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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We moved to Virginia Beach and for me the most striking change was that there were no wait lists and shortages for kid activities. We joined a pool for summer league swim no problem. I could actually take the time to talk to my kids and other moms about summer camps rather than grabbing spaces when they were available. Space at the Girl Scout camp. We still joke about my husband waking me up early in January right after Christmas and freaking out because I hadn’t signed kids up for camps yet. I rolled over and told him to go back to sleep because that level of anxiety is now in the past. The only time I have encountered a waitlist is finding a vet for our pandemic puppy.[/quote]

Also, unlike Fairfax County, in VB there are no HOAs to deal with, so no busy bodies running around and complaining about this and that, yet virtually everyone keeps their house up.  City trash collection means we don’t have garbage trucks coming on our street 5 days each week.  City has a HUGE number of parks, from smaller neighborhood parks to larger district parks.  There are city Rec Centers in most areas, with Annual membership fees much lower than Fairfax County.  Loads of water/beach sports options.  Public Schools vary significantly, but there are good options (Cox FC, PA).  Property tax rate is lower and housing costs also are lower.

The main downside is that the commute to NOB Norfolk is pretty bad, yet still not worse than metro DC.  The several bridge-tunnels do get big backlogs during tourist season, however.  So sensible to live and work on the same side of those.  Job options are more limited than Metro DC, with many jobs having a military connection of some kind.[/quote]

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