Review of Huntington, West Virginia


Huntington
Star Rating - 3/23/2009
There are a lot of nice people in Huntington. Unfortunately, the town is not nearly as nice as in the past. There is a lot of drug related crime... Detroit spillover, and it has resulted in murders in recent years.

There have been some efforts to revitalize the downtown area, but it isn't keeping up with the decline in general. There is a reason the town is losing population. There are much better alternatives in West Virginia.
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Hmmm. Someone from Morgantown (who likely visits Huntington once every year or two, if even that) trying to speak of what Huntington is like? That's laughable. And for folks who don't know, Morgantown and Huntington have a lot of animosity towardy each other due to the WVU and Marshall rivalry. The message by the above poster likely has a bit of an alterior motive. Sure crime happens here, but what place is devoid of it? Speaking of murders and crime, guess what? They happen in places like Morgantown too. Drugs and crime are increasing in many places but it has actually decreased for the last three years in Huntington. Revitalization in Huntington continues to gain momentum and the city posted year to year population gains for the first time in 15 or so years this past year. Goes to show how much someone from Morgantown knows about Huntington.
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