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Posted: 2/26/2017 9:51:51 PM EDT
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Gettysburg, PA
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Posted: 2/26/2017 10:01:45 PM EDT
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I'll offer up Charlottesville, although I'd say stay out of the city proper.
C'ville is a college town (UVA), and has two good hospitals - Marha Jefferson & UVA Medical Center, and both are good in different ways. The local gun club is the Rivanna Rifle & Pistol Club. It's about 2 hours from DC/Alexandria - close enough to both DC & Richmond, but far enough away, too. 
Take care, Bob S. |
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Posted: 2/26/2017 10:24:51 PM EDT
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Lexington is a great town...and has good medical and shooting opportunities. I went to college there (VMI) and it is a great place to live...also look at Winchester Virginia, great hospital and a very nice place to live. You will love the Old Dominion. v/r W
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Posted: 2/27/2017 12:01:51 AM EDT
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Great input, many thanks. Charlottesville, Lexington, Blacksburg, Front Royal, and the area around Staunton and Waynsboro came up high on our research as meeting many of our hopes.
Front Royal seemed a little close, and may be populated by those of the more "liberal" mindset that I hoped to get away from, and although Blacksburg is a little far, it seems really nice. I am beginning to feel that my hopes for relatively safe, good medical care, and right distance is akin to asking for fast, cheap, and quality. Getting two out of three isn't too hard, but getting all three is nigh impossible. I really appreciate the input. Please keep any suggestions coming. Small towns with reasonable access to larger cities would b fine too. We have been in a small fishing harbor (7100 population) in Puget sound for years, so small towns are OK too. |
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Posted: 2/27/2017 1:58:12 AM EDT
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Great input, many thanks. Charlottesville, Lexington, Blacksburg, Front Royal, and the area around Staunton and Waynsboro came up high on our research as meeting many of our hopes. Front Royal seemed a little close, and may be populated by those of the more "liberal" mindset that I hoped to get away from, and although Blacksburg is a little far, it seems really nice. I am beginning to feel that my hopes for relatively safe, good medical care, and right distance is akin to asking for fast, cheap, and quality. Getting two out of three isn't too hard, but getting all three is nigh impossible. I really appreciate the input. Please keep any suggestions coming. Small towns with reasonable access to larger cities would b fine too. We have been in a small fishing harbor (7100 population) in Puget sound for years, so small towns are OK too. Charlottesville (UVA) and Blacksburg(Va Tech) are college towns and went D for the recent election. Once you get a few miles from town it get rural fairly quickly. UVa has great medical, safe overall area, medium priced. I would suggest visit a couple of different areas, Va Tech and UVA are college football towns, almost cult following, so if your not into crowds, or want to evaluate peak times, go during a game weekend. |
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Posted: 2/27/2017 2:17:01 AM EDT
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Winchester isn't bad... and housing is quite affordable compared to NoVA (my $315k house costs over $600k in Chantilly). The hospital is pretty good; and you're a 40 minute drive to Leesburg/Ashburn for an Inova hospital.
The area is growing quite a bit, the old part of town's pedestrian area is pretty awesome too. There are a handful of outdoor ranges within a 30 mile radius. The biggest downfall could be the schools. Winchester City are better than Frederick County... My kids are in private school. You're 70 miles to DC or 50 or so to Reston to hop on the Metro... The Metro is expanding out into Loudoun County too. |
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Posted: 2/27/2017 2:38:22 AM EDT
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I am sure you do not want to say what type of medical specialist your family may need but here is my opinion on it. Depending on the type of specialist your wife needs, this will greatly limit the places you will want to look. Not all hospitals, even if they are considered good, will have a large selection of specialist. Your better hospitals will be in Richmond, UVA, and Fairfax/Arlington/DC. I would suggest doing some research into which hospitals will have the type of specialist your wife needs and go from there. Also think about emergency services if your wife may need an ambulance. What type of medic unit does the area your looking at have. When it comes to medic units, you will find a wide range of experience and training throughout VA. They all meet the state minimum standards but does not mean you want a "minimum standard" ambulance showing up for your wife if she has something needing special care.
