Nice places to live in VA?

[Anonymous]

+1 west end and near west end is nothing like Chevy Chase (DC or MD). The developments in west end and the near west end have all been built in the last 15-30 years with new developments/planned communities sprouting up every year. You will find 2500-3000sqf houses in the west end, but it’s all builder grade cookie cutter developments. Some of the planned communities are nice but the area is nothing like Chevy Chase. Also, short pump traffic is only getting worse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:+1 west end and near west end is nothing like Chevy Chase (DC or MD). The developments in west end and the near west end have all been built in the last 15-30 years with new developments/planned communities sprouting up every year. You will find 2500-3000sqf houses in the west end, but it’s all builder grade cookie cutter developments. Some of the planned communities are nice but the area is nothing like Chevy Chase. Also, short pump traffic is only getting worse.

There are a lot of older houses in the West End of Richmond or the "Near West End" that are similar to much of Chevy Chase.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/The+West+End,+Richmond,+VA/@37.5655428,-77.547052,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89b11380e96b3ceb:0xbdb7980e0918364e!8m2!3d37.5729764!4d-77.5184392

If you contend otherwise, you either don't know the area, or somehow think you've really made it by living in Chevy Chase and have an exalted view of Chevy Chase not shared by others.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:+1 west end and near west end is nothing like Chevy Chase (DC or MD). The developments in west end and the near west end have all been built in the last 15-30 years with new developments/planned communities sprouting up every year. You will find 2500-3000sqf houses in the west end, but it’s all builder grade cookie cutter developments. Some of the planned communities are nice but the area is nothing like Chevy Chase. Also, short pump traffic is only getting worse.

Wrong. Quintessential Near West End homes were built in the 1930s and 40s.

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/5301-Tuckahoe-Ave_Richmond_VA_23226_M69561-77646

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/118-Paxton-Rd_Richmond_VA_23226_M53862-50096

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/5501-Matoaka-Rd_Richmond_VA_23226_M97309-63642

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Houses are very affordable in Chesterfield, outside of Richmond. You can get a 5BR new or almost new home for about $500K. Harpers Mill is a new subdivision, Brandermill is more established. Downside is it’s suburban sprawl and traffic along the one main drag is not great. Midlothian is a bit closer in to the city and very nice. I also like Colonial Heights.

Said no one ever who has any experience with the greater Richmond area. It’s called Colonial Whites, because the KKK literally is still active there.

Chesterfield has pretty good public schools, so does western Henrico. Also Richmond has a much larger variety of size, kind and price points of private schools than the DMV for much lower price. I wouldn’t go south of Midlothian and I would never consider Colonial Heights/Hopewell/Petersburg.

+1
Richmond native here. I was born and raised in what was then the more rural East End of Henrico (it is quite different nowadays). My parents are still there so we visit the Richmond area often. Absolute no to Colonial Heights/Hopewell/Petersburg…or where I grew up, either, for that matter. Close-in West End of Henrico, closer-in parts of Chesterfield, some areas of the city itself if you can afford private.
As PPs have mentioned, Richmond has a great arts and food scene now. Lots of positive changes in the city in the last few decades.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:+1 west end and near west end is nothing like Chevy Chase (DC or MD). The developments in west end and the near west end have all been built in the last 15-30 years with new developments/planned communities sprouting up every year. You will find 2500-3000sqf houses in the west end, but it’s all builder grade cookie cutter developments. Some of the planned communities are nice but the area is nothing like Chevy Chase. Also, short pump traffic is only getting worse.

Wrong. Quintessential Near West End homes were built in the 1930s and 40s.

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/5301-Tuckahoe-Ave_Richmond_VA_23226_M69561-77646

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/118-Paxton-Rd_Richmond_VA_23226_M53862-50096

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/5501-Matoaka-Rd_Richmond_VA_23226_M97309-63642

NP here. I was born and raised in Richmond (23221 and 23229) and all of my family still lives there. Those homes above are considered to a true Richmonder the "west end." That's not the near west end, which is relatively new term. The west end was basically 23226 and 23229. Further west was Short Pump or Goochland, and that's the far west end, but after a while people who lived out there didn't like that, so they started calling it the west end too and then places I didn't even know where people lived (like Glen Allen) were suddenly declared the far west end instead. At some point it seems like the "West end" will touch Charlottesville.

Like another poster said there are a lot of newer developments in the far west end, lots of families, activities, etc, people really seem to like it. To get into DC I guess you would take 64/295/95, pretty easy.

