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Orders to Norfolk, VA!
My husband and I are currently in Kings Bay, GA. We've received orders to Norfolk, VA and I was hoping to get some advice on best places to live. I've found several different military housing, but I'm unsure of how safe the areas are. The last thing I want is to move into a "not so good area" and be alone while he's on deployments.
Thanks so much!
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Permalink Reply by Rod_Proud Sailor_Wifey on
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I was told that Norfolk is bad has a high crime rate and is scary. I moved her on March 7th. I live in Norfolk Crossing in Lincoln Military housing. It is quiet and peaceful. The area surrounding the Naval base isn't as bad as people say it is either I think as long as you are in Military housing you will be good. Good luck!
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Permalink Reply by Lexa Rae on
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Thanks so much! I'm only going to be there for two years...but because I am so far away right now, I'm going to have to do my searching online. I'm planning on being in military housing so hopefully all will go well. Thanks so much for the input!! I appreciate it.
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No problem! If you have any more questions feel free to inbox me!
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Permalink Reply by SubWife2011 on
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Norfolk is a really bad area with high crime rates, but any other city around there should be fine. It just depends on how far of a commute you want. I also heard that military housing is full right now, but that could change by the time you get here. I grew up here so if you have any questions feel free to ask. I will be here until July or August.
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Those are good areas, but again it just depends on how far you want to commute. The other side of the water also has Hampton, Newport News, and York County. Do you have any kids in school?
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No kids yet...
What would you say are the safest/nicest areas to live?
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in my opinion the nicest place to live is York County and Chesapeake. But both areas are kinda expensive....however, York County has lower taxes. Chesapeake is a little more expensive than York County depending on where you live. Some good neighborhoods in YC are Brandy Wine, Coventry, Greenlands (very expensive), and Tabb Lakes. Not sure about the neighborhoods in Chesapeake, but I will text my Uncle and find out....he lives in Chesapeake. Both cities have lower crime rates.
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If we get stationed in Norfolk, we will be living in YC.
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We live off base in Virginia Beach, right (as in less than 1/2 mile) next to Chesapeake (in the Greenbrier area). (Living in base housing wasn't an option for us when we moved so I can attest for that here) It takes my husband about 20-30 minutes (obviously it can be more with traffic) to get on base in Norfolk. This area is really nice, lots of convenient shopping and close to a few major interstate interchanges. There are some really nice apartments/townhome/condos around here (check out the intersection of Centerville Turnpike and Volvo Parkway, for example) that aren't too expensive (particularly if you don't need a lot of bedrooms because of kiddos. I personally wouldn't suggest living on the other side of the water in Hampton or Newport News because the tunnel traffic coming in is a beast. Hope you find a place you love! I wasn't expecting to like it here (I'm from Colorado) but I absolutely love this area!
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Permalink Reply by angelmarie on
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I would look into Virgina Beach! We have been here for about 4 months and we really like it. It is about a 20 to 25 minute drive to the ship (depending on traffic). We have two children so we really wanted a great area with great schools. For an apartment complex it is very quite here and we feel very safe.
As far as base housing I dont have any advice for you. Be careful around Norfolk though, just from watching the news it seems like a lot of crime around there and portsmouth. I know there are some great areas in Norfolk, just do as much research as you can.
If you have any questions I would be happy to try and answer them
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