If you pick a place that is 2 hours one way from a hospital with the specialist your wife needs, and she has to go once a week or once a month, that drive would get old after a while. |
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Posted: 2/27/2017 9:05:17 AM EDT
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Also think about emergency services if your wife may need an ambulance. What type of medic unit does the area your looking at have. When it comes to medic units, you will find a wide range of experience and training throughout VA. They all meet the state minimum standards but does not mean you want a "minimum standard" ambulance showing up for your wife if she has something needing special care True story. The farther away you get from any "city" or "town" the longer it can take qualified medical care to you in an emergency. It might be fun living away from everybody but when your loved one drops from a heart attack you might not always get a quick response. If it can take 15 mins or more to reach you in an emergency it could mean the matter of life and death. |
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Posted: 2/27/2017 9:20:55 AM EDT
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All great input everyone, many thanks for taking the time to help us out. Please keep the input coming. This kind of help is one reason we are looking to relocate. We have grown weary of those who are only interested in helping themselves.
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Posted: 2/27/2017 9:40:42 AM EDT
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I agree with other posters regarding good and timely health care and emergency response. Being away from it all has advantages but also distinct disadvantages.
Prior to moving to NoVA, my wife and I lived in Sierra Vista, Arizona, in Cochise County. When I fell and broke my knee several years ago, the local hospital and their pool of specialists could not perform the surgery. I had to go to U of A University Medical Center in Tucson (75 miles away) to get an emergency surgeon who could do the proper job. It really, really hurt making that drive up there. When my wife had cancer several years ago, the local doctors made a mess of things and we ended up having to go to Women's Cancer Center at UMC also for proper care and a surgery. She also had Chemo three times a week for a month and I drove her all those times to UMC. Our doctor at UMC didn't trust the local doctors to do things right, and we didn't either. |
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Posted: 2/27/2017 8:08:27 PM EDT
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You might like Deltaville it's close to D.C. and the VCU medical college in Richmond as well as EVMS in Norfolk. It's also a small bayside community. Actually there are lots of little bayside towns to pick from. White Stone, West Point, Reedville, Colonial Heights...
Just make sure you don't bring any progressive/socialist politics with you, we have a hard enough time with that already.
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Posted: 2/27/2017 8:56:44 PM EDT
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I'll add another vote for Charlottesville. I work in Cville and do most shopping and such there yet we live in Fluvanna County (one county over). We are about 15 miles from town and the commute is less than 20 minutes. The UVA medical facility is top notch. If you can't get it at UVA, you can't get it. We are an hour from Richmond and MCV medical center. We are about two hours from D.C., depending on route. A half hour to the mountains or 2 1/2 hours to the beach.
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Posted: 2/28/2017 12:35:04 PM EDT
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Check out Clarke Co. 65 mile from DC, Winchester is 15-20 mins to the west. Leesburg 25-30 mins east. Range 340 right over the border in WVA. Land is CHEAP, VERY RED area. Berryville is largest "city" in the co. Lots of hunting close. Wineries, Micro breweries, Whiskey distilleries, Shenandoah River runs through it, so kayaking and canoeing. LOW property taxes, and you not technically in NOVA. I drive to Alexandria daily, but the minute I drive over the Blue Ridge Mtns, I know I can relax. We bought 12 acres, 2100sqft home on Mt. Weather for $349k. Country living at its best. As for hospitals, you have INOVA in Leesburg, Valley Health in Winchester (partners with INOVA) and Novant in Haymarket. Wife works at INOVA Fairfax. Some of the best doctors around (IMHO) If you have kids, school system is smaller. We moved from Redmond to here in 2013. Feel free to IM me if you need any info.
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Posted: 3/1/2017 12:17:12 AM EDT
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Just watch out for the Clarke co. sheriffs... they love to pull people over.
OP, there's a 190 acre estate for sale just east of Berryville off of Rt. 7. Goes back to 1774 apparently. |
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Posted: 3/1/2017 12:37:27 PM EDT
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Don't speed, you won't get a ticket. I have met most of the deputies, and not on the side of the road. They have all said the same thing, 5+ is what you get. Over that you might get a safe driver certificate.
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Posted: 3/1/2017 3:00:17 PM EDT
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Check out Roanoke. Carilion Clinic is big in the area as far as medical is concerned with a lot of specialists. They have also partnered with Virginia Tech as a research institute. You can have small city living with plenty of .outdoor activities. Several ranges in the area. Roanoke Rifle and Revolver has a 500yd range I believe and host IDPA, etc. Safeside has a 100+yd indoor rifle range and separate pistol range. State range in Blacksburg (less than 1 hour away) and close to the Blue Ridge Parkway, Appalachian Trail, and National Forests. If you need more medical you can travel a few hours to Charlottesville or go to Wake Forest in Winston Salem. A little further drive will get you to Duke or DC area.
