Middleburg

[Anonymous]

Anyone live out there?

Every time I visit I want to move but not sure what the dynamic is with the locals. Looks like remote work will be forever and although it’s not cheap to live in Middleburg it’s def a better value than DC.

[Anonymous]

I assume public schools are not an option.

[Anonymous]

It is beautiful out there but curious what your draw is to middleburg instead of any other nearby area? Are you a horse-person? Do you plan to have a small business that would thrive in that town? If it’s only because it’s pretty area, then consider if it would be worth it compared to another nearby area.

[Anonymous]

I think Middleburg is lovely but I would want to be a billionaire.

[Anonymous]

Very insular. Especially if not into horses. It’s the only thing people out there are capable of talking about

[Anonymous]

Agree that you need to think about what’s drawing you there. (I don’t think it’s the horsey infrastructure, because you probably would have said so.) It can’t be the restaurants or shops — there’s only a few blocks of “downtown.”

Where would you want to live? If you want a small place in town, you’d probably connect with the locals fairly quickly. If you’re dreaming about a huge rural spread, think carefully about whether you’d permit the hunt to ride through (a great way to make friends and influence people), or agonize endlessly about their liability insurance and close off your land (sigh). Or are you thinking of some McCraftsman on 3-5 acres, in a subdivision of the same? That’s pretty much the antithesis of what the area is trying to preserve.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Agree that you need to think about what’s drawing you there. (I don’t think it’s the horsey infrastructure, because you probably would have said so.) It can’t be the restaurants or shops — there’s only a few blocks of “downtown.”

Where would you want to live? If you want a small place in town, you’d probably connect with the locals fairly quickly. If you’re dreaming about a huge rural spread, think carefully about whether you’d permit the hunt to ride through (a great way to make friends and influence people), or agonize endlessly about their liability insurance and close off your land (sigh). Or are you thinking of some McCraftsman on 3-5 acres, in a subdivision of the same? That’s pretty much the antithesis of what the area is trying to preserve.

How do you determine if a property is part of the hunt? Does its location change over time or is their a regular pattern? Would you just ask the seller?

[Anonymous]

Old money, dahling.

[Anonymous]

The Kennedy family members are still regarded as 'newbies'.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Agree that you need to think about what’s drawing you there. (I don’t think it’s the horsey infrastructure, because you probably would have said so.) It can’t be the restaurants or shops — there’s only a few blocks of “downtown.”

Where would you want to live? If you want a small place in town, you’d probably connect with the locals fairly quickly. If you’re dreaming about a huge rural spread, think carefully about whether you’d permit the hunt to ride through (a great way to make friends and influence people), or agonize endlessly about their liability insurance and close off your land (sigh). Or are you thinking of some McCraftsman on 3-5 acres, in a subdivision of the same? That’s pretty much the antithesis of what the area is trying to preserve.

I actually disagree with the comments about the “downtown.” It has several restaurants, breakfast places, etc. The Safeway. It would be a great little town to live in if you wfh. You could walk to everything you need day to day.

If I were in the market for a house in one of those horrible developments in “Aldie,” I would much rather live in Middleburg.

But I would really only want to live out there if I were super rich and had a horse farm.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Kennedy family members are still regarded as 'newbies'.

This made me laugh.

[Anonymous]

Middleburg is very old and very run down. No one there seems to maintain property. Stores downtown are lame am very expensive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone live out there?

Every time I visit I want to move but not sure what the dynamic is with the locals. Looks like remote work will be forever and although it’s not cheap to live in Middleburg it’s def a better value than DC.

Lots and lots of old money there. Lots of it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I assume public schools are not an option.

High school kids in Middleburg attend Loudoun Valley High School, which is a fine public HS. It’s just like a 30-minute commute.

[Anonymous]

This is OP. I agree I’m not a horse person.

What other nearby-ish areas would be a great place to live. I don’t want new construction in a McMansion. Looking for a charming downtown, and a neighborhood with nice classic homes. Definitely prefer having neighbors, I don’t need a ton of acreage.