Good rural areas to live (Richmond, Roanoke: condos, house, neighborhood)

[linleo]

We're thinking of moving to the Richmond area. What rural areas are good to live in? Which ones should we steer away from in house hunting? Thanks for any help!

[lovelongboatkey]

Goochland county is rural but within an easy commute to Richmond and Charlottesville.

[jhrichmond]

What's your price range and what kind of home and neighborhood are you looking for?

[Teebyrd86]

Hey! Try Far Eastern Henrico County (Elko/Varina), Aylett (in King William County), or Quinton or Providence Forge (both in New Kent co.). I lived in Varina for my intire life and its not a bad place to live. The school system isnt great & it may not be as far out as youd like it to be (lots of postage stamp subdivisions popping up everywhere!). Aylett (not sure if I am spelling it right) is kinda cool because its close to Mechanicsville (lots of places to shop/eat) yet also close to (about 30-40 min to both) Tappohannock (really cool water town). New Kent is also nice because of its proximity to Williamsburg & Richmond (within 45 min. to both!!). I am sure there are other rural areas to check out but these are what come to mind to me. If I were to choose between the three here I would definatly choose New Kent area. : - ). Personally tho (and I am going off the topic of your question so forgive me!).. About 6 Months ago I moved to Southwestern Va. (Roanoke) and love it.. it has its rural areas too but being in the mountains is much more to look at for me besides flat lands. Hope this info helps!!

[out east]

hey, it used to be beautiful, but too many vinyl sided hi-density subdivisions without any trees, and condos that were built before the county thought about overdeveloping varina because they ran out of land-

i'd look somewhere else.. we already left and are far enough away from the
oncoming wave of cement to see still see the stars and hear the birds.
in the last couple of weeks there's been bad news coming out of the old highschool too- guns and violence, and it hasnt even begun to be because of all the new suburbanites coming in yet..

too bad

[Teebyrd86]

I was in Varina this past weekend visiting family.. its sad to say that the area is changing.. lots of development.. four mile run has gotten out of hand. The area that my parents live in (battlefield park) is still nice.. mostly because all around them is gov't property and can't be developed. I have to say that comming back to the mountains made me feel happy & grateful to live in such a pretty area! I made the best move of my life!! Just out of couriosty.. where did you move to??

Originally Posted by out east

hey, it used to be beautiful, but too many vinyl sided hi-density subdivisions without any trees, and condos that were built before the county thought about overdeveloping varina because they ran out of land-

i'd look somewhere else.. we already left and are far enough away from the
oncoming wave of cement to see still see the stars and hear the birds.
in the last couple of weeks there's been bad news coming out of the old highschool too- guns and violence, and it hasnt even begun to be because of all the new suburbanites coming in yet..

too bad