it's okay
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3/25/2006
Winchester is not a bad town. It is growing like crazy. Our house value has doubled in the almost-five years that we've lived here. Apple orchards are being felled right and left to make room for cookie cutter subdivisions and retails chains are moving in. So the shopping is better than it was. I still have to go to Leesburg an hour away to do to what I would consider any "real" shopping. However, my children ride their bikes to friends' houses without fear and crime is extremely low. As my children get older though, I do wonder what they will do for entertainment. There isn't a lot going on here if you're a kid over 12. It's 75 miles to DC to see the museums over there. That can be as quick as an hour and half or as long as 2 1/2 hours depending on traffic. And even though we abut a lot of mountains around here, there are precious few trailheads within an hour. So depending on your perspective, this isn't a bad town to raise a family in. However, we are looking to move in the next year. I think it would be an awful place for a single adult.
Tracey | Winchester, VA