Regardless, the schools are good in western Henrico. I can't speak for eastern which is close to Hanover and New Kent. My lifelong best friend lives in Quinton which is New Kent and says it's become quite conservative and very Trump leaning, so I don't think that sounds moderate enough for OP. Chesterfield County is supposed to have really good public schools all the way through.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:+1 west end and near west end is nothing like Chevy Chase (DC or MD). The developments in west end and the near west end have all been built in the last 15-30 years with new developments/planned communities sprouting up every year. You will find 2500-3000sqf houses in the west end, but it’s all builder grade cookie cutter developments. Some of the planned communities are nice but the area is nothing like Chevy Chase. Also, short pump traffic is only getting worse.

Wrong. Quintessential Near West End homes were built in the 1930s and 40s.

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/5301-Tuckahoe-Ave_Richmond_VA_23226_M69561-77646

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/118-Paxton-Rd_Richmond_VA_23226_M53862-50096

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/5501-Matoaka-Rd_Richmond_VA_23226_M97309-63642

NP here. I was born and raised in Richmond (23221 and 23229) and all of my family still lives there. Those homes above are considered to a true Richmonder the "west end." That's not the near west end, which is relatively new term. The west end was basically 23226 and 23229. Further west was Short Pump or Goochland, and that's the far west end, but after a while people who lived out there didn't like that, so they started calling it the west end too and then places I didn't even know where people lived (like Glen Allen) were suddenly declared the far west end instead. At some point it seems like the "West end" will touch Charlottesville.

Like another poster said there are a lot of newer developments in the far west end, lots of families, activities, etc, people really seem to like it. To get into DC I guess you would take 64/295/95, pretty easy.

Regardless, the schools are good in western Henrico. I can't speak for eastern which is close to Hanover and New Kent. My lifelong best friend lives in Quinton which is New Kent and says it's become quite conservative and very Trump leaning, so I don't think that sounds moderate enough for OP. Chesterfield County is supposed to have really good public schools all the way through.

This post does not change the fact that the "Near West End" or whatever you want to call the area that is Richmond City and NOT Henrico County has gorgeous older homes. OP, look at the "Libbie and Grove" area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:+1 west end and near west end is nothing like Chevy Chase (DC or MD). The developments in west end and the near west end have all been built in the last 15-30 years with new developments/planned communities sprouting up every year. You will find 2500-3000sqf houses in the west end, but it’s all builder grade cookie cutter developments. Some of the planned communities are nice but the area is nothing like Chevy Chase. Also, short pump traffic is only getting worse.

Wrong. Quintessential Near West End homes were built in the 1930s and 40s.

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/5301-Tuckahoe-Ave_Richmond_VA_23226_M69561-77646

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/118-Paxton-Rd_Richmond_VA_23226_M53862-50096

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/5501-Matoaka-Rd_Richmond_VA_23226_M97309-63642

+1. This board is misinformed about Richmond. I swear, people from DC must drive to Short Pump Town Center and think they've seen Richmond.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:+1 west end and near west end is nothing like Chevy Chase (DC or MD). The developments in west end and the near west end have all been built in the last 15-30 years with new developments/planned communities sprouting up every year. You will find 2500-3000sqf houses in the west end, but it’s all builder grade cookie cutter developments. Some of the planned communities are nice but the area is nothing like Chevy Chase. Also, short pump traffic is only getting worse.

Wrong. Quintessential Near West End homes were built in the 1930s and 40s.

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/5301-Tuckahoe-Ave_Richmond_VA_23226_M69561-77646

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/118-Paxton-Rd_Richmond_VA_23226_M53862-50096

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/5501-Matoaka-Rd_Richmond_VA_23226_M97309-63642

NP here. I was born and raised in Richmond (23221 and 23229) and all of my family still lives there. Those homes above are considered to a true Richmonder the "west end." That's not the near west end, which is relatively new term. The west end was basically 23226 and 23229. Further west was Short Pump or Goochland, and that's the far west end, but after a while people who lived out there didn't like that, so they started calling it the west end too and then places I didn't even know where people lived (like Glen Allen) were suddenly declared the far west end instead. At some point it seems like the "West end" will touch Charlottesville.

Like another poster said there are a lot of newer developments in the far west end, lots of families, activities, etc, people really seem to like it. To get into DC I guess you would take 64/295/95, pretty easy.

Regardless, the schools are good in western Henrico. I can't speak for eastern which is close to Hanover and New Kent. My lifelong best friend lives in Quinton which is New Kent and says it's become quite conservative and very Trump leaning, so I don't think that sounds moderate enough for OP. Chesterfield County is supposed to have really good public schools all the way through.

This post does not change the fact that the "Near West End" or whatever you want to call the area that is Richmond City and NOT Henrico County has gorgeous older homes. OP, look at the "Libbie and Grove" area.

You mean the avenues?

