Moving to Lynchburg question (Lakeside, Forest: to rent, crime, daycare)

[laurandavid]

We will be moving to lyncburg in about 45 days due to a job transfer. Seeing that we are tranferred about every two to three years we are looking to rent with no more than a 30 minute commute to Lynchburg. We have a toddler and I will be seeking employment so access to daycare will be a must. As far as nieghbor hood , city living is out, townhome communities are out! We prefer small town to out in the boonies Basically we dont want to feel crowded or heat the traffic 24/7. However we are an executive level couple and we dont want to be in an area of crime or considered the "bad" section of town.

I suppose its easier to direct me to what areas to avoid!! Thank you so much for your help, we are going to start traveling to lynchburg next weekend for house hunting purposes I would love to focus our search and know what to avoid ahead of time. We are moving from Maryland.

Thanks again.

Laura

[YPCV]

You're coming to a wonderful city, so be excited.
The areas you'll want to avoid are the downtown area and anything within about 1.5 miles of it. I love downtown, but if you're executive level and you want to be away from traffic, and have a toddler, this is your best bet. You should move into the Boonesboro Rd. area, or just outside the city in Bedford County. Bedford County is nice and has great schools. It's where many executives live. Some of the places out there are "boonies" but not all of them. Where Bedford County meets 221/Lakeside Drive, there's a lot of new stuff going on and lots of young families.

If you have questions or want to chat, let me know.
My name is Abe and I'm the Executive Director of the Young Professionals of Central Virginia (a member of the regional government partnership).

You can email me at aloper@region2000.org.

Best of luck.

[badger74]

If you truly want to live outside the city, Forest or Bedford would be very good. I'd also look at the Boonsboro area which is very nice and has portions inside and outside the city. All are family friendly and more executive/professional oriented.