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Virginia resident here…transplant that has lived up and down east coast united states and Europe… if you drive south on 95 to 81 for several hours you will not see such sustained beauty for hours on end in any other state…. parts of all states are beautiful but I’m talking about sustained beautiful sites for hours…. I vote we keep Virginia at only 6 rural towns worth retiring in to keep it under the radar and keep it a secret just amongst ourselves…..if you agree say “aye”
I am a native Virginian. I moved away and lived in upper New England and the Midwest for years….moved back several years ago to the Shenandoah valley for two years until I recently moved to Hampton Roads area for a doctoral program. I have to say, my home State is not only beautiful it is quite charming. It is an honor to be a from this State.
I grew up in Amherst (about 20 minutes west at that traffic circle picture by route 60) and let me tell you my jaw dropped to see it on a list. But yeah, nailed the observation, it really is gorgeous everywhere there, it’s kinda nestled by small mountains in just above every direction. Would highly recommend.
I live in a small town in Botetourt County VA, just outside of Roanoke VA. Been here for over 16 years and I love it. The Peaks of Otter are the crown jewel of this region. I was up there just this past Sabbath with my family. The Rhododendrons were in full bloom on the Onion hike on the Blue Ridge Parkway… it was heavenly!
True Cape Charles Story – local hardware store – friday afternoon. I walked in, nobody was inside. While looking around a lady comes in needing a RV sewage hose. Lo and behold, that hardware store had one in a shelf worn package that had obviously been there a while. She went outside, got the owner, who…well…that part is coming…. She demanded a discount for the sewage hose because of the condition of the packaging…. The owner states clearly: “Mam, I’m not the one who needs that hose but I do have it, the price on the box is clear, it’s 5PM on a Friday and my friends and have already drank enough that we don’t care if you buy it or not….so, since it’s after 5, if you want that hose you better make up your mind quickly…” She did buy the hose. She did express her dissatisfaction and if she didn’t leave a review I’d be shocked.
Love my home state Va. I’m from Danville, Va. I know it has a bad rap but its being revive and restore by the people. It has great historic homes, history, Train Station a river that runs threw it and much more. I love what they done to the downtown area and the old historic homes. Its awesome!! Thanks for sharing.
I live in Luray VA, just stunning views. I’m 5 min from Lake arrowhead head (where I take my boat to fish) 3 mins to hawksbill creek (good trout fishing and walks) 10 minuets to get to the Shenandoah River. 10 min to get to the national forest and Skylyn Drive. Awsome place if your into that kind of environment.
Floyd city (as of 2021) has 450 people, but it’s a seriously small town. VERY hippy ville now too! Now, floyd COUNTY has 15k population. I lived up there for a time – beware of snow storms. Higher elevation and I lived through several blizzards up there – one that took down the cell tower. Without power for several weeks. I now live in Claudville, next county south. It’s great for being between large cities but still country.
Southwest Virginia native here! Specifically Norton, VA. Highly, highly surprised to see Coeburn on this list since it’s sort of known as the crack headquarters in our area. Not that’s it’s all bad, but I definitely feel like it has the least to offer compared to it’s surrounding towns. Also, healthcare in our area is struggling as a whole, but you can get decent care around an hour away towards Tennessee. Big Stone Gap would be the town I recommended. It’s getting an influx of people moving there. The real estate market is great there. Also, more and more new small businesses are moving there. It’s truly becoming a charming little town! Just my two cents 😊
I live in Fairfax and moved there from NJ for work in DC years ago. I’m nearing retirement and thinking one of these small towns may be a good place to move to. I absolutely LOVE the Appalachian mountains in VA. I hike parts of the Appalachian trail as often as I can. I’m also a motorcycle rider and ride my bike out there several times a month. It is an absolutely awesome place for motorcycle riders.
Most of the towns grew up around the railroad and the only reason they survived. It’s one reason a lot of them went downhill too and lost money. Covington VA used to be a stop before going to the Homestead and they still have these really huge buildings that were nice hotels at one time. They’re all abandoned just about now. It was a nice place at one time and so was Clifton that has a record number of tracks and was a huge Depot for trains at one time. Now it’s just a town not many people go to.
