BEST and WORST of the cities around Virginia Beach

BEST and WORST of the cities around Virginia Beach! Are you planning to move or live in the Virginia Beach area and are trying to decide what areas to focus on for your moving plans? In this video we'll go over each city and review best and worst parts about each city and area near (and including) Virginia Beach!

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[TsoLIt]

Vb is basically a giant strip mall and car dealership.
Also since the interstate splits the city in half so everyone has to drive to it first to go anywhere else in the 757, it's hell to do anything from 7-9am and 4-6pm


I moved from Norfolk to VB and it's hell. Even the worst parts of Norfolk had more culture

[carriebartkowiak]

Some notes on Portsmouth from a nearly-20yr resident:
- You don't HAVE to take the tunnel to leave. It's just more convenient (and costly) to do so.
- The "downtown" area--right at the harbor--is VERY walkable and bikeable. Leave that small 1/2mi x 1mi box though, and it's not safe to walk OR bike.
- Although VA's state law says that bicyclists can cycle on the sidewalk OR the road (whichever they feel comfortable with), the Portsmouth City Council has decided that bicycles on the sidewalk is against City law; that lightweight bicycles traveling 14mph belong on our crumbling, pothole-filled, shoulder-less roads with 2, 000-6, 000lb vehicles going 45+ mph.
- Our crime is high. Really high. If you're thinking of a house here, be sure to look up the address on NeighborhoodScout's crime map. We play a fun game here almost nightly, where we try to figure out if the pops we just heard were fireworks or gunshots.
- Our City Council has a very long, very sordid history of being corrupt, and all of the news stories are true.
- They also just built a brand-new casino, without building sufficient traffic infrastructure for it, so the area around Victory Blvd & 264 is often over-congested now, and crime in that area has spiked despite putting a City police department outpost INSIDE the casino itself. Thieves wander the parking lot, waiting for victims to exit the casino, and rob them when they get to their parked car.

[charleswoods]

Moving to the area in June. Found our place to live due to the videos you provide. Thanks

[bebopkirby]

This is a approved for all audiences discussion on best places to live. As in most American urban areas people want to live where it is safe, clean and the schools actually work. That is a delicate conversation that usually takes place on the down low.

[WATER_WIZARDVB]

So glad I found your channel. Great information for a new resident such as myself.Thank you will watch more now that I found you.

[dawannwilliams]

Great information thanks for the Gloucester Va shout out 🎉. My great grandparents owned farms in Gloucester and Northumberland County VA respectfully and a split my summers between those two places and Virginia Beach great memories.

[Wakeupandsniffthecoffee]

I'm in northern Newport News. I'm in the middle of a few subdivisions and 15 to 20 minutes to Hampton and most anyplace I might need to go.

I got lucky in 2017 and found a diamond in the rough.
My place is 1.6 acres and the whole area used to be a horse farm owned by two families.
So I have a 2 story, 5 bedroom, 5 bath home, barn, 2 car garage and almost a whole acre of fruit trees, gardening area, I raise chickens, ducks, geese and turkeys.
My property is so big that I have 12 connecting neighbors.
But, no HOA, yeah!
The subdivision around has hoa.
The zoning is such that I can put between 4 to 6 homes in the property, not that I am doing that, but the potential is there.
People are really surprised when they see the property in the back.

The problem is it is going way up in value. Why is that bad?
Because I love the property and would hate to sell it.

I get approached all the time to sell it.

Having grown up and lived in Hawaii, almost my entire life, people wonder why I am here.
I followed my daughter and grandkids. Her husband was in the military.

Frankly I had never heard of Newport News before moving here.
Now I realize the history of this area from the first settlers, revolutionary war and civil war.
It's also a center for ship building, NASA and military.

Soon the new Amtrak station will open 10 minutes from me. I can't wait to take some railroad trips.

[jocelynnc]

Hey Sam, thanks for the great content! Would love to see a video on purchasing property for the purpose of investing in long-term vs. short-term rentals in VB. I know there has been much controversy about airbnb and vrbo. However, I noticed there are not a whole lot of long-term rentals in VB available. Maybe bring light to the best areas/neighborhoods in VB to invest in? How much you could get monthly for these properties. Im also wondering if it would be smarter to purchase a property close to the military base for long-term rental investments. Also, what are the most recent city council regulations on short-term rentals? Thanks!

[victorlopez]

Any statistics on which ranks highest in crime and violence?

[Wakeupandsniffthecoffee]

You should do a video with Michael Bordenaro. You and him have a great feel for things in real estate. He also ties it all back to the economy.

[vinsan]

I appreciate your vids! I will be moving to VA beach from NYC in two months!

[pbfloyd]

If you can afford it Norfolk is the best all around city in the 757.

My rankings Best to Worst:
Norfolk
Chesapeake
Virginia Beach
Newport News
Williamsburg
Hampton Roads
Yorktown
Suffolk
Portsmouth

Honorable Mention:
Granby St Norfolk

Dishonorable Mention:
Lynnhaven Virginia Beach

[franktwiddy]

if ya live in ptown, ya better have a lot of brass

[puchilovesfashion]

Great video thank you 🙏🏻 what do you think about new kent providenge forge area ?

[jfletchercamps]

Virginia Beach resident here.

- The jet noise is almost EVERYWHERE because the pilots fly as low as they are allowed to - our walls actually shake sometimes. And no, most of us DON'T forget it's here. We're tired of it.
- If you don't want to pay the state to own your stuff, don't move here.

- The schools aren't as great as they're touted to be unless you attend one of the special programs or go to a private school. There are also major drug issues in most of them, whether they're being talked about or not.
- If you don't like the smell of weed, don't move anywhere between the beach and Town Center.
- Apartment and home costs are ridiculous.
- Are you a cyclist? Don't come to this city - it's not bicycle friendly unless you're in VERY specific sections (similar to what the Portsmouth resident below said).
- Have a kid who will be learning to drive? In addition to your private tutelage, Driver's Ed is REQUIRED here - but it's only a half-semester, and it is only classroom instruction. You will then have to pay for a course called Behind the Wheel ($200-$300), which is the ACTUAL on-the-road lesson and lasts a week. To get their permit, your 15-year-old must have completed and passed the classroom portion, be 15 and 9 months old, AND pass a 2-part DMV test. At that point, they will be issued a permit and can legally drive with an adult in the car. They can't test for their license until they are 16 and 9 months old. Don't want to pay for the aforementioned course? The kid has to wait until they're 19.

There are pros and cons to every city and locale; unfortunately the cons are usually either heavily glossed over or altogether ignored. At the end of the day, due diligence is key.

[rubywu]

great. What’s your whatsup? I would like to ask some questions.

[ashleybcookin]

I’m from MD, currently in TX, thinking about moving back east. I had to laugh because it can take 15-20 to go 1 mile away, no exaggeration! Traffic gets bad.