now, but here’s a beautiful house in Ginter Park. 800k budget leaves plenty for renovations.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/3606-Hawthorne-Ave-Richmond-VA-23222/12532788_zpid/?utm_campaign=iosappmessage&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=txtshare

Not OP, but this makes me want to move to Richmond.

Beautiful house but it sold almost 3 years ago. The price today would probably be a few hundred thousand more, plus at 2024 interest rates.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Public schools are terrible in Richmond. Will need to send your kids to private school.

Depends on where in the metro area. Western Henrico and Chesterfield counties have pretty good public schools. I would avoid Richmond City.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Public schools are terrible in Richmond. Will need to send your kids to private school.

Depends on where in the metro area. Western Henrico and Chesterfield counties have pretty good public schools. I would avoid Richmond City.

Henrico county schools are going downhill. They are building too much subsidized housing. The remaining “good” public schools will hit an inflection point soon, where people with means rapidly pull their kids out of public schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here.

Fantastic info. Thank you!

We are seeking a slower pace of life, good Catholic schools (into high school), decent house with a yard, high speed internet.

Bonus is RVA is not that far from the beach. Now I have no idea if those beaches are any good. But toes in ocean is possible.

We both lived in major cities (NYC) and know what we’re missing. 1000% ready for that.

Sandbridge Beach is what you’re looking for.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Public schools are terrible in Richmond. Will need to send your kids to private school.

Depends on where in the metro area. Western Henrico and Chesterfield counties have pretty good public schools. I would avoid Richmond City.

Henrico county schools are going downhill. They are building too much subsidized housing. The remaining “good” public schools will hit an inflection point soon, where people with means rapidly pull their kids out of public schools.

Well, they’re following NoVA and MD. Happening everywhere.

[Anonymous]

Richmond is a great place to live. If you are in the city, it's like DC with a soul, smaller and quieter, and everyone used to live in DC. The city is to the left of DC politically

If you are out in the burbs, it's fairfax or loudon. Good value, but not at all exciting.

City schools are like DC schools - mostly pretty bad, with a few good ones mixed in. Private school is popular in the city. Western Henrico schools are excellent, which is why people put up with the fairfaxness of it all

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Richmond is a great place to live. If you are in the city, it's like DC with a soul, smaller and quieter, and everyone used to live in DC. The city is to the left of DC politically

If you are out in the burbs, it's fairfax or loudon. Good value, but not at all exciting.

City schools are like DC schools - mostly pretty bad, with a few good ones mixed in. Private school is popular in the city. Western Henrico schools are excellent, which is why people put up with the fairfaxness of it all

DC people arrive thinking they’re the first people to discover this nice city, but as their numbers grow, they eventually turn it into the soulless, overpriced, over competitive cesspool that they fled.

[Anonymous]

nah, it's not just DC, lots of people from NE moving to RVA. Though DC/NoVa is the majority..

But they make the place better. Funny the bitterness usually comes from VCU nova-ites who moved to RVA first, and wish no-one else from their neighborhood would follow them

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:nah, it's not just DC, lots of people from NE moving to RVA. Though DC/NoVa is the majority..

But they make the place better. Funny the bitterness usually comes from VCU nova-ites who moved to RVA first, and wish no-one else from their neighborhood would follow them

How? What have they brought to Richmond to improve it, do tell.