How southern is the Richmond area?

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Anonymous wrote:How far out is still considered Richmond area? Is Hanover/Goochland still Richmond area with lots of infrastructure and transplants?

Yeah it’s the NW suburbs of Richmond. Goochland has grown a lot the last few years.

Check out this video of pros and cons of Goochland.

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Anonymous wrote:Southern enough that you will be able to eat pimento cheese, hear country music while shopping at Walmart, and drink sun tea often.

Sadly, not southern enough that you can drive your golf cart to the nail salon, and drink the mimosa you brought in a travel cup. You'll have go south of North Carolina for that.

Man, some of you really need to leave your liberal bubble. You sound completely out of touch. I see posts like this and roll my eyes. It’s not 1983 anymore.

Lol, I live in the south and described my morning yesterday

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t get the claim of cost savings though. I already live in Loudoun. To replace my same house in a “good” part of Chesterfield or Henrico would save me maybe $100k in purchase price which would more than be obliterated by higher interest rates.

I think it depends. A house like this below would be nearly a million in Loudoun.

https://redf.in/jmIoCc

“Home
BRAND NEW & MOVE-IN READY! OFFERED W A 99-YEAR GROUND LEASE WITH INITIAL GROUND RENT OF $1,210 PER MONTH-REQUEST INFO FROM ERIN. OR PURCHASE TRADITIONALLY FOR $880,000.“

Crazy that homes 45 minutes away from Richmond are going that high now. Those prices in those areas are like Loudoun level.

Yep. That house is $880k. And would need to be bought at today’s interest rates. My fully renovated Loudoun home is larger than that and probably worth only $100k more, plus I have a 2.25% mortgage. Moving to Richmond would literally make my expenses go UP.

Also have to consider the cost of living down there and lower taxes.

It’s not cheaper to live down there and the taxes aren’t lower compared to Loudoun.

+1, Loudouns tax’s are relatively cheap compared to inner Northern Virginia counties.

Thanks data centers!

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Anonymous wrote:I was born and raised in Richmond and my entire extended family still lives there. IMO it is a wonderful place to love and raised a family. Great arts and cultural events scene, nice restaurants, great sports opportunities for kids, less than 90 min to beach, 2 hrs or less to DC, River activities in the summer, decent weather, great job opportunities. Very nice people.

I went to private schools, but from what I understand Chesterfield and western Henrico counties have the best public school systems. But unlike here, Richmond has a large number of private schools, many of which would be deemed “good deals” for DMV standards. Their parochial schools are also good. You get way more bang for your buck in their privates down there than here.

As for people asking what church you go to, almost everyone I know there is Episcopalian and we are definitely NOT evangelical or shoving religion down your throat. They’re very laid back and accepting.

Politically while it is a liberal leaning area they are more moderate than NOVA. I knew/predicted Youngkin was going to win after visiting my parents and seeing all the Youngkin signs vs hardly any here. But these aren’t Trumpsters.

Depending on where you live it can be quite insular. I’ve heard this from a lot of people but I’m a native so I don’t know what it’s like to be a nonnative. I will say almost ALL of my graduating class from my private has moved back and lives in Richmond, which is kind of crazy. Almost all.

Not crazy - pretty darn typical for a native Richmonder who attended private school.

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Parts of DC is more southern than richmond.

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OP, Im the golf cart pp. As someone who recently took the plunge moving from DC to the south, I want to give you my perspective.

A lot of people are making this move. There is a historically massive migration occuring, of people moving out of the north to the south and parts of the west. In practice, what this means is that migrants make up the majority of affluent neighborhoods. My neighborhood is 1-2M and most people are from California or are California-adjacent (work for tech industry etc).

That said, a small minority of people move here bc they are unhappy with their prospects in CA or the north. Most of these people are MOSTLY (not entirely) drawn to the south for cheaper and better real estate. This small group of people have difficulty adjusting. They are obsessed with the notion that they've moved to some kind of illiterate, backward area full of teen brides. No amount of proof otherwise shakes them. We are in an affluent area with fantastic schools, but to hear them, we are pioneers settling an uncivilized, barely human land.

No one likes these people. We all moved here bc the weather is great, the lifestyle is incredible, and we buy into certain aspects of the southern mentality, like a strong party ethic and an appreciation for a leisure lifestyle that just doesnt exist elsewhere. So even though very few people are actually southern, we arent turning our nose up at the south either. They set up these attractive communities, afterall.

You dont like DC, I take it. Dont move somewhere else you dont like, and even worse, that you disdain. Figure out what you want and then have the courage to go get it.

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I heard the suburbs are more transplants and less southern old money than the city proper

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Anonymous wrote:Like many northern virginians, we are thinking of moving to the richmond area. It seems as if the hot spots as of now are in chesterfield county, and parts of western henrico look quite appealing as well. However we are curious as to how southern the area is, and if we’ll experience a culture shock when moving there. we are used to northern virginia southern (aka exurban rural country loco/pw/fauquier style) but definitely are not accustomed to alabama mississippi style southern at all. Any insight would be helpful.

You may experience some culture shock in Chesterfield. Western Henrico is a safe bet.

Chesterfield is the fastest growing county from 2020-2022, almost as much growth as loudoun and prince william combined. hard to imagine it’s not majority transplant yet.