Good choices. I moved to Roanoke and frequently drive through several of these small towns… all very pretty, friendly, and affordable. Of course, if you ever do a “moderate size town roundup”, gotta get Roanoke in the list. Progress and growth is visible around town but the area still retains its charm and amenities.
Being from Lynchburg myself I would not say Amherst is a good place to live it is beyond small with not a lot to do and being close to Lynchburg does not help. Lynchburg sucks I love it and it is home but it sucks. Also, the hospitals in Lynchburg are some of the worst hospitals I have ever seen in my 45 years of life. Virginia is a beautiful place and there are lots of amazing places to visit and live but I don’t think Amherst is one of them.
Wish you had included more about walkability and density in your analysis. As folks get older, it’s unrealistic to expect them to be able to drive everywhere. Living in a more dense but still rural community with lots of public transportation options is potentially a great option for someone who is looking to grow old somewhere.
I was born, raised, stationed and lived a good part of my adult life in Virginia. I moved away due to the crazy taxes, crime (which is everywhere but really bad in the city and surrounding cities where I lived), insane old laws that are still enforced that make little to no sense (won’t elaborate), lack of support for fathers as far as getting rights to their own children in divorce proceedings (if you haven’t experienced it, you don’t understand), insanely high cost of living to pay ratio. I lived in upstate NY and it was much lower. Overall bad attitudes in Hampton Roads, tolls everywhere, crappy roads, and the fact that in Hampton Roads you’d be lucky to meet anyone actually from Virginia. It’s all transients. That meaning all kinds of driving styles and the traffic is horrendous. I’ve lived in 8 States in my military service and as a native Virginian I can honestly say it’s some of the worst I’ve seen. Also, Hampton Roads is overpopulated and falling apart. I truly despise that area of Virginia. I strongly recommend not moving there. If you do, you’ll see before long. I know live in a small farming town in NC and it’s night and day from Hampton Roads VA. 100% better. Oh yeah almost forgot to mention. A bunch of nuts up there too.
I’ve lived in VA for 42 years, No. VA, 37 in Fairfax and 5 in Leesburg, looking to buy a 2nd property in a more rural area, all these in the article area good, I’d also add Onancock which is just north of Cape Charles, and also Staunton, Lexington, Buena Vista area. Abingdon is great too, also Damascus not far and on the VA Creeper Trail, called Trail town, 7 major trails come together there, including the Appalachian Trail. Farmville is also very pretty.
I live in Strasburg and there are towns nearby that have more shopping that helps(Woodstock,,Stephens city,Toms Brook)It is close to Winchester,and Front royal as well.Comcast,Verizon,and Tmobile supply Internet as well as Shentel.There is a major hospital in Woodstock(Shenandoah Memorial),and a large clinic currently being built in Strasburg.I paid $165,000 for my condo,and enjoy living here!People here are friendly😀
Just watched this article. We lived in Virginia for a few years back in the nineties. Loved it there. Would love to retire there but have to be near the grandkids, and they aren’t in Virginia. And since I’m mentioning the kids, just a heads up, 1990 was 32, not 22 years ago. (You were speaking about being disconnected from the internet). Not being picky. The only reason I noticed is that my twins were born in 1990. Love your articles. Watch them often. Keep up the good work.
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BTW, The cities of Norfolk and Suffolk in Va. are pronounced Nawf*ck and Suff*ck. I believe it is from the way the early Colonist pronounced them from the same cities in England during the Elizabethan days. When I was young the upper class used what was called the old Norfolk/ Princess Anne County accent and had a touch of Scottish in it. House was pronounced hoose and about aboot. It was a very soft, genteel accent. So if you come down here pronounce the cities correctly.
From someone who was transplanted to SW Virginia 20 years ago. Lived 8 years in Abingdon. Let’s talk about the hospital. As a pastor I saw things in that hospital that would curl your hair. Most people go to Bristol or Kingsport. I have moved my entire life, and this is one of the two hospitals I would never go to. We liked living there. Great schools. Drug problems, but every school has a drug problem. Bristol has everything you need that is not there (either exit 7 or the other side of the city at the outdoor mall). A word about the population. Your figure is accurate. However, it does not include the surrounding area. Lots of people live ‘out in the county.’ So, the population for it is probably double. However, isolated and rural is never far away. Also, there is a great theater there. I mean a real live honest to goodness theater. Coeburn. Who would live in Coeburn? Norton is not what you think. Their hospital in Norton is a band-aid station. Most people go to Kingsport, TN. Coeburn is 5 min. from Wise where there is a campus of UVA. It is in the middle of nowhere. Floyd. We currently live 20 minutes from Floyd. It is fun. I can’t imagine living there. Hospital description is accurate. You are 10 minutes from I-81. Lots of music and craft events here.