Do you even know where the city/county line is? Right around the corner from there, down the hill on Cary where it mets River. That’s the west end. The avenues are the west end. Part of the city of Richmond is in the west end. Henrico is in the west end. Yes, there are some amazing older homes in both. My parents live right there.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:+1 west end and near west end is nothing like Chevy Chase (DC or MD). The developments in west end and the near west end have all been built in the last 15-30 years with new developments/planned communities sprouting up every year. You will find 2500-3000sqf houses in the west end, but it’s all builder grade cookie cutter developments. Some of the planned communities are nice but the area is nothing like Chevy Chase. Also, short pump traffic is only getting worse.

Wrong. Quintessential Near West End homes were built in the 1930s and 40s.

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/5301-Tuckahoe-Ave_Richmond_VA_23226_M69561-77646

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/118-Paxton-Rd_Richmond_VA_23226_M53862-50096

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/5501-Matoaka-Rd_Richmond_VA_23226_M97309-63642

NP here. I was born and raised in Richmond (23221 and 23229) and all of my family still lives there. Those homes above are considered to a true Richmonder the "west end." That's not the near west end, which is relatively new term. The west end was basically 23226 and 23229. Further west was Short Pump or Goochland, and that's the far west end, but after a while people who lived out there didn't like that, so they started calling it the west end too and then places I didn't even know where people lived (like Glen Allen) were suddenly declared the far west end instead. At some point it seems like the "West end" will touch Charlottesville.

Like another poster said there are a lot of newer developments in the far west end, lots of families, activities, etc, people really seem to like it. To get into DC I guess you would take 64/295/95, pretty easy.

Regardless, the schools are good in western Henrico. I can't speak for eastern which is close to Hanover and New Kent. My lifelong best friend lives in Quinton which is New Kent and says it's become quite conservative and very Trump leaning, so I don't think that sounds moderate enough for OP. Chesterfield County is supposed to have really good public schools all the way through.

This post does not change the fact that the "Near West End" or whatever you want to call the area that is Richmond City and NOT Henrico County has gorgeous older homes. OP, look at the "Libbie and Grove" area.

You mean the avenues?

Do you even know where the city/county line is? Right around the corner from there, down the hill on Cary where it mets River. That’s the west end. The avenues are the west end. Part of the city of Richmond is in the west end. Henrico is in the west end. Yes, there are some amazing older homes in both. My parents live right there.

Not sure what your point is, yes, Westhampton is nice. The previous poster got attacked by someone who said Richmond's west end was a bunch of subdivisions. I am just disputing that (because it is false), as you appear to be as well.

[Anonymous]

Op, have you looked at Purcellville?

[Anonymous]

Winchester is pretty nice but I'd definitely home school or private.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:+1 west end and near west end is nothing like Chevy Chase (DC or MD). The developments in west end and the near west end have all been built in the last 15-30 years with new developments/planned communities sprouting up every year. You will find 2500-3000sqf houses in the west end, but it’s all builder grade cookie cutter developments. Some of the planned communities are nice but the area is nothing like Chevy Chase. Also, short pump traffic is only getting worse.

There are a lot of older houses in the West End of Richmond or the "Near West End" that are similar to much of Chevy Chase.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/The+West+End,+Richmond,+VA/@37.5655428,-77.547052,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89b11380e96b3ceb:0xbdb7980e0918364e!8m2!3d37.5729764!4d-77.5184392

If you contend otherwise, you either don't know the area, or somehow think you've really made it by living in Chevy Chase and have an exalted view of Chevy Chase not shared by others.

Well the major difference is the west end in Richmond is zoned for horrible schools vs Chevy chase which are not. Also the people are completely different as is the car centric nature of Richmond.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:+1 west end and near west end is nothing like Chevy Chase (DC or MD). The developments in west end and the near west end have all been built in the last 15-30 years with new developments/planned communities sprouting up every year. You will find 2500-3000sqf houses in the west end, but it’s all builder grade cookie cutter developments. Some of the planned communities are nice but the area is nothing like Chevy Chase. Also, short pump traffic is only getting worse.

There are a lot of older houses in the West End of Richmond or the "Near West End" that are similar to much of Chevy Chase.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/The+West+End,+Richmond,+VA/@37.5655428,-77.547052,13z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x89b11380e96b3ceb:0xbdb7980e0918364e!8m2!3d37.5729764!4d-77.5184392

If you contend otherwise, you either don't know the area, or somehow think you've really made it by living in Chevy Chase and have an exalted view of Chevy Chase not shared by others.

Well the major difference is the west end in Richmond is zoned for horrible schools vs Chevy chase which are not. Also the people are completely different as is the car centric nature of Richmond.

Mary Munford is a horrible school? Tuckahoe?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:+1 west end and near west end is nothing like Chevy Chase (DC or MD). The developments in west end and the near west end have all been built in the last 15-30 years with new developments/planned communities sprouting up every year. You will find 2500-3000sqf houses in the west end, but it’s all builder grade cookie cutter developments. Some of the planned communities are nice but the area is nothing like Chevy Chase. Also, short pump traffic is only getting worse.