Around the Hull Street corridor, yes, it is quickly growing. I have 2 coworkers who work remotely and moved down there and love it.

I feel like everyone in northern virginia knows at least one person who’s moved down to RVA in recent years. Seems like half the people who move out of my area go down there.

Yep, and some of the the locals are not excited about the change.

https://www.axios.com/local/richmond/2023/01/16/northern-virginia-nova-richmond

https://www.washingtonian.com/2023/02/14/is-richmond-turning-into-the-new-bedroom-community-for-dc-workers/

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I posted earlier: we are full!

Seriously we have a 1-2% vacancy rate. That is a housing CRISIS.

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Anonymous wrote:I posted earlier: we are full!

Seriously we have a 1-2% vacancy rate. That is a housing CRISIS.

Lol the average home price in Richmond is only $300k. 339 homes for sale according to Zillow. It’s just fine.

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Anonymous wrote:Like many northern virginians, we are thinking of moving to the richmond area. It seems as if the hot spots as of now are in chesterfield county, and parts of western henrico look quite appealing as well. However we are curious as to how southern the area is, and if we’ll experience a culture shock when moving there. we are used to northern virginia southern (aka exurban rural country loco/pw/fauquier style) but definitely are not accustomed to alabama mississippi style southern at all. Any insight would be helpful.

You may experience some culture shock in Chesterfield. Western Henrico is a safe bet.

Chesterfield is the fastest growing county from 2020-2022, almost as much growth as loudoun and prince william combined. hard to imagine it’s not majority transplant yet.

Around the Hull Street corridor, yes, it is quickly growing. I have 2 coworkers who work remotely and moved down there and love it.

I feel like everyone in northern virginia knows at least one person who’s moved down to RVA in recent years. Seems like half the people who move out of my area go down there.

Yep, and some of the the locals are not excited about the change.

https://www.axios.com/local/richmond/2023/01/16/northern-virginia-nova-richmond

https://www.washingtonian.com/2023/02/14/is-richmond-turning-into-the-new-bedroom-community-for-dc-workers/

Too bad. People can move wherever they want.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t get the claim of cost savings though. I already live in Loudoun. To replace my same house in a “good” part of Chesterfield or Henrico would save me maybe $100k in purchase price which would more than be obliterated by higher interest rates.

I think it depends. A house like this below would be nearly a million in Loudoun.

https://redf.in/jmIoCc

But that's in the boonies. The PP is right, it's not worth the move from Loudoun imo.

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Anonymous wrote:Like many northern virginians, we are thinking of moving to the richmond area. It seems as if the hot spots as of now are in chesterfield county, and parts of western henrico look quite appealing as well. However we are curious as to how southern the area is, and if we’ll experience a culture shock when moving there. we are used to northern virginia southern (aka exurban rural country loco/pw/fauquier style) but definitely are not accustomed to alabama mississippi style southern at all. Any insight would be helpful.

You may experience some culture shock in Chesterfield. Western Henrico is a safe bet.

Chesterfield is the fastest growing county from 2020-2022, almost as much growth as loudoun and prince william combined. hard to imagine it’s not majority transplant yet.

Around the Hull Street corridor, yes, it is quickly growing. I have 2 coworkers who work remotely and moved down there and love it.

I feel like everyone in northern virginia knows at least one person who’s moved down to RVA in recent years. Seems like half the people who move out of my area go down there.

Y’all ruin everything!

Yep, and some of the the locals are not excited about the change.

https://www.axios.com/local/richmond/2023/01/16/northern-virginia-nova-richmond

https://www.washingtonian.com/2023/02/14/is-richmond-turning-into-the-new-bedroom-community-for-dc-workers/

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Anonymous wrote:Like many northern virginians, we are thinking of moving to the richmond area. It seems as if the hot spots as of now are in chesterfield county, and parts of western henrico look quite appealing as well. However we are curious as to how southern the area is, and if we’ll experience a culture shock when moving there. we are used to northern virginia southern (aka exurban rural country loco/pw/fauquier style) but definitely are not accustomed to alabama mississippi style southern at all. Any insight would be helpful.

You may experience some culture shock in Chesterfield. Western Henrico is a safe bet.

Chesterfield is the fastest growing county from 2020-2022, almost as much growth as loudoun and prince william combined. hard to imagine it’s not majority transplant yet.

Around the Hull Street corridor, yes, it is quickly growing. I have 2 coworkers who work remotely and moved down there and love it.

I feel like everyone in northern virginia knows at least one person who’s moved down to RVA in recent years. Seems like half the people who move out of my area go down there.

Y’all ruin everything!

Yep, and some of the the locals are not excited about the change.

https://www.axios.com/local/richmond/2023/01/16/northern-virginia-nova-richmond

https://www.washingtonian.com/2023/02/14/is-richmond-turning-into-the-new-bedroom-community-for-dc-workers/

Richmond locals are indeed parochial, xenophobic and nativist, that’s correct.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t get the claim of cost savings though. I already live in Loudoun. To replace my same house in a “good” part of Chesterfield or Henrico would save me maybe $100k in purchase price which would more than be obliterated by higher interest rates.

I think it depends. A house like this below would be nearly a million in Loudoun.

https://redf.in/jmIoCc

But that's in the boonies. The PP is right, it's not worth the move from Loudoun imo.

Eh, they’re both the boonies with a bunch of transplants tbh.