On the advice from a colleague at work i drove from New Jersey to South Carolina, taking 78 west to Harrisburg, then 81 south to 77 south down to Columbia, SC. I stopped around Roanoke for breakfast.Beautiful country. Along the Blue Ridge, hwy. I stopped at the Antietam battlefield, and with the rail fences and statues there and Harper’s Ferry, it was an experience. . Very beautiful country.
Strausburg, definitely lol. My father is from Woodstock and when he was dating my mom (way back in 1965) he always told her the wild girls were from Strasberg😂😂😂. The Shenandoah region is absolutely breathtaking. My dad passed but I still have family there and when I visit I always think about moving there. I am tired of the eastern part of Virginia.
Virginia used to have high tech corridors, the most advanced in the USA. But four miles to either side of the corridor, in some locations, there was no internet. VA is very much a mixed bag, in any way you can interpret that. Floyd has a lot of communes. College educated hippies, retro and original, love it. Abingdon is nice. Barter Theater is where several celebrities got their start. Nice stage plays. Norton and Coeburn will require you to learn the local dialect. Eastern VA is entirely unique from the rest of the state. Loads of military. Beautiful area. Expensive place. Amherst has had many businesses close. It’s beautiful, but a lot of folks folded and moved to Lexington for more mental stimulation. Forget Lynchburg hospital. If you’re in dire need of good medical care, go one hour down the road to UVA medical center.
Draper, a no stop light town, in the New River Valley region here. Easy living, quiet, right off interstate 81 close to other towns that handles all of my shopping needs. I feel like I’m a million miles from everything but only 10 minutes from work in Dublin, another great little town that has a lot of great paying manufacturing corporations. The home of those Volvo trucks you see on the highways everywhere are built there. That town is growing while Draper just just stays Draper. Perfect for me. People from Floyd work there too.
Wife and I are a bi-racial couple currently in Northern VA and we would like to move to a more rural spot in VA after we retire. We have visited towns and areas all over the state and have found it difficult to feel welcome in most of them. We drove one time down South to stay at The Homestead and saw a large number of Confederate flags flying in front of homes and small town eateries who ask us if we will be paying separate checks, even though they saw us come in together, sit together, and eat together. It is just server code for “we don’t like ya’ll here”so we will do something annoying and discriminatory in nature, and then act stupid when asked if they ask every couple that eats there if they are paying separate checks. Also, one time while we stayed in Charlottesville, the local news had a story about people were finding KKK recruitment flyers in their mailboxes. It’s not just Southern VA, these things have happened to us wherever we have traveled, so, there really isn’t anywhere we can move. Thanks for your article and suggestions of the better small towns though.
There used to be a place called the Green Tavern, in the center of town. They offered local and outside bands and served a lot of great food and beer. Leon Russell showed up every year for over a decade. Personal opinion: the place was a lot more interesting before everyone started to see how much money they could make, and sold a lot of character and personality in the process.
I usually don’t know much about the places you talk about and am just perusal for entertainment. However I live in Richmond and lived in Cape Charles as a kid. You do not need to go to VA Beach to visit a hospital from Cape Charles, my little brother was born in the one on the Eastern Shore near Cape Charles. Richmond’s riverside parks (just the parks along the river) contain over 22 miles of trails in this small city. There is also the Capital Trail that connects Richmond, Williamsburg and Jamestown that’s over 50 miles long. A Commonwealth in the US is a state where crimes are not legally committed against individuals, but against everyone. There are legal differences due to this. Like you don’t press charges if you are robbed, the Commonwealth Attorney does, if they think they have a case for the crime against the common good.
