TOP 10 Best Cities to Live in Virginia

Ever wonder what the best cities to live in Virginia? This list might surprise you (or might not!). There are large towns, small towns, rural and urban, and suburban. From a wide range of costs of living and home prices, all these cities have their pros and cons to living in Virginia.

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0:00 Intro
0:16 Welcome and Subscribe!
0:39 #10 Best cities in Virginia: Warrenton
2:19 #9 Best cities in Virginia: Bridgewater
4:08 #8 Best cities in Virginia: Herndon
6:45 #7 Best cities in Virginia: Vienna
8:32 #6 Best cities in Virginia: Staunton
10:42 #5 Best cities in Virginia: Leesburg
12:46 #4 Best cities in Virginia: Chesapeake
14:53 #3 Best cities in Virginia: Virginia Beach
16:42 #2 Best cities in Virginia: Arlington
18:29 #1 Best cities in Virginia: Alexandria
20:30 Subscriber shoutouts!

Disclaimer: Muoki Musau is a licensed realtor in the state of Virginia. This is general information about real estate and topics related to real estate transactions and is not financial advice. He is not a financial advisor and any discussions of money, assets, or financial responsibility should be qualified by a licensed financial professional.

[UnderMyVoodooVB]

Moved from Massachusetts to VA Beach about two years ago. Absolutely love it here, from Town Center, to the Ocean front, to Sandbridge and Pungo this city has so much to offer. No place I’d rather be!

[CCTB]

We moved to Warrennton from Falls Church right at the intersection of Alexandria, Arlington and Shirlington in 2019. We love it here and always thankful we made the decision to move. ❤

[Xparsons]

Thanks for the video, and good job responding to everyone in the comments politely 😂 they're big mad. I'll be sure to reach out when I make the move to noVa

[Benjamin.S.S.]

Leesburg. We lived 3 different places around town. The last one was across from the Tally Ho theater downtown. I've lived all over the country, but Leesburg is what i consider home.

[bobanderson]

You hit the ball out of the park with Staunton. (Pronounced STAN-ton). Great area, fine folks. Close to good jobs, doctors, etc. considering how rural. I-64 and I-81 are there, so you're not isolated. Home prices are good....

If you like Staunton, consider Lexington as well....

[MG-otyr]

I live in Leesburg, love it, been here about 5 years, prior to that I lived in Clifton for over 30 years, a cute little town in Fairfax County caught in a timewarp, untouched by the surrounding development. But downsized and wanted a little more action. But looking to buy property in other parts of the state, something in Onancock, and something in Lexington or Staunton.

[dj-bnfj]

I moved from Virginia Beach to Roanoke Va in 2000 due to traffic as going to work 13 miles away was a 1 hour drive if you were lucky. Roanoke is a railroad town with less than 100k and rust hour is maybe a 15 minute delay due to a traffic accident.

[sweetnika]

I’m from Alexandria but been residing in PWC for the last 15 years.

[lisahinkofer]

I have been living in Virginia for thirty years. Being from New York City I have been fairly happy here. I now reside in Virginia Beach but I lived in Fairfax for twenty five years and it’s very expensive. We lived in the Tyson area. I do miss it because it’s more city like. Virginia Beach is lovely but not a whole lot to do as far as culture is concerned. But it’s all good I love the ocean and I’m ok here in this nice city

[AndreaSarina-sidi]

Wow - Can't believe your list did not include Williamsburg. I've never seen a list that we were not included in. Small college town with low taxes. People move here from all over the country, especially to retire.

[bencharlie]

What about Fredericksburg? While it’s on the edge of the DMV, you still have the express lanes to get you into DC. Shopping is abundant and the downtown area is steep in the country’s rich history, surviving both the Revolution and Civil War.

Housing is a bit high here but that’s to be expected with the proximity to NoVA and DC.

[TheCardboardJedi]

your videos are very informative! i'm 14 years out from retiring. currently in south florida, originally we are from MN/OH. think that's too cold to try an re-adapt to. maybe VA? but it has to be a good place for my son to work and live too at that point

[marshat]

I am surprised that Reston is not on the list. I live in Herndon, which is quite nice, but Reston is also a great place to live too.

[bigmamassoul]

I've been thinking about moving, I was thinking about Virginia, I'm a nurse, there's no way at all I can afford it, I've seen some other towns that's easier on the purse, but a lot of them were ridiculously dangerous, I'm trying to get out of that environment, times are definitely changing, my town I live in used to be a small country town, very pleasant, it's almost unrecognizable today, and I'm ready to leave it, and I've been researching different states, and the cost of living in most of them, a regular person like me, I'm getting worried 😢😔

[marciariggs]

Chesapeake is great!. Lived here 44 years. Lived in every suburb mentioned....Riverwalk 30 years. Previously, Greenbrier 7 years and Great Bridge 7 years.

[adeoluolagbaiye]

Do you suggest living in north carolina or virginia

[LissLives]

Born in Alexandria and have lived in Reston, Clifton and other No. Va. areas. Basically, if you aren't above middle class economically forget all close to DC locations. Traffic is miserable, people are stressed, and only the affluent can enjoy the amenities. I am in Warren County now, which is better for me.

[cryptofreedom]

Shocked you don’t have Fredericksburg area on this list

[sinsearjones]

I live in Greenville nc and I'm from Baltimore I hate it here its no money and its slow with no opportunity I wanna move to Virginia because i don't wanna move back home because of the violence can anybody tell me a good place to move

[LucyLou-hynn]

In VA, Arlington Co. and then Fairfax county have the highest cost of living due to proximity to DC jobs, next being Loudoun Co. IMO, McClean, Fairfax. Co. is the best city to live in if you work in DC, has a family to raise, and money is not an option. It has the best public schools, close to everything, but very, very expensive. Ashburn, Loudoun Co. is a best place to raise a family if you don’t mind a longer compute to DC, the housing is about 40% less than McLean. The metro trains comes out to Ashburn, and has stops in Herndon, Reston, Vienna, etc. to DC, but compute to DC will take about hour and half. There are many other great places to work and raise a family, but it all depends on your budget. Outside of Northern VA, my choice would be Charlottesville with a cost of living being just over 3% of national average. You can find employment at University of VA, UVA hospital, Northrop Grumman to name a few.