Blacksburg, VA Reviews

Whole neww world - 3/24/2016
Growing up I thought my city was the best thing since sliced bread. However, since moving to Blacksburg I have changed my tune. Amazing community and Read More

Blacksburg pros & cons - 11/21/2011
Blacksburg is a very nice place overall, but like others has its pros and cons. It's a small, clean, quaint college town amid rural farmland and forested mountains. The downtown blocks recently received a nice face lift with brick paving, trees, and streetlamps, and are now a bit more pedestrian friendly. The town revolves around Virginia Tech. The university unabashedly invests heavily nowadays in name branding, marketing, and appearances, building a lavish new Visitor Center to impress parents and other investors. Hokie football also commands heavy money, attention, and traffic. In the fall and spring, town is full of mostly white privileged college students, their vehicles, and their driving habits. Holidays and summer are quieter. Arts and festivals are fairly well represented, considering the town size and tech bias of the university, and nearby Floyd county has excellent bluegrass. Townspeople in Blacksburg are generally liberal, friendly, and educated. Things get rural and poor Read More

blacksburg, va climate - 4/21/2011
4 great seasons without Read More

Nice place to raise a family - 6/1/2010
Close to 2 Universities and 3 Community Colleges, Blacksburg has beautiful scenery, small town feel, some arts and good Read More

Best little college town in the land - 12/29/2009
You can't beat the combination... the beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains, three colleges, world-class research and development sector, diverse employment base, and multiple recreation and entertainment options. A small-town atmosphere with urban amenities for young and old Read More

Great Place to Be - 11/11/2008
Blacksburg is an awesome community in a gorgeous region of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains.
With the university here, VT, and the growing metro area there are now about 150,000 in the SMSA.
And Roanoke stands just a half hour east with it's new acclaimed Museum of Art, downtown lofts,
shopping and City Market.

But, back to Blacksburg. Men's Health, Places Rated, Forbes, Outdoor magazine and more have all
ranked the area high in its rankings over the past few years. STeady high-tech job growth, strong
retirement community, the energy of the 25,000+ college students and all of the people who accompany
these segments create a tight knit community with lots to offer residents and visitors, alike.

Downtown, the restored Lyric Theatre plays first run art films, hosts concerts and performance. A new
'Black Box' Theatre in a fully modernist building is being built across the street and VA Tech will break
ground Read More

Just moved here... - 10/24/2007
Blacksburg is a great little town. While it lacks some big-city excitement and is short on good restaurants, it more than makes up for it in natural beauty, low cost of living, and easy Read More

Small town feel in largest VA town. - 9/16/2007
Blacksburg is fantastic. You have to Read More

Commute to Roanoke - 7/28/2006
The statistics suggest that Blacksburg is a tiny, remote town with a limited economic base. Don't be fooled! It's about a 35 minute drive to downtown Roanoke--well within commuting distance, which several of my neighbors do. While technically "separate" metro areas, there is an effort to offically merge the two into a larger MSA of about 500,000 people, officially linking Roanoke with a major University in Virginia Tech. Once that's done, watch out! This region will economically explode ala Raleigh-Durham as Northern Virginia continues to be plagued with high costs and extensive gridlock as companies set up operations Read More

Blacksburg, VA - Up and Coming - 6/6/2006
With a triving high-tech economy, one of the best public school systems in Virginia, low cost-of-living, and virtually no crime, it's a New Englandesque area without the harsh winters. It's a beautiful mountain setting with a well-educated population, probably the highest quality-of-life of anywhere I've lived. Great golf courses and a ton of winerys nearby as well!

I suspect this entire region will explode with retiring Baby Boomers from high-dollar areas like DC, Philly, NYC, and Boston. Thankfully, there's enough open land around with room to Read More