Being a VA native … why South Hill VA hasn’t grown more is a mystery given its location on I-85 and Route 58. Probably the failure of the local government. When I graduated high school in 1987 I didn’t go back after college at Radford University- because why would I? I assumed it would prosper and it just hasn’t. But the town government has never done what they should do. Yeah- thanks for bringing a big WalMart. I know some of the folks on town council and they’re not visionary people. They just won’t even think about prosperity. Just don’t care about evolution! Of course- some of them don’t believe in evolution. It’s so sad.
Stony Creek Va has 212 people, crime is 9% lower than national, 31% below on violent crime, and 4% below for property crimes. We have DSL, which isn’t great, but there are hospitals about 25 miles south (Emporia) or 25 miles north (Petersburg). It’s a quiet town and quite friendly. You should check it out.
Briggs, 1990 was 32 years ago. And who wouldn’t want to go back and live in 1990 at this wonderful point in time? Sure, there was no to very little internet access for civilians and we were all still worried about the whole ussr and the US firing missles at the world. But China wasn’t outta control, Russia wasn’t invading neighbors and terrorists weren’t coming accross our borders with an administration who only wanting to see our country fail.
Virginia is beautiful in parts, however, a lot of political garbage happens that you have no say over, there are a lot of confederate believers down here, taxes, depending on where you live are high, plus food tax and car taxes 2 times a year on top of tags and inspections. Lots of drugs in this state too, I have been here for 40 years, looking forward to moving north
I moved to Lynchburg for retirement in 2020 after I looked in Amherst and deciding I would rather retire in town. Don’t count on any kind of quality medical care here if you have any kind of insurance connected to medicare. As much as I love my house and Lynchburg, I would have gone elsewhere if I had known what a hassle medical care was going to be.
You could have added my hometown, Martinsville. It’s a small, incorporated city but it’s working toward reversion back to town status so that it would eventually become part of the surrounding Henry County. Housing prices are reasonable. You could buy a very large house for what you’d pay for a storage shed in a big city. There are at least two high-speed internet companies available, Century Link and Xfinity. There is a major sports complex on the outskirts of town. And for culture there’s Piedmont Arts and the Virginia Museum of Natural History. It has its own hospital, Sovah. And it’s only an hour’s drive from both Roanoke, VA, and Greensboro, NC, and only slightly farther to Winston-Salem, NC. (Danville is only a half-hour to the east, but it doesn’t really have much more to offer than Martinsville, despite its larger size.) For countryside enjoyment, the Blue Ridge Parkway is only an hour’s drive to the west.
Suprised wytheville wasn’t on this list, it’s dead center between Bristol and Roanoke, and is where i77 and i81 cross so it’s real easy to come and go. There’s TONS of places to hike, bike, camp, and all that good stuff and surrounded by beautiful mountains. Downtown was also completely revamped a few years ago and is one of the best downtowns I’ve ever seen. You’re also only about 30-40 minutes from christiansburg and Blacksburg so you’ve got everything near by that you’d ever need while being (in my opinion) in the greatest little town in Virginia
You can beat the internet issue nearly anywhere in Virginia by just getting Walmarts straight talk prepaid phone. 9t comes with 100gb of free Hotspot for 55 a month. And that’s into of the unlimited everything the phone has itself. They all work through Verizon towers as well. I live near urbanna and use it for gaming and my laptop. Unless downloading huge files or something, 100gb a month is more than enough. I have never run out, and I play a bunch of competitive online games. I’m not getting kicked from lobbies or anything. Its fast, responsive and worth the money easily.
I live in one of those small “rural” towns (not listed), I do not believe you did enough research that justify the main idea of your article. I have watched your article and there is more you could have added, I’m not sure why you chose what you did. And the internet in these smaller towns are better than you actually KNOW. Curious, did you just google search to see what you could find? Abingdon???? 😂 🤦🏽
I can’t believe Coeburn is on this list. That place has nothing going on. I live 30 minutes away in the same county in Big Stone Gap. Up until 2019, we had the first Walmart in built in Virginia. It finally closed, but we still have more going on with multiple restaurants and music venues. Plus we’re getting a brewery this summer and a bunch other eateries. We have good internet and a hospital in town. It’s actually the only town I find worth living in in this county.
I live in rural Virginia. The only people who can live out here without internet are elderly folks who don’t care about staying connected to society, but even they have internet because it helps with their medical issues and trips to the doctor. There really isn’t nobody around here who just doesn’t have interest. In area without broadband those people pay for satellite internet.
