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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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. [/quote]

This is my experience as well. Born and raised, went to private. I disagree there aren't Trumpers. There are not MAGA people going to Trump rallies, but plenty of my private school friends who stayed held their nose and voted for Trump. It is absolutely more conservative than N VA but agree that I would call it moderate and certainly not deep red.

Totally agree with you and at least one other poster talking about how insular it is. So many people who grow up stay there - and I have heard it can be hard to fit in, and I can tell from my facebook feed that my private school friends all still hang out with the same crowd. Nothing wrong with that, but I imagine it could make it tough to truly find your people if you are moving in from out of town. [/quote]

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