ETA: For Long Range shooting you also have Bang Steel |
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Posted: 3/1/2017 6:59:11 PM EDT
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You folks are being terrific with the info, and I really appreciate it. Currently, we have about an hours drive from our home in the south puget sound area to Seattle for my wife's specialist, so we hope to shorten that drive.
KennyW, don't worry about us bringing liberal politics with us..that is one of the things we are trying to get away from. I don't mind discussing different points of view with people, but it seems that the liberals are not interested in a civilized discussion about any differences to their strongly held opinions. Once they realize I am not if the same mind set that they hold, they resort to shouting, and suggesting that anyone with ideas that don't mirror their own are ignorant and need help to "find the right way of thinking". I can't stand that nonsense. I forgot to mention that schools aren't an issue as our offspring is no longer in school..it is just us and our dog. I no longer hunt for a number of reasons, but am hunter friendly, and very much gun friendly. I was a professional firearms instructor for several decades, and as mentioned earlier have started a couple of different practical rifle venues, one that morphed into a long range precision rifle venue. I don't mind putting in my time helping a local club develop programs, as putting in ones dues is to be expected. I detest what in the service we used to call "one way" people, that is people who always think things come to them, that other's buy drinks for them, that they never volunteer to help out, and they just suck up the benefits of other people's work. The world I want to live in doesn't work that way. Anyhow, all this input is VERY helpful, and much appreciated. Please keep it coming. |
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Posted: 3/3/2017 4:12:51 PM EDT
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You folks are being terrific with the info, and I really appreciate it. Currently, we have about an hours drive from our home in the south puget sound area to Seattle for my wife's specialist, so we hope to shorten that drive. KennyW, don't worry about us bringing liberal politics with us..that is one of the things we are trying to get away from. I don't mind discussing different points of view with people, but it seems that the liberals are not interested in a civilized discussion about any differences to their strongly held opinions. Once they realize I am not if the same mind set that they hold, they resort to shouting, and suggesting that anyone with ideas that don't mirror their own are ignorant and need help to "find the right way of thinking". I can't stand that nonsense. I forgot to mention that schools aren't an issue as our offspring is no longer in school..it is just us and our dog. I no longer hunt for a number of reasons, but am hunter friendly, and very much gun friendly. I was a professional firearms instructor for several decades, and as mentioned earlier have started a couple of different practical rifle venues, one that morphed into a long range precision rifle venue. I don't mind putting in my time helping a local club develop programs, as putting in ones dues is to be expected. I detest what in the service we used to call "one way" people, that is people who always think things come to them, that other's buy drinks for them, that they never volunteer to help out, and they just suck up the benefits of other people's work. The world I want to live in doesn't work that way. Anyhow, all this input is VERY helpful, and much appreciated. Please keep it coming. I don't have much advice to offer since most of it has already been said. Having said that, we welcome like minded people like you and your wife to VA. I wish you the best with your relocation. |
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Posted: 3/4/2017 3:39:43 PM EDT
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If you are cool, then Culpeper is for you. (We threw Eric Cantor out for not being conservative enough.)
If you are a liberal, then Charlottesville is for you! |
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Posted: 3/6/2017 8:01:22 AM EDT
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We would like to be at least 70 miles from Washington DC and the surrounding area such as Alexandria, Falls Church, etc, and no further than 160 miles. A LOT of the places mentioned do not fall within this geographical limit. Lexington to Alexandria is about 200 miles, and Roanoke and several other mentions are much farther. And in truth, I'd recommend you define your location intent in terms of time, not distance. 60 miles where I live (Rockbridge County) is VERY different than 60 miles in NoVA, in terms of timely access or medical response. KennyW, don't worry about us bringing liberal politics with us..that is one of the things we are trying to get away from. Lexington proper will not get you away from that. Very liberal town, in the middle of the more conservative ShenValley. Lexington has been dominated by transplanted retirees in recent decades, which strongly shifted it to the left, among other results (policies that drive away employers, for example, since that large voting block no longer works). And sadly, most of the urban areas that provide the specialty things you mentioned have followed the same leftist pattern. |
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Posted: 3/6/2017 8:53:00 AM EDT
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I'm confused as to where OP's work is. Alexandria?
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Posted: 3/6/2017 9:27:27 AM EDT
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I'm confused as to where OP's work is. Alexandria? I think OP is retired. Given the criteria I would also look at the WV eastern panhandle, especially Hampshire county west of Winchester - assuming you like snow. |
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Posted: 3/8/2017 10:50:52 AM EDT
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Why not consider Williamsburg?