My suggestion for a you use a filter or turn down the lighting as alot of these pictures look over exposed. You didn’t show the nicer amenities if these small towns, as I know them, sorry don’t know if this was someone else’s footage. Floyd Virginia home of Floyd Fest, a cultural music festival. Also, didn’t mention the Country Store with the country music jamborees. Floyd is also a big artists hub, lots besides hiking in Floyd VA the downtown areas are very artistically cultural
I am a native of Virginia. Born & raised in Tidewater. The PC people came up with Hampton Roads well it will also be Tidewater to the natives. Why do you think the 3 AAA farm team was always the Tidewater Tides??? Also, not to be picky, but 1990 was 32 years ago not 22. Just saying. Thanks for the info.
Ironically, I have gone without Internet for almost nine years here in semi-rural Virginia, about 50 miles from Floyd actually… but not by choice. Back in 2012, Verizon reigned Internet king with DSL but decided to pull out of the area. Only those grandfathered in kept theirs. At the time I didn’t know they pulled out and saw I could save $10 by switching to satellite internet but found that I blew through my data allotment within 15 days. Tried to switch back but to no avail. To those who say “I cannot survive without Internet”, I got news for you, I am living proof that the library and it’s staff will really get to know you well.
I kinda knew tazewell would not be on the list seeing Richlands is right next door and that was on your worst list. But this is a beautiful place to live, very little crime,spectacular views, pretty good internet and the housing is pretty cheap. The downfall is the health care we either travel to Bristol, New River or Roanoke, new river being id say the easiest to get to.
Culpeper Va has been rated “Best small town” year on year, while boasting Historical sites, Amtrak train service, Multiple data centers, Including the Federal govts, meaning great internet, all being nestled between Skyline drive (25mins, and Wash DC (40mins). Low tax rates, and a community feel. We are close enough to commute, but far enough to not deal with “city” people all day. Mount Vernon, Skyline Drive, Luray Caverns, Civil War sites, and much more nearby.
I live in Loudoun county VA the most expensive county in America, the cost of living is horribly high, and the people that live here feel entitled, sure we got nice views and are close to DC but yeah I can’t wait to get the hell outa here, and I’m not that big a fan of snow anymore so def looking to move somewhere warm year round
I’m building a new home in Basye which has Bryce Resort. I won’t get mail delivered and there’s no cable tv. The internet available is 5mbps. It’s pretty sad and it’s $45 plus a rental fee of $8 for the modem. Shentel is the provider. I applied for Starlink and will have to wait. Really bad thing about Virginia is the personal property taxes on my car every year. I’m paying $800 a year to own a car. Who came up with that stupid tax?
I’m right BETWEEN Coeburn and Kingsport– and I prefer to go to Kingsport if I need something– don’t like driving up the mountains to Coeburn.. I don’t like these little towns over here– I go to TENNESSEE- (20 miles across to the state line and into Kingsport, Johnson City, Bristol area.. MUCH nicer– but thats ONLY when I go to “town”.
It is totally survivable to live without Internet. Did it for eight years (2010-2018). Verizon offered service through DSL and those grandfathered in got to keep their internet but I stupidly canceled thinking satellite would be better, well, it was not and Verizon would not let me back in. Then in 2019, the magic of Xfinity happened.
Because we are a Commonwealth, our cities are independent. So, if you need to record a deed in Richmond, you’d need to specify Richmond County or the City of Richmond as they are very far apart. The City of Franklin is near Southampton County (and shares land records), but the County of Franklin is in a different area of the state. That is one of the reasons why we are so particular about being a Commonwealth.
I’m not sure what planet this article is about but it’s certainly not Earth. Decent homes in those towns can be had for a LOT LESS than the outrageous prices you are quoting. My in-laws live in one of the towns you mention and recently purchased a really nice home (family got bigger) with a huge yard in a beautiful neighborhood for about a third of what you say it would cost. I assume that you are wealthy so only looked at expensive homes.
How would a refugee family from California be welcomed in rural Virginia? Is it a friendly place? We want to escape the politics and crime of California. We like fishing and guns. We don’t want to turn any state into California politically or socially. We’re tired of living outside the constitutional U.S.
