Highland Springs a nice area for two 22 year olds out of college?

[shestaken]

I've lived in Highland Springs for the past 5 years and am VERY proud to say so.

Peckerwoods - poor whites. I'm not rich, but the homes in the Confederate Hills section of Highland Springs easily go for over $300,000.

As for the Fan, yes, it's good for young people - those who want to find drugs more easily - those who ONLY want to party the nights away.

I've lived in the Fan district as well - a definite "university crowd", so the most liberal area of Richmond. It's horribly overpriced. A real estate agent admitted to me that the apartment closer to the university is referred to as "student property." "Student Property?" Yes - close to slum conditions for a very high price.

Give me the quiet of the suburbs. BTW - Highland Springs has a lower crime rate than practically ANY part of Richmond - or Sandston for that matter.

[richmondpics]

Why people must put down other areas in an attempt to promote their area is beyond me...

[htlong]

Originally Posted by vasinger

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va singer...white working class? , highland springs is a diverse working class white,black,Hispanic. if you meant to say most are not college educated working people fine but is that really so bad?
is the crime rate high i would assume it is but i cant say for sure, but to classify it as a pecker wood seems derogatory.

[smokinghot]

There is a lot of growth in Highland Springs. There are several areas to Highland Springs. There is an area with very large more expensive homes, and the area is well kept. No, not everyone that lives in Highland Springs is a blue collar or a "peckerwood." A lot of people are moving to Highland Springs - young career people and older retired people.

A community falls apart when people abandon it - regardless of whatever location it is.

[s579]

Wow when I read this I just laughed. I have lived in Highland Springs for the past 5 years. I think this town is horrible. The people are absolutely ignorant. Yes, Confederate Hills have nice homes and there are also some decent homes scattered throughout. The majority of people either don't give a crap about their properties or their too old or poor to do anything about it. No DRUGS! HAAHAAHAAHAA Are you kidding me? ALL of my neighbors are potheads. (Which I could care less- just saying)
What about the crackhouses they keep raiding. My neighbors are constantly telling me about how some of the neighborhood residents (kids mostly, but sometimes adults) like to spit, cuss and throw things at my dog. WTF?! The majority of the people doing it are black and I'm considered a "racist" because my dog doesn't like your ass.
i grew up in the DC area and I've never in my life have encountered the most ignorant people (black & white) in my life.
The fan isn't bad, neither is the museum district. If I had to move here again, and I emphasize the HAVE to, I would look in Varina or some place a bit more rural. Varina is still close to Richmond. More land for more money. Close to Williamsburg and points east. Only problem, you still would be living in Henrico county. (It's run by a bunch of idiots)
There is hope for the East End. They have began building a new shopping area, so hopefully that will bring in more money.
I am college educated and feel like an outsider.

[s579]

I forgot to mention...... A lot of people here are still fighting the Civil War. Not everyone, mostly those who are originally from here.

[meskito]

Most of my family is from HS. They no longer live there because they didn't want to raise their kids there. My cousin told me that she was discriminated against and treated horribly because she is white and she was just sick of it so she moved out of town further east where she could have more land and privacy and not have to worry so much about her neighbors.

[Arich]

The Fan? Psh. Hardly.
The amount of nonsense you have to deal with living in the Fan is beyond anything anyone should have to tolerate. I suppose if you want to pretend you are still an irresponsible college student who hasn't yet figured out what is important in life the fan will help you continue the illusion, but for the rest of us Highland Springs is great.
We have great relationships with all of our neighbors here and everyone is ready and willing to help everyone else out with whatever they need.
I have lived in many places in this region and can say that I like Highland Springs the best. The people here are more like family than any of the neighbors I have had elsewhere - and that is a very good thing. It is nice to find a place where not everyone is so self-centered that they are able to make a community rather than a collection of islands/houses that most neighborhoods have devolved to these days.

[Blonde1]

I have lived in the East End of Henrico County on and off since I was eight years old. I moved to the Fan District when I was eighteen. I moved back to the East End when our son was born and bought a cute little three bedroom rancher. We moved to Highland Springs in 1990 to raise our son. Now, those of you who actually believe that those of us who live here are "peckerwoods" should think twice. I bought and renovated a beautiful victorian home with 17 columns and a complete wrap around porch. It was built in 1890 by Mr. Edmund Sewell Read who first created Highland Springs as a vacation destination. We raised our son here who eventually went to Maggie L. Walker Governor's School and he graduated with a 4.8 GPA and now is attending VCU on FULL Academic Scholarship! I am attending Regent University for my Masters and my husband has been in the Richmond City Fire Department for almost thirty years! We live directly on Nine Mile Rd and we own a complete block. Now, my husband and I basically see everything that goes on around our home. We do see some things that we do not like, but, you see that anywhere and everywhere. As for everyone being "peckerwoods" who live in Highland Springs, perhaps you are the actual "peckerwood" and if so, please do not move to Highland Springs. We are a "peckerwood" free environment!

[Sistina]

1) There are some truly dangerous complexes in Highland Springs. If it seems like such a great deal, there's probably a reason for that. There are also lovely little pockets of safe and normal. My great-grandmother used to live there. Alone.
2) As for the Fan being full of nothing but drunk college kids, please tell me how college kids afford some of those grand old houses? I would love to know. The people I know in the Fan are young families enjoying city living and older couples (empty nesters) who love the excitement of being so close to the action. I'm in my 30's so maybe it's just me.