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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My best friend moved her family to Lexington, VA and they love it. The city has a single elementary and middle school (for high school you have to go to the county school and that's where things may get interesting). There is no Target, there is a WalMart. Grocery stores aren't great. They just got a Starbucks and Chick Fil A. They don't have a Chipotle. The city is quite insular and very separate from the county. Her boys did a rec sports league with the county and the difference in the parents on that team versus the city ones was striking.

Personally, I think small towns with colleges are ideal. Really rural areas wouldn't cut it for me (although we did leave DC because we couldn't stand it there anymore), but obviously that's a personal choice. As far as the schools go, the Lexington City schools are both 7/10 on Great Schools, so not sure how DCUM would feel about them, but they're very happy.[/quote]

I know of four couples who moved to Lexington. Within five years, all had had affairs and divorced their spouses.  No idea why it happens (is it the isolation? the complete lack of big-city amenities and entertainment?), but, it's definitely a weird Lexington thing. Maybe it's a thing in all small towns.[/quote]

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