Best rural cities in DC area (Virginia)

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Anonymous wrote:The area around The Plains and Marshall

I am a liberal and I love the Plains, but the OP wouldn't like it as it probably skews too liberal for them.

Huh? The Plains is conservative, as is Fauquier County. Voted 61% and 65% for Youngkin, respectively.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Not VA but I'm intrigued with Brunswick, MD, with a train station right in town.

I am the horse property owner and we are very close to Brunswick/POR area. Brunswick is "in transition." There is quite a lot of what I would call "generational white-trash" in the area that's at odds with the newer subdivisions of Brunswick Crossing and Galyn Manor. There is a lot of bickering back and forth about the strain on the existing infrastructure Brunswick Crossing has caused. The water rates are high, people are always complaining about that, and there does seem to be frequent power outages in the town. The storm last week knocked out most of the town for a day or more for some of the areas. There is a drug problem, drugs are everywhere, but I think it's moreso in the Brunswick area. The CSX trains cause lots of traffic issues because of the lack of access roads at certain areas and there is a big lumberyard close to the depot that also causes issues with the big tractor-trailers making deliveries at the same time trains are coming through. There is at least one train/vehicle accident every six months.

I would not send my kids to Brunswick for school if at all possible, I would opt for Middletown. One of our friends got their kid into the IB program in Urbana rather than send her son to BHS.

The new mayor is trying to drag the town into the 21st century but there is a lot of resistance from the long-time residents. I believe the town just approved a project just across from train station that is going to tear down a street full of row houses and put in a big modern looking ugly apartment complex that doesn't seem to fit with the old part of town's charm and it's quite controversial.

I wish you wouldn't call the locals white trash. Very disrespectful and condescending. If you don't like the locals, why on earth did you move to that area? I don't live in MD but I go up there quite a bit and have a lot of respect and regard for the kindness and friendliness of the locals.

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What is considered rural?

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How about Front Royal? It's beautiful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not VA but I'm intrigued with Brunswick, MD, with a train station right in town.

If access to the train in Brunswick is a priority I would recommend Lovettsville VA, which is still a good value for western Loudoun, beautiful, and pretty good schools. The small town is about to get its own co-op style grocery store and is building a brand new community center.

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Lorton or Mason Neck

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Anonymous wrote:In case it matters to you, most homes in Great Falls & Clifton are on septic.

Pretty much any rural property anywhere on acreage is going to have well/septic/propane.