Well, if you want another neighbor...

There are an awful lot of suburbs around here....

[link|http://www.fredericksburg.com|Fredericksburg.com] - a paper in the town. [link|http://fredericksburg.com/Homes/Listings|Here]'s some real estate listings. Don't be shocked - it starts with expensive homes. [link|http://fredericksburg.com/Homes/Listings?query_start=1301|Some $98k homes]. Browse around.

Homes in good neighborhoods closer to DC can be very expensive. Houses in our subdivision have gone up about 50% in the last 4 years. The housing market is very strong around here. Part of the reason why housing is so expensive is: 1) the cost of land (DC has building restrictions - nothing can be taller than the Capitol), 2) little undeveloped land close to the city, 3) people want to be in areas with good schools. It mainly comes down to supply and demand. Housing is generally cheaper in some parts of Maryland - e.g. Prince George's County. But the schools there have a terrible reputation. VA suburbs can be very expensive (e.g. Reston, Old Town Alexandria) or inexpensive (parts of Prince William County), or you can get a much larger house with more land if you're willing to live farther out and put up with a long commute. It's a tradeoff.

Fredericksburg is pretty far from DC - about 52 miles. It wouldn't be a terrible commute compared to some I've heard about (people literally commuting from northern NC to DC every day), but I-95 (like many of the expressways in the area) is often is backed up during "rush-hour" (approximately 5-6AM to 9-10AM and 3-7 PM). The commute would likely take 75-90 minutes or more if you had to go to DC daily.

Virginia is generally organized in to counties (i.e. unless you live in a city, the county government is more important). Fredericksburg is in Spotsylvania county. [link|http://www.spotsylvania.va.us/|Spotsylvania County].

I've never been there, but imagine it's a nice part of the state - pretty countryside. Lots of Civil War sites in the area. Close to the Potomac and not far from Richmond and DC (about 50 miles each). Maybe 2.5 hours to Virginia Beach if you like the ocean.

Best of luck with your decisions! HTH.

Cheers,
Scott.

Post #32,115 by inthane-chan 3/14/02 1:42:34 AM Reply	Well, if you want another neighbor... ...tell me what you think of Fredricksburg. We're looking at an apartment complex there, but know nothing about the town. "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche
Post #32,131 by Another Scott 3/14/02 8:00:09 AM Reply	Don't know much about it. There are an awful lot of suburbs around here.... [link\|http://www.fredericksburg.com\|Fredericksburg.com] - a paper in the town. [link\|http://fredericksburg.com/Homes/Listings\|Here]'s some real estate listings. Don't be shocked - it starts with expensive homes. [link\|http://fredericksburg.com/Homes/Listings?query_start=1301\|Some $98k homes]. Browse around. Homes in good neighborhoods closer to DC can be very expensive. Houses in our subdivision have gone up about 50% in the last 4 years. The housing market is very strong around here. Part of the reason why housing is so expensive is: 1) the cost of land (DC has building restrictions - nothing can be taller than the Capitol), 2) little undeveloped land close to the city, 3) people want to be in areas with good schools. It mainly comes down to supply and demand. Housing is generally cheaper in some parts of Maryland - e.g. Prince George's County. But the schools there have a terrible reputation. VA suburbs can be very expensive (e.g. Reston, Old Town Alexandria) or inexpensive (parts of Prince William County), or you can get a much larger house with more land if you're willing to live farther out and put up with a long commute. It's a tradeoff. Fredericksburg is pretty far from DC - about 52 miles. It wouldn't be a terrible commute compared to some I've heard about (people literally commuting from northern NC to DC every day), but I-95 (like many of the expressways in the area) is often is backed up during "rush-hour" (approximately 5-6AM to 9-10AM and 3-7 PM). The commute would likely take 75-90 minutes or more if you had to go to DC daily. Virginia is generally organized in to counties (i.e. unless you live in a city, the county government is more important). Fredericksburg is in Spotsylvania county. [link\|http://www.spotsylvania.va.us/\|Spotsylvania County]. I've never been there, but imagine it's a nice part of the state - pretty countryside. Lots of Civil War sites in the area. Close to the Potomac and not far from Richmond and DC (about 50 miles each). Maybe 2.5 hours to Virginia Beach if you like the ocean. Best of luck with your decisions! HTH. Cheers, Scott.
Post #32,143 by admin 3/14/02 8:53:46 AM Reply	Rushhour... ... around DC is all day long, Scott. :-) Maybe you don't quite get complete backups in the middle of the day, but 495 at 3AM is as busy as I75 up here at 8AM. DC has the second worst traffic in the nation, after LA. Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #32,148 by boxley 3/14/02 8:59:58 AM Reply	Fredericksburg is nice have just visited around there, not lived. Close to Old dominion racetrack, fast run south to 6 flags just north of Richmond and if ya get a job in Reston not too hard a commute, guestimate an Hr. thanx, bill There is no difference between a "settler," "soldier," "secular," or "Chassidic Jew." The target is the JEW. \ufffd Harvey Tannenbaum

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