So many people are moving to West Virginia - Colleagues, childhood friends, neighbors

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Anonymous wrote:You guys act like WV is one entirely homogeneous place. As if every town or country in VA is the exact same or even every part of DC were the same when it comes to politics, attitude, safety, economic health, etc.

It is NOT. Any thread about moving to "West Virginia" is useless unless it is about a specific town or local area that you can actually determine if it is the right fit for you. Otherwise it is just garbage useless posts like entire thread, aside from 2 or 3 posts.

+1. What a stupid thread. There are places in Virginia that are deep red, anti-vax trumpers. Should I assume people who live in Arlington are all racist idiots because of that?

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In this thread, locust who have destroyed DC, trash West Virginia or aim to make it their next victim.

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Anonymous wrote:We didn’t “move to” West Virginia, but we did buy a beautiful property on 7 acres in the panhandle at the start of the pandemic and love it. It’s less than 2 hours from DC and within a 5 minute drive of pretty much anything you’re gonna need. There are several blue pockets in Jefferson County where it’s pretty easy to forget that you’re in WV, especially if it’s your second home and not your main one. Our place has also appreciated by nearly 50 percent in the last two years, a nice and unexpected bonus.

It’s great having a getaway so close to DC.

This sounds great, thanks for sharing, what town or place is this in WV?

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Anonymous wrote:You guys act like WV is one entirely homogeneous place. As if every town or country in VA is the exact same or even every part of DC were the same when it comes to politics, attitude, safety, economic health, etc.

It is NOT. Any thread about moving to "West Virginia" is useless unless it is about a specific town or local area that you can actually determine if it is the right fit for you. Otherwise it is just garbage useless posts like entire thread, aside from 2 or 3 posts.

+1. What a stupid thread. There are places in Virginia that are deep red, anti-vax trumpers. Should I assume people who live in Arlington are all racist idiots because of that?

You should when 90% of the state voted for deep-red racist idiots and theres poverty so poor a quarter of everyone over 65 residing in the state have no natural teeth.

Not to mention the opioid problem although that might explain the teeth.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m generally not on the name-changing bandwagon but a town is actually still named Lynchburg? Are people trying to change it?

There are over 100,000 Americans with the surname Lynch. Do you think they all should change it? Genuinely curious.

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Anonymous wrote:I loved our visits to WV over the past few years as WV reminds me of my rural hometown, but I did sense that I would not have been welcome if I weren't white. Specifically, there was a "Blue Lives Matter" sign hanging in the window of the police station.

I was at Seneca rocks a few weeks ago and there was an entire school bus of children at the visitor center. Probably half were black. No one even looked twice. I’m not sure why people are dead set on assuming West Virginians are all racist trump supporters.

Maybe let’s let those kids be the ones who say whether the crushing racist history of WV is something they notice, rather than a white mom?

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Lol at the West Virginia stereotypes. I live in Morgantown, which is a fine college town and has a huge research hospital.

Yes most of West Virginia is a dump (I said it). It’s also always been “othered” by virtue of it being in Appalachia and the citizens have been and are disenfranchised by design.

It’s not all toothless idiots here.

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Anonymous wrote:Lol at the West Virginia stereotypes. I live in Morgantown, which is a fine college town and has a huge research hospital.

Yes most of West Virginia is a dump (I said it). It’s also always been “othered” by virtue of it being in Appalachia and the citizens have been and are disenfranchised by design.

It’s not all toothless idiots here.

It’s amazing how all these supposedly woke liberals are perfectly willing to stereotype and be prejudicial towards poor, white people.

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Anonymous wrote:I loved our visits to WV over the past few years as WV reminds me of my rural hometown, but I did sense that I would not have been welcome if I weren't white. Specifically, there was a "Blue Lives Matter" sign hanging in the window of the police station.

I was at Seneca rocks a few weeks ago and there was an entire school bus of children at the visitor center. Probably half were black. No one even looked twice. I’m not sure why people are dead set on assuming West Virginians are all racist trump supporters.

Maybe let’s let those kids be the ones who say whether the crushing racist history of WV is something they notice, rather than a white mom?

Do you feel the same about DC, white mom? Or did you show up to BLM protests and display your white saviorism? Never mind, I already know the answer.

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Anonymous wrote:Exurban housing developments and the I-81 corridor give the Eastern Panhandle some life, but Martinsburg is still a dump.

The rest of West Virginia is an economic dead zone with a ton of challenges (e.g., high poverty, high addiction rates) and a lot of long-term environmental damage.