You keep saying we’re going to have to spend this and that to get a house there and never once said what it would be to buy an acre and build your own house. It’s much cheaper. Maybe not right now but eventually it will be. You can buy an acre and build a house for around 100K or less. You can also buy doublewides or a trailer. Did you not think about any of that?
Fun article, First time here to this website. I give it a thumbs up for narration, A thumbs up for editing, A thumbs up for content. Yes, This website would be a nice place to live….Oh, and a thumbs up for free milkshakes. No milkshakes? hmm, Well like I said, I’m new here…first time visiting. May 10, 2022
Hey there.. I am a realtor in Virginia. and, a lot of what he says here is not true. virginia has been constantly upgrading rural internet with fiver optics and if you really want off grid you can find that too.. in some areas. and pardon me, but crime ?? big cites have crime. out here in rural virginia almost every home has guns, and probably a dog.. and only stupid criminals come out here, to get lost no streetlights, and everyone is armed. we don’t have crime out here, maybe someone steals a chainsaw. or. but it’s damn peaceful out here..
Does anyone not question how much the editor and narrator know about what they are talking about. Just look at 1:06-1:10 they are talking about Virginia as they are showing a map DC, MD,DE, etc north. As a native VA who has lived in a couple of the places they talk about. They have no idea what they are talking about. You can get internet most places, even rural anddddd no Virginian will correct you to say “no we aren’t a state we are a commonwealth”. Its not a point of pride, most Virginians probably don’t even know. This is my opinion only and I do not speak for other Virginians.
From Northern Virginia and didn’t know much of anything in the rest of the state. Got invited to a wedding in Cape Charles and it was one of the most beautiful places I had been to. The beaches seemed almost untouched and it was one of the best vacations I had. Definitely a retirement place though, doesn’t seem like there is much to do for a younger people.
Screw the internet— we have STARLINK– and everybody i know around here that has it LOVES IT. I had 4 meg download speeds on the “high speed” (or so they called it) service from the phone company— the fiber optic cables for REAL high speed was 3 houses away from me and they won’t extend it. So- here comes STARLINK. Yea- the lying aholes told me I was paying for 25 meg download speeds too– I get 4 on a GOOD DAY!!!! usually less– and upload— forget it– I could write a letter on a piece of paper- tie it to a pigeon leg and get it there a lot faster. I’m only 20 miles from the town— and they have extended the blooming city WATER this far– . We’re out in the country- where cells won’t work- yet they have fire hydrants out here….but fiber optic cable??? NO..
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Bless your heart dude. Trying to sell Danville is an admirable challenge. Danville has a serious image problem. It is not a pretty city. From any angle driving in, it is not attractive. It is old, musty, dirty and dank looking. It always looks like it’s getting ready to rain at any time. Dan River looks like a swamp. The river walk area looks dark and uninviting at night, especially near the Amtrak station and the Dan River Crossing. I know it’s an old industrial town, but it needs a lot of spucing up. Neighborhoods. It’s not a lot of nice ones. I wonder if city leaders ever drive though town to look around. There are too many raggedy homes, chopped up streets, and unkempt neighborhoods. I know some residents don’t care about their yards, but the city sidewalks and median strips are not mantained as well. Trash is everywhere. Where is the community pride? Yes, the housing market is competitive because you have so fewer good choices. The crime is bad. Danville has always had a high crime rate. Nothing has changed since the 70’s. It has only gotten worse. The people aren’t as friendly as you say. The surroundingl towns or areas, like Gretna, Chatham, Martinsville are friendlier and more attractive. The economy is bad all over in southwest Virginia. NAFTA killed manufacturing in America especially in small towns in southwest VA. Cities in those areas are struggling to attract a tax base to support the schools and services. Schools are medical services are subpar. The hospital, Sovah Health, gets worse with each takeover.
I lived in Danville for about 2 years while in a relationship with a female who has lived there her entire life. I’m from Richmond which is where I moved back to after we decided to end our relationship. At any rate, several other cons I noticed about the city were the cockroaches! It seemed like every house/apartment we moved into there was a cockroach problem! I, for one, hate bugs so this was a pretty big issue for me. Another con I was quickly made aware of was the crime in the area— especially with regard to drugs. There are quite many sketchy areas for those that may not feel comfortable in that environment. Lastly, I had am unbelievably difficult time securing a job in Danville. It seemed as if, at the time, there were absolutely no opportunities.