Wrong. Quintessential Near West End homes were built in the 1930s and 40s.

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/5301-Tuckahoe-Ave_Richmond_VA_23226_M69561-77646

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/118-Paxton-Rd_Richmond_VA_23226_M53862-50096

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/5501-Matoaka-Rd_Richmond_VA_23226_M97309-63642

NP here. I was born and raised in Richmond (23221 and 23229) and all of my family still lives there. Those homes above are considered to a true Richmonder the "west end." That's not the near west end, which is relatively new term. The west end was basically 23226 and 23229. Further west was Short Pump or Goochland, and that's the far west end, but after a while people who lived out there didn't like that, so they started calling it the west end too and then places I didn't even know where people lived (like Glen Allen) were suddenly declared the far west end instead. At some point it seems like the "West end" will touch Charlottesville.

Like another poster said there are a lot of newer developments in the far west end, lots of families, activities, etc, people really seem to like it. To get into DC I guess you would take 64/295/95, pretty easy.

Regardless, the schools are good in western Henrico. I can't speak for eastern which is close to Hanover and New Kent. My lifelong best friend lives in Quinton which is New Kent and says it's become quite conservative and very Trump leaning, so I don't think that sounds moderate enough for OP. Chesterfield County is supposed to have really good public schools all the way through.

This post does not change the fact that the "Near West End" or whatever you want to call the area that is Richmond City and NOT Henrico County has gorgeous older homes. OP, look at the "Libbie and Grove" area.

You mean the avenues?

Do you even know where the city/county line is? Right around the corner from there, down the hill on Cary where it mets River. That’s the west end. The avenues are the west end. Part of the city of Richmond is in the west end. Henrico is in the west end. Yes, there are some amazing older homes in both. My parents live right there.

Not sure what your point is, yes, Westhampton is nice. The previous poster got attacked by someone who said Richmond's west end was a bunch of subdivisions. I am just disputing that (because it is false), as you appear to be as well.

Wow, you claim to be a Richmond insider and then call someone “disgusting”. Hmmmmmm, bless your heart. Roll my eyes at your lack of decorum.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:+1 west end and near west end is nothing like Chevy Chase (DC or MD). The developments in west end and the near west end have all been built in the last 15-30 years with new developments/planned communities sprouting up every year. You will find 2500-3000sqf houses in the west end, but it’s all builder grade cookie cutter developments. Some of the planned communities are nice but the area is nothing like Chevy Chase. Also, short pump traffic is only getting worse.

Wrong. Quintessential Near West End homes were built in the 1930s and 40s.

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/5301-Tuckahoe-Ave_Richmond_VA_23226_M69561-77646

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/118-Paxton-Rd_Richmond_VA_23226_M53862-50096

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/5501-Matoaka-Rd_Richmond_VA_23226_M97309-63642

NP here. I was born and raised in Richmond (23221 and 23229) and all of my family still lives there. Those homes above are considered to a true Richmonder the "west end." That's not the near west end, which is relatively new term. The west end was basically 23226 and 23229. Further west was Short Pump or Goochland, and that's the far west end, but after a while people who lived out there didn't like that, so they started calling it the west end too and then places I didn't even know where people lived (like Glen Allen) were suddenly declared the far west end instead. At some point it seems like the "West end" will touch Charlottesville.

Like another poster said there are a lot of newer developments in the far west end, lots of families, activities, etc, people really seem to like it. To get into DC I guess you would take 64/295/95, pretty easy.

Regardless, the schools are good in western Henrico. I can't speak for eastern which is close to Hanover and New Kent. My lifelong best friend lives in Quinton which is New Kent and says it's become quite conservative and very Trump leaning, so I don't think that sounds moderate enough for OP. Chesterfield County is supposed to have really good public schools all the way through.

This post does not change the fact that the "Near West End" or whatever you want to call the area that is Richmond City and NOT Henrico County has gorgeous older homes. OP, look at the "Libbie and Grove" area.

You mean the avenues?

Do you even know where the city/county line is? Right around the corner from there, down the hill on Cary where it mets River. That’s the west end. The avenues are the west end. Part of the city of Richmond is in the west end. Henrico is in the west end. Yes, there are some amazing older homes in both. My parents live right there.

Not sure what your point is, yes, Westhampton is nice. The previous poster got attacked by someone who said Richmond's west end was a bunch of subdivisions. I am just disputing that (because it is false), as you appear to be as well.

Wow, you claim to be a Richmond insider and then call someone “disgusting”. Hmmmmmm, bless your heart. Roll my eyes at your lack of decorum.

Read again. PP said “disputing,” not “disgusting.” Bless your heart, indeed.