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Yorktown, VA is a quaint historic town located in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. It is best known for being the final battle site of the Revolutionary War, with the Yorktown Victory Monument commemorating this momentous occasion. Visitors to Yorktown can explore its history by taking a tour of the battlefields and visiting sites like the National Park Service’s Victory Center. There are also numerous attractions and activities such as shopping at locally owned stores, casinos, and restaurants serving some of the region’s best seafood. The nearby beaches of Hampton Roads are great for sunning and swimming, and sailing or kayaking on the Chesapeake Bay is also popular. Reviews of Yorktown, VA are overwhelmingly positive due to its rich historical heritage, laid-back atmosphere and variety of things to do. With its close proximity to larger cities such as Norfolk and Williamsburg, it serves as an ideal weekend getaway destination for families or couples who want to escape the hustle and bustle of city life.
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Odd coming from South Florida to Yorktown - 9/16/2014
Economy here is mixed. Zoning is a poorly planned mix of hidden business and houses on the main roads with mixed older dilapidated housing next door to larger, newer construction. The are severely lacks sidewalks and construction projects seem to make no sense. Speed limits are 40 mph on my residential street and 35 mph on the main road (Rt 17). Housing selection is nice but the market is very soft right now. Schools are supposedly great.
Businesses on the Rt 17 are opening and closing like a revolving door with increasing vacancy.
Shopping centers have been slow to update facades but there has been some new construction and renovation.
Overall this is a sleepy bedroom community that is loosing a battle for new residential growth with Williamsburg. From what little I know of local politics, many never wanted the community to become the suburban bedroom community out of a semi rural county.
My review sounds negative, but the draw here is the schools are
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Investing in our Children's Future - 8/22/2012
York County, VA offers some of the best schools in Hampton Roads, Virginia.
Children tend to score much higher on standardized tests and the graduation rate is higher than that of adjoining cities/towns. It is expensive to live in Yorktown, especially housing.
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Climate - 11/26/2011
The temp's here are wonderful during the spring and fall. They stay around the high 60's to low 80's. The summer's are pretty hot when you factor in the humidity, the temp's can be in the high 80's to high 90's most of the summer months. The winter's aren't too bad, the temp's usually don't go below freezing, except at night, the daytime temp's are anywhere from 30's to 50's. All in all, our climate is nice compared to what we see in other area's, we don't have a whole lot to complain
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Traffic Conditions - 6/29/2008
Traffic is bad on major routes during commuting hours and on weekends. No real mass transit available. Tunnels cause major delays during these time periods. Good access to local airport without traffic issues. A lot of alternate routes very locally but when going out of local area (about 20 minutes) very few alternate
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