I would never live or buy property there.

Have you ever been there? I own a house in Canaan Valley and the scenery from 81 to my house is beautiful. People are much nicer than in DC as well. Too bad I can’t move there full time, but it’s a great escape.

+1. I have a second home in Canaan valley, too. It’s amazing. I just wish I could spend even more time there.

No one has ever talked about politics to me. There are plenty of restaurants and stores in Davis and Thomas. And there is a medical center. People on this thread generally just don’t know what they’re talking about.

Oh honey, there are not plenty of stores and restaurants in Davis. Beautiful scenery, but it’s an economic wasteland. Boy gonna get any better either as real estate is crashing by the day there.

You just sound like an angry, ugly cow when you call people “honey”. I’m happy people like you don’t enjoy Davis, Thomas, and the valley. It’s one of the reasons I love it so much.

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I hate the “honey” poster. She’s so friggin annoying and deliberately trying to be. I agree with you: I’ll be she’s horrid IRL

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We looked at a house in West Virginia about 10 years ago. The area was really nice. My kids were little so we stopped at a playground. Also nice. There were a couple of guys pushing their kids in swings. They looked like normal, intelligent, well-dressed dads. One of them started describing a disagreement he'd had, and said, "I punched him in the face and knocked him out." Would never move to West Virginia.

I might consider Harpers Ferry but that's it.

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Anonymous wrote:Th panhandle is gorgeous— hiking, kayaking, horseback riding and skiing easily accessed. Housing is cheap, and you don’t have to deal with traffic congestion to run to town or the store. Shepherdstown is one of the most progressive towns in the region - very blue - and a lot of quaint, mom and pop shops.

It's very pretty but when I looked for land there, I didn't want to be the wealthier person among pervasive poverty. Most WV even if surrounded by natural resources, can't access it for lack of time and money. They're not kayaking, riding, hiking. It was really sad

The median family income in Jefferson County is almost $90k, and is above the national average. Income in Shepherdstown is even higher, and housing in the Shepherdstown area is not cheap either. We know many, many comfortable people here.

There are more people living in “pervasive poverty” in the vicinity of our DC house than here.

All you are doing is betraying your ignorance about the area.

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Anonymous wrote:I loved our visits to WV over the past few years as WV reminds me of my rural hometown, but I did sense that I would not have been welcome if I weren't white. Specifically, there was a "Blue Lives Matter" sign hanging in the window of the police station.

I was at Seneca rocks a few weeks ago and there was an entire school bus of children at the visitor center. Probably half were black. No one even looked twice. I’m not sure why people are dead set on assuming West Virginians are all racist trump supporters.

Maybe let’s let those kids be the ones who say whether the crushing racist history of WV is something they notice, rather than a white mom?

Umm you know why it’s West Virginia and not part or Virginia still right

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Anonymous wrote:This thread seems to be entirely populated by white people.

Straight white people no less. Good luck having a good experience while being LGBTQ or a person of color in WV. I literally saw, with my own eyes, a black family refused service at a Dairy Queen in West Virginia. Their SUV had NY plates. I've also interacted with white hillbilly's that use the N word like it's just normal.

Again, you’re generalizing. Shepherdstown has pride flags and BLM flags on virtually every downtown shop and home, zero Trump flags, and population that would never in a million years tolerate any of that.

It’s so interesting how folks think nothing of generalizing about an entire state’s population, then call themselves liberal and open-minded and put their noses up like they’re better. Such hypocrites.

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Anonymous wrote:We didn’t “move to” West Virginia, but we did buy a beautiful property on 7 acres in the panhandle at the start of the pandemic and love it. It’s less than 2 hours from DC and within a 5 minute drive of pretty much anything you’re gonna need. There are several blue pockets in Jefferson County where it’s pretty easy to forget that you’re in WV, especially if it’s your second home and not your main one. Our place has also appreciated by nearly 50 percent in the last two years, a nice and unexpected bonus.

It’s great having a getaway so close to DC.

This sounds great, thanks for sharing, what town or place is this in WV?

I’m the Shepherdstown poster. We never would have bought here had even 1/10th of what the naysayers are posting on this thread was true. Whatever - they’re missing out.

Harper’s Ferry is a great town too, and obviously has some spectacularly beautiful scenery. It’s just too touristy and crowded for our taste. Shepherdstown is more of a college town (home to Shepherd U, a 4000 student primarily liberal arts college), so the vibe is different. Here is a taste of what’s going on here this summer:

https://catf.org/