What's the best place to move for semi retirement in Virginia? Couple in 50's wants to slow down
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Anonymous
| I would want an airport. No areas mentioned has a large enough, or close enough airport. |
Anonymous
| Domestic or international? Richmond has a fairly good domestic airport - direct flights to NYC, Boston, Chicago, ATL, lots of FL cities etc. If you want int'l then you'll need to leave Va or stay in NOVA. You could go to Charlotte or ATL then - better COL than NOVA but not that great compared to small Va cities; and ATL traffic isn't conducive to a slower pace of life if they still intend to work for a few more yrs. |
Anonymous
| Richmond airport is expensive |
Anonymous
| Fredericksburg. Halfway between DC and Richmond so you can easily make a (long) day trip out of it if you want to go to either place. |
Anonymous
Oh, no not Frednecksburg! |
Anonymous
| Winchester. It is about 45 minutes from Dulles airport. Housing prices are lower. |
Anonymous
| Middleburg, Aldie, Winchester |
Anonymous
Bwahahahahaha! Maybe Winchester. |
Anonymous
Agree, and no to Harrisonburg, also. Have lived in both. Blacksburg is really remote for aging people. Agree with Richmond posters, and would second the Charlottesville / Albemarle suggestion. If you live close to 29 it's pretty easy to get back into DC if needed. |
Anonymous
I agree. Not Fredericksburg. |
Anonymous
| Fred = worst |
Anonymous
| Fred = worst |
Anonymous
| How about Suffolk or Chesapeake? Va Beach might be a little expensive but you can get a nice home in the other two and have quick acces to the outer banks etc. Fly out of Norfolk is easy too. |
Anonymous
i loooooove Harrisonburg! So many artists and interesting people there, plus I personally would be so incredibly happy having such access to all that the shenandoah had to offer. I would absolutely love to movebin town there, i found the perfect home once, but DH wouldn't go for it and the schools blow. We spend a significant time in H'burg as 2yrs ago my brother got a position at JMU. |
Anonymous
If you lived in the greater VA beach area, why in the hell would anyone go to thr OBX? Serious question. |