Harrisonburg, VA (Charlottesville, Staunton, Waynesboro: home, universities, to live in)

[hollowayla]

my be relocating there?? Can anyone tell be about this town/city? what better CVille or Harris?

[shy chic]

I don't live in Harrisonbug,but have been there many times. It is a growing area in a very beautiful part of Virginia. There are 3 or 4 universities in the area. Winters will be a bit colder than eastern VA,although milder than,say the upper midwest or New England. Charlottesville is also a nice area,with many historical sights(Montecello) and the University of VA. I understand it's a bit expensive to live there,though.

[Dr.Jim]

I live just outside Harrisonburg.
Your other post talks about a job in Cville,...is this correct? The drive from Hburg to Cville is about an hour, and its OVER the mountains,.....which can be tough in winter.

Harrisonburg is definately a bit more conservative than Cville. No racism in the immediate Hburg area,...BUT like I said in my other post....as soon as you get out of the city there are alot of very rural, old, conservative towns that might have some prejudiced. Maybe.

Hburg has less going on that Cville, less shopping, virtually no nightlife,....it does not have much of a 'historic' district,....has alot of strip-mall sprawl,.
It is home to JMU which although a good sized university...it does not seem to affect the Hburg culture the way UVA does in Cville.

If it came down to money,...Hburg is a cheaper area to live in than Cville. BUT, for you...being so concerned with diversity and all I would stick with the Cville area.

Good luck....and btw - Are we going to get a "Waynesboro" & Staunton post next? ;-)

Shy chic - 3 or 4 universities?...Really? Who are they? I only know of EMU & JMU....and a couple small community colleges......

[shy chic]

I was mistaken--there is a college in Bridgewater and I was thinking of that one besides EMU and JMU (maybe I should have used colleges instead of university). I almost moved to the area years ago when I was considering going to JMU but didn't want to be too far away from my family at the time.