Great place to live, if money is no object
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2/1/2011
Alexandria has much to offer, if you can afford it. Housing is very high - a modest one bedroom apt will set you back at least $1,000 a month, and a decent house can't be had for less than $300,000, with commensurately high real estate taxes. There has been a tremendous amount of infill building on former industrial land, with a consequent rise in traffic. It is getting more difficult every day to get anywhere anytime. (The DC area just won the dubious honor of having the worst traffic in the country.) Alexandria has charming neighborhoods, great dining and shopping, easy access to rail and air transport, and is a stone's throw from DC and all it has to offer. We liked living here but, like many of our friends, hope to move in a few years to a place less congested and expensive.
Digger | Hybla Valley, VA