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Posted: 3/8/2017 2:48:39 PM EDT
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If you are cool, then Culpeper is for you. (We threw Eric Cantor out for not being conservative enough.) If you are a liberal, then Charlottesville is for you! Another vote for Culpeper. Just watch out on housing. Many developments own their own roads and it can get expensive. |
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Posted: 3/9/2017 12:31:49 PM EDT
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Great input, many thanks. Charlottesville, Lexington, Blacksburg, Front Royal, and the area around Staunton and Waynsboro came up high on our research as meeting many of our hopes. Front Royal seemed a little close, and may be populated by those of the more "liberal" mindset that I hoped to get away from, and although Blacksburg is a little far, it seems really nice. I am beginning to feel that my hopes for relatively safe, good medical care, and right distance is akin to asking for fast, cheap, and quality. Getting two out of three isn't too hard, but getting all three is nigh impossible. I really appreciate the input. Please keep any suggestions coming. Small towns with reasonable access to larger cities would b fine too. We have been in a small fishing harbor (7100 population) in Puget sound for years, so small towns are OK too. Blacksburg is sweet, outskirts of Roanoke. Harrisonburg is VERY LIBERAL with JMU and EMU. |
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Posted: 3/9/2017 6:43:58 PM EDT
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Blacksburg is sweet, outskirts of Roanoke. Harrisonburg is VERY LIBERAL with JMU and EMU. Cost of living will be less in the Roanoke/Blacksburg area if OP is retired and on a fixed income. That's why so many people from NOVA end up at Smith Mountain Lake. |
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Posted: 3/11/2017 10:02:58 AM EDT
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ACES-tactical, mentioned range 340...what is that? The club where I currently shoot has a range out to 550 yards, and on match days they shift us over to the 600 yard range. If possible, I would like somewhere that I could shoot similar distances.
It sounds like Charlottesville will be too liberal for my preferences. We hoped to land somewhere within 2-3 hours driving time of Alexandria so family there can come down to visit on weekends if they want. Are there any conservative areas within reasonable driving of cities that have good medical facilities? It is starting to look like most of the larger cities like Charlottesville are going to be more liberal than we were hoping for. I would prefer being around blue collar than white collar areas. Those areas seem more like minded to me, but again, all the good medical care seems to be in white collar areas.. Maybe a conservative small town a half hours drive from a larger city is what I need. Again, thanks very much to everyone for all the input. It is genuinely appreciated. |
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Posted: 3/11/2017 11:10:01 AM EDT
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340 = 340 Defense, which is off of Route 340 on the VA/WV border. I can't remember how long their rifle range is, maybe 500 yards?
Peacemaker in Gerrardstown / Berkeley County, the next county to the west, has a 1000 yard rifle range. |
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Posted: 3/11/2017 11:16:50 AM EDT
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340 = 340 Defense, which is off of Route 340 on the VA/WV border. I can't remember how long their rifle range is, maybe 500 yards? Peacemaker in Gerrardstown / Berkeley County, the next county to the west, has a 1000 yard rifle range. I think the improvements only got to 300 yards, go there during the week and you should have the range almost to yourself. Weekends can be crowded - https://www.340defense.com/ Our new 300 yard range is now open. You are able to shoot at 200 yards, 250 yards and 300 yards on the new range. |
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Posted: 3/11/2017 1:47:40 PM EDT
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ACES-tactical, mentioned range 340...what is that? The club where I currently shoot has a range out to 550 yards, and on match days they shift us over to the 600 yard range. If possible, I would like somewhere that I could shoot similar distances. It sounds like Charlottesville will be too liberal for my preferences. We hoped to land somewhere within 2-3 hours driving time of Alexandria so family there can come down to visit on weekends if they want. Are there any conservative areas within reasonable driving of cities that have good medical facilities? It is starting to look like most of the larger cities like Charlottesville are going to be more liberal than we were hoping for. I would prefer being around blue collar than white collar areas. Those areas seem more like minded to me, but again, all the good medical care seems to be in white collar areas.. Maybe a conservative small town a half hours drive from a larger city is what I need. Again, thanks very much to everyone for all the input. It is genuinely appreciated. Blacksburg is 4 hours from Alexandria. Roanoke is at least 3 hours. Nether of these will have the type of medical places I have a feeling you want to be close to. The city of Charlottesville is very liberal. The immediate area around the city is as well. However, most of the counties around Charlottesville tend to be more conservative. Somebody mentioned Culpepper. I do not live there but I believe it is more conservative than Charlottesville. It is also only about 1.5 to 2 hours from Alexandria. It is close enough to Charlottesville for UVA medical. Culpepper is also close enough for NOVA hospitals or DC. But I would not want to make that drive more than once or twice a month at the most. There are people who live in Culpepper that do commute to DC every day. Culpepper is also close to Lake Anna if you like to be on the water at all. Winchester area is also another good option. About a hour drive or so to the NOVA medical places and just a little further to DC. Not real sure on the range situation for either place. |
