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Anonymous wrote:There’s a reason why Loudoun County, which abuts Jefferson County, is so much more valuable.

I mean, c’mon. It’s all relative. Loudoun County is the wealthiest county not only in the DMV but virtually the entire country. So that’s not saying much.

Jefferson County is the wealthiest in West Virginia by a good margin as well as the only county in the state where the median family income is higher than the national average. It’s not even remotely poor. And Jefferson High is respectable enough, ranked 67 out of 220 high schools in the DMV in US News’ new rankings, placing it ahead of many schools in both Fairfax and Loudoun. No, it’s not particularly diverse, but its AA representation of 8 percent is higher than many in the closer in counties as well.

Sure, healthcare isn’t great locally but it’s not like you need to travel by horse and buggy to get to the big city for any real problems. It’s also not too far to Winchester which has good healthcare.

We bought a great second home in Shepherdstown right at the start of covid. It’s gone up in value tremendously, not that we care. We don’t live there full time and our kids are out of school but the town and the surrounding area have a lot to offer. Shepherdstown is a liberal enclave (like Harper’s Ferry), it’s a college town with a pretty and historic downtown with several decent to good restaurants, and the people are quirky and friendly. There are worse places to live.

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Anonymous wrote:Healthcare is a growth market there, the WVU and Valley Health systems are growing a lot. Its a growth area, but that doesn't make the schools good, it just makes it cheaper for real estate. If you live in Loudoun you have access to Virginia colleges.

And yet every year, a dozen or so kids from most NoVA high schools go to WVU instead of Virginia schools.

dp.. but let's be honest, it's because they couldn't get into a better school.

I don't live in VA, btw.

I am an engineer who works closely with the Department of Energy and many large manufacturing firms, and I can assure you that I would MUCH rather higher an engineer from WVU than any Virginia school.

Anonymous wrote:There’s a reason why Loudoun County, which abuts Jefferson County, is so much more valuable.

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Anonymous wrote:Healthcare is a growth market there, the WVU and Valley Health systems are growing a lot. Its a growth area, but that doesn't make the schools good, it just makes it cheaper for real estate. If you live in Loudoun you have access to Virginia colleges.

And yet every year, a dozen or so kids from most NoVA high schools go to WVU instead of Virginia schools.

dp.. but let's be honest, it's because they couldn't get into a better school.

I don't live in VA, btw.

Anonymous wrote:Healthcare is a growth market there, the WVU and Valley Health systems are growing a lot. Its a growth area, but that doesn't make the schools good, it just makes it cheaper for real estate. If you live in Loudoun you have access to Virginia colleges.

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Anonymous wrote:Healthcare is a growth market there, the WVU and Valley Health systems are growing a lot. Its a growth area, but that doesn't make the schools good, it just makes it cheaper for real estate. If you live in Loudoun you have access to Virginia colleges.

And yet every year, a dozen or so kids from most NoVA high schools go to WVU instead of Virginia schools.

Anonymous wrote:Healthcare is a growth market there, the WVU and Valley Health systems are growing a lot. Its a growth area, but that doesn't make the schools good, it just makes it cheaper for real estate. If you live in Loudoun you have access to Virginia colleges.

Anonymous wrote:Job market there is terrible.

Healthcare there is terrible.

Education there is terrible.

I guess if you are relatively young, don't have kids, can work remotely, and love the outdoors but don't care that much about diversity (along with diversity of restaurants and grocery stores), then it could be a good place for you.