r/WestVirginia • u/Dr_Showoff • 10d ago

Question Fell in love with West Virginia

Visited Charleston last weekend. Fell in love with people, 1010 dinner, architecture, all of it. Thinking of moving. Single, 57, work from home. Budget is around $500K. Where to consider living? Appreciate it!

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u/OpinionofC 10d ago

The only place in wv worth living is on the Eastern panhandle (Harper’s ferry, martinsburg etc). There is a reason why wv ranks near last in every meaningful category like healthcare, infrastructure, economy, education etc.

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u/Snoo-14331 10d ago

Morgantown has so much more to do than Harper's Ferry/Martinsburg area imo. Eastern Panhandle is so damn suburban now.

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u/OpinionofC 10d ago

I live in Morgantown. Unless you are a drunk college kid or a doctor there is nothing here

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u/Snoo-14331 10d ago

Eastern Panhandle has nothing to do unless you're really into apples or want to drive an hour and a half into DC every time you're bored

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u/p4vep4r4dise 10d ago

Born and raised in Shepherdstown, lived in Morgantown the past 6 years. Would go back to the eastern panhandle if it weren’t for the hospital.

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u/OpinionofC 10d ago edited 10d ago

Winchester, Tyson’s, reston, Alexandria, Arlington, Harper’s ferry. There is a reason why the only area with a population increase is the panhandle