I wouldn’t live I’m danville now the crime rate is terrible I remember when I was a kid you never heard about shootings in the mall,kids fighting in school to where the school ends up on lockdown and you got to pick your child up,gangs here and there doing stupid stuff people’s cars being broken into the lightbill place charging folks more than they should and when the casino comes the crime rate really gone go up,then trying to find a place to live is hard because they want high rent for homes that need to be seriously upgraded.
PLEASE BRING LATE NIGHT FOOD HERE! WE NEED IT SO BAD!! Everything really good closes at 8pm. 😩😩😩 There is nothing to eat for anyone working 2nd or 3rd shift. I’m so sick of eating at McDonald’s and Wendy’s. The need for late night good food is definitely here! Even if just a pick up order – we need it and would love it!
I own a house in Danville. I have lived and worked all over the world, so have a number of different experiences, countries, and cultures to compare to Danville, and more broadly, the United States. Here are some Pros and Cons, and yes, the Cons list is a long one. Hope this helps. Pros: — Cheap housing. One can buy a single family home with a yard for $80K. I have lived in places where that same house would cost $500K or more. — Fishing. There are some huge blue and website catfish right down the road. Yes, they are safe to eat. — Danville Community College (DCC). DCC is much stronger academically than Averett “University”, at a fraction of the cost. The presence of DCC was a factor in my decision to buy in Danville. — Potential for economic growth. This is a potential con, as casinos do not seem to make the towns in which they are built better, they just make the (corrupt) local government rich. Cons: — Corrupt, ineffective law enforcement. Officers harass and intimidate law abiding, tax paying citizens, as it is easier than actually pursuing violent criminals. They very seldom leave their vehicles, but still don’t enforce traffic laws. West Main St has a posted speed limit of 25mph. The average vehicle speed is roughly 50mph. Several pedestrians have been killed crossing that street, but no actual law enforcement of traffic calming is forthcoming. — Unconstitutional city ordinances. There are several that violate the U.S. Constitution, most notably their obscenity ordinance, among others.
Needs a BRAND NEW POLICE DEPT. DOUBLE IN SIZE. A BEAUTIFUL CITY WAY BACK IN THE FIFTIES. DAN RIVER MILLS RUINED Danville by allowing other new businesses . So when the mills closed, there were too few other businesses to keep people in Danville. Now it is pitiful, plus the Hospital is and has been aweful from the get go.
Been living here 47 years and about to leave for the mountains. Most schools are not even accredited. That’s why the Genral assembly allowed Danville to have the Cascino. No large high paying companies will locate here. sorry uneducated students. The Goodyear plant here is steadily going to pots. I retired from there 15 years ago. 75% people in the city are on welfare. If you move here, good luck. Oh, don’t get sick and go to the hospital. We have ghetto care here.
Deadass, the utility company here is some bullshit. I feel like they charge you whatever they want. Nothing can be different and my utility bill will randomly jump $300. I had my lights cut off maybe 2 months back, bill was paid or so I thought. I go down there with the receipt and they had to bring over a supervisor to “look into it” and they’ll call me later with an update. This man called and was like oh we apologize you did pay the bill but it wasn’t applied to your account it was just lost in limbo. Tf does that mean? I know it sounds very conspiracy theory tinfoil hat but I would not be surprised to find out if a few people at the top were actually skimming money
There is a lot I could say….. Being that I was born and raised there … I left years ago, mainly because all my family died and I didn’t have brothers and sisters. I never like Danville even as a child. I won’t damper anyone’s thoughts of moving there. I live in NYC now and I love it!!!!! NYC is more suitable for me. I will say this…. Southern Hospitality has been fake to me in Danville…. it’s the fakeness for me…. But again I haven’t lived there in a long time.
You forgot all those confederate flags at every exit and one in the middle of town. I have lived here 3 years now my mother is originally from ringgold although I was raised in nyc. I actually prefer south boston va for living African Americans are more pro activive there and travel the 25 miles to danville for extended shopping and dining. Danville is the larger city but surprisingly still so many confederate reminders rallies etc many may find this offensive in 2022