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Posted: 3/11/2017 1:50:08 PM EDT
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~snip~ It sounds like Charlottesville will be too liberal for my preferences. Are there any conservative areas within reasonable driving of cities that have good medical facilities? I wouldn't give up on the Charlottesville area. Fifteen minutes out of town and it gets conservative real quick. The range would be a nice place to meet like minded folks. Culpeper and Orange counties are nice areas. Voting by county That patch of blue near the center of the state is Charlottesville. |
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Posted: 3/18/2017 7:01:52 PM EDT
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If you are cool, then Culpeper is for you. (We threw Eric Cantor out for not being conservative enough.) If you are a liberal, then Charlottesville is for you! |
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Posted: 3/21/2017 9:52:45 AM EDT
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30 mins or so from a college is usually gtg.
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Posted: 3/21/2017 11:07:10 AM EDT
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I wouldn't give up on the Charlottesville area. Fifteen minutes out of town and it gets conservative real quick. The range would be a nice place to meet like minded folks. Culpeper and Orange counties are nice areas. Voting by county That patch of blue near the center of the state is Charlottesville. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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~snip~ It sounds like Charlottesville will be too liberal for my preferences. Are there any conservative areas within reasonable driving of cities that have good medical facilities? I wouldn't give up on the Charlottesville area. Fifteen minutes out of town and it gets conservative real quick. The range would be a nice place to meet like minded folks. Culpeper and Orange counties are nice areas. Voting by county That patch of blue near the center of the state is Charlottesville. Genin - if you are going to come out and look around - let me know, I can give you a tour of the gun club, and surrounding areas. You really can't beat the medical services we have here. Bob S. |
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Posted: 3/21/2017 11:30:49 AM EDT
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Daughter lives in Alexandria. Wife and I were fortunate enough to retire at a young age, so work isn't an issue. My interests would be a decent place to shoot, maybe a place to forge some more knives if there is a group around with a forge. Wife's main interests would be medical care, and something like local mom & pop restaurants that deliver on nights when we are feeling lazy. We aren't expecting delivery from a Cordon Bleu type restaurant. Meatloaf, chicken fried steak, barbecue, pot roast, chicken, and that sort of food would be terrific.
We are pretty flexible. I generally leave other folks alone, but am eager to help out a friend or neighbor who needs help with something. For the past seven years we have been living in a small town on Puget sound with a population of around 10,000 people. Small town is fine with me....preferred actually. |
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Posted: 3/21/2017 2:03:39 PM EDT
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Give a good look to the Roanoke area. It's farther than you mentioned, but it is definitely a good culmination of outdoor activities, shooting, relatively good politics (outside of RKE city proper), and cheap cost of living. Carillon has pretty decent healthcare facilities.
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Posted: 3/21/2017 8:28:08 PM EDT
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If its not too late to add in my two-cents take a look at Forest, VA. 3 hours and 20 minutes to family, well out of range of Charlottesville and close to one of the most religious, conservative campuses in the country Liberty University!
Great school systems, awesome land, love my childhood home and hope to return after the service! Good luck man! 
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Posted: 3/22/2017 1:30:35 PM EDT
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This coming Saturday we have folks interested in buying our house coming over for a second look. We found potential buyers without paying any realtors. It will cost us $2500 to have a real estate attorney handle all our paperwork, but that is a damned site cheaper than paying 3% to buyers, and seller's realtor. We already told them we aren't paying anything for their realtor, but they can pay if they want to.
Please keep I do coming. The voters map was really instructive. Maybe just a way outside of Charlottesville would be a good place to look. Now I need to find a conservative small town outside of Charlottesville. Thanks again to all...your help is much appreciated, and reinforces much of the good I have heard about folks from VA. |
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Posted: 3/22/2017 3:18:28 PM EDT
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My only complaint about Blacksburg is there ain't no good seafood 'round these parts! But that's a problem everywhere inland.
 You're a 35 minute drive from a big city (ROA) and only 4 hours from DC, 4 from Richmond, 5 from Pittsburg, 6 from Charleston, 7 from Atlanta... heck 12-13 from New Orleans! If you're looking for somewhere central, SWVA is it! Blacksburg proper is also very diverse, (the good kind), and you get all sorts (I'd guestimate 3/5ths Lib due to VT, but alot of conservatives too). Go out beyond the suburbs of the town and it gets pretty inexpensive and less diverse, but way more conservative. Just know there's a pipeline coming nearby and both sides of the isle despise it.
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Posted: 3/22/2017 3:50:53 PM EDT
[#40]
Culpeper is ok.
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Posted: 3/22/2017 6:58:58 PM EDT
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Here is a list of small towns that I know of within 30 minutes of Charlottesville and UVA hospital.
Crozet to the west. Lake Monticello area to the S/E. Gordonsville to the N/E. There are developments to the north of Charlottesville off of RT 29 but I don't know much about them. I wouldn't wish the rush hour traffic on RT 29 on my worst enemy. Middle of the day is OK. Lake Monticello is a gated community. A mix of N/E folks and locals. Gordonsville is a small town with a very nice range a few miles north of town. range discussion ....... Location The three locations above have grocery, gas, hardware, food and small retail stores. Most folks drive to the big city when they need something special. Local tax rates as of 2014 Link |
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Posted: 3/24/2017 7:33:47 PM EDT
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Culpeper is a great suggestion. I'd also suggest Orange, Gordonsville (as previously mentioned) or even any property along but just off of Route 20 between Orange and Wilderness then east on Route 3 to Chancellorsville and Fredericksburg.
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Posted: 3/24/2017 11:41:44 PM EDT
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The only liberal part of Charlottesville is the city itself. And the city is very small, population of only about 50K, not counting the students. The university is the cause of the liberalism, as with most college towns. But once you leave town it's conservative. I assume you won't want to live in town anyway so you don't have to be concerned with the cities liberal politics. I am about 17 miles from town, my wife and I both work there. My county is very conservative.
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Posted: 3/25/2017 1:53:40 AM EDT
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The only liberal part of Charlottesville is the city itself. And the city is very small, population of only about 50K, not counting the students. The university is the cause of the liberalism, as with most college towns. But once you leave town it's conservative. I assume you won't want to live in town anyway so you don't have to be concerned with the cities liberal politics. I am about 17 miles from town, my wife and I both work there. My county is very conservative. The OP is a retiree, so that long term trend might not be a big deal. But I did want to point out what every liberal city has successfully (from their perspective) done to their neighboring areas in the last several decades, and it does not bode well for the area around Charlottesville. |
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Posted: 5/6/2017 9:21:03 PM EDT
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I will let you in on a little secret , Amherst County. It is above Lynchburg and below Nelson County. An hour to Charlottesville ,20 minutes to Lynchburg. Been here since 1992 and I intend to be carried out
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Posted: 5/6/2017 10:20:09 PM EDT
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Staunton is a smaller version of Lexington and about 20 minutes closer to UVA Medical Center (45 minutes away). Staunton has got a very picturesque downtown - easy to spend an afternoon visiting bars, restaurants and shops. It's very close to the I-64/81 interchange, which is convenient. You'd be 2.5 hours from Alexandria there.
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Posted: 5/8/2017 7:04:23 AM EDT
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If its not too late to add in my two-cents take a look at Forest, VA. 3 hours and 20 minutes to family, well out of range of Charlottesville and close to one of the most religious, conservative campuses in the country Liberty University! Great school systems, awesome land, love my childhood home and hope to return after the service! Good luck man! |
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Posted: 5/8/2017 7:29:39 AM EDT
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You could consider Western Hanover County or Louisa County. Depending upon what part of Louisa you would have reasonable access to both UVA Medical Center and VCU Medical Center.
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Posted: 5/8/2017 9:01:04 AM EDT
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You could consider Western Hanover County or Louisa County. Depending upon what part of Louisa you would have reasonable access to both UVA Medical Center and VCU Medical Center. |
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Posted: 5/8/2017 12:01:58 PM EDT
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I think if you were to take a map of Va and draw a east/west line from Harrisonburg, thru Culpeper to Stafford, that'd be the northern boundary. Southern boundary would go fro Roanoke, through Lynchburg to just west of metro Richmond. East and west boundaries would be I-95 and I-81. Anywhere in that area would be great, depending on property tax rates, just